ACTIVE ESSEX FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1166665 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AEF
Active Essex Foundation has been set up to use physical activity and Sport to engage and support the most deprived communities across Essex. We work in partnership with local organisations to engage harder to reach communities and under-represented groups across our county to address inequalities, empower communities, break down barriers, and improve outcomes.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £209,368 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,324,013 against total expenditure of £1,114,645. The trustees report that free reserves of £42,384 were below the agreed reserves policy target of £55,000 for the period. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £55,000 (held: £42k)
“Trustees agreed that the reserves policy of £55,000 was sufficient for the 2024-2025 period.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Edmund Carr LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Active Essex Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (03/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr William Bird
- JASON FERGUS
- Katie Heron
- Leigh Jon Norris
- MRS JENNI TOMBLIN
- RAY GOODING · trustee of 1 other charity
- ROBERT HAYNE
- ROBERT MCLINTOCK · trustee of 2 other charities
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Essex · Southend-on-sea · Thurrock
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ACTIVE ESSEX FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £209,368 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,324,013 against total expenditure of £1,114,645. The trustees report that free reserves of £42,384 were below the agreed reserves policy target of £55,000 for the period. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Edmund Carr LLP.
Who funds ACTIVE ESSEX FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTIVE ESSEX FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION.
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