SOUTH ESSEX COMMUNITY HUB

Registered charity 1175385 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HUB

To advance education, to relieve financial hardship and to promote and protect good health by providing drop in centres where people in need can access the appropriate help, in particular but not limited to accredited training and access to computers and the internet including a digital translation service available to those who first language is not English, debt advice and counselling.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£191k
Latest spending
£223k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets at the end of the financial year were £242,398, which the trustees note represents less than 12 months of operating cost based on their current budget. The trustees confirm that current resources are sufficient to meet outgoings in accordance with their financial reserves policy and that there are no funds materially in deficit. Per the trustees' report, the financial position is described as good, with no outstanding debt or guarantees.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The Charity does not make payments for fund raising activity and has never received a complaint related to fundraising activity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £190k; policy: 12 weeks operating cost)
“Total Net Assets at the end of the financial year were £242,398, representing less than 12 months of operating cost based on our current budget.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — South Essex Community Hub (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex · Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£191k£223k
31/03/2024£320k£222k
31/03/2023£221k£219k
31/03/2022£269k£260k
31/03/2021£175k£181k

Common questions

Is SOUTH ESSEX COMMUNITY HUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets at the end of the financial year were £242,398, which the trustees note represents less than 12 months of operating cost based on their current budget. The trustees confirm that current resources are sufficient to meet outgoings in accordance with their financial reserves policy and that there are no funds materially in deficit. Per the trustees' report, the financial position is described as good, with no outstanding debt or guarantees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOUTH ESSEX COMMUNITY HUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH ESSEX COMMUNITY HUB as a grant recipient include CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2026£10kDigital Independence Pathways Project
Postcode Lottery29/04/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2023£392kSECH YOUTH HUB
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2021£176kYouth Hub
UK government22/09/2020£8kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/01/2020£78k"Breathing Space"
The National Lottery Community Fund02/05/2019£10kWell-being and Life Skills Mentoring

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH ESSEX COMMUNITY HUB£191k—0below0.0%no doubt
CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£258k—0within—no doubt
ESS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES FY2024£230k—0unclear—no doubt
STOCKWELL PARK ESTATE COMMUNITY TRUST LTD FY2025£363k—0above—no doubt
COMMUNITY MONEY ADVICE LTD FY2025£512k—0below—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY HUB FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.