ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
Registered charity 1163658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EBGC
EBGC is an umbrella youth organisation providing activities, events, training, and support for affiliated clubs and their young people so as to enable them to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capabilities through purposeful leisure time activities so that they can have a positive influence on society.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income fell by over 22% to £1,171,594 due to the conclusion of government-funded projects, resulting in a net expenditure of £180,070. The charity utilized its unrestricted reserves to cover this deficit, reducing unrestricted general funds by £82,359, while maintaining a reserve policy target of 12 months' expenditure. The trustees confirm that liquid resources and designated reserves are sufficient to continue delivering charitable objectives for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Voluntary income from donations and grants
“Voluntary income from donations and grants fell from £1,055,127 in 2024 to £523,607 in 2025.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months’ expenditure incurred from unrestricted funds (held: £1.4m)
“the trustees, after careful consideration of the organisation's future planned expenditure and probability of maintaining its income, believe it to be prudent to maintain unrestricted reserves of not more than 12 months’ expenditure incurred from unrestricted funds.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sales to North Avenue Youth Centre
“North Avenue Youth Centre 1 382 2,125 - 338 1,536 -” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ashings Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£98k
Reported reserves equal ~29.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (22/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Kent · Norfolk · Suffolk · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income fell by over 22% to £1,171,594 due to the conclusion of government-funded projects, resulting in a net expenditure of £180,070. The charity utilized its unrestricted reserves to cover this deficit, reducing unrestricted general funds by £82,359, while maintaining a reserve policy target of 12 months' expenditure. The trustees confirm that liquid resources and designated reserves are sufficient to continue delivering charitable objectives for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ashings Limited.
Who funds ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS as a grant recipient include IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION, THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST, JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATION, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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