ELSENHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1186436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ECA

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ELSENHAM WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL HALL FOR THE USE OF ORGANISATIONS, CLUBS AND PRIVATE HIRE.TO HOLD EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO RAISE FUNDS - VILLAGE FETE, CHRISTMAS BAZAAR. TO FACILITATE THE PRODUCTION OF ELSENHAM NEWS(VILLAGE MAGAZINE).

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Latest income

£39k

Latest spending

£47k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that reserves are held in a Saffron Building Society interest-bearing account, with approximately £30,600 held against a policy target of £20,000. The trustees report that hall bookings are healthy and that the charity has no outstanding commitments, indicating a stable financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £31k)

“Our Reserves Policy is to hold £20,000 in reserve.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Uttlesford District Council — “With a generous grant from Uttlesford Disrict Council's Zero Carbon Communities fund, the ECA has been able to install 29 solar panels with …” (source page)
UK government — “This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (11/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Susan Waite Mrschair · trustee of 1 other charity
Allan Hathaway
Cheryl Tina Rae
Christopher John Waite
Christopher Richardson
DAVID VICTOR VERLANDER
Douglas James Stephenson
Gillian Lesley Hathaway
Gloria Eatson · trustee of 1 other charity
Ian Robert Watt Jackson
Lynda Jolly
Margaret Shaw
Moyra Jean Jackson · trustee of 2 other charities
Peter John Johnson · trustee of 1 other charity
Petrina Michelle Lees · trustee of 1 other charity
Reginald William Butcher
Ricky Lambourne
SHIRLEY PATRICIA MARY WILCOCK

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£39k	£47k
31/12/2024	£54k	£37k
31/12/2023	£35k	£57k
31/12/2022	£28k	£48k
31/12/2021	£34k	£25k

Common questions

Is ELSENHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that reserves are held in a Saffron Building Society interest-bearing account, with approximately £30,600 held against a policy target of £20,000. The trustees report that hall bookings are healthy and that the charity has no outstanding commitments, indicating a stable financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/07/2009	£10k	A makeover for a 1960 prefab hall