BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 301265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To establish a Community Centre and to maintain and manage this Centre for the activities promoted by the Association.To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of Brightlingsea by associating local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation.

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Latest income

£259k

Latest spending

£237k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £22,407 for the year ended 28th February 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £76,711, which is equivalent to approximately four months' expenditure. The charity relies heavily on fundraising to keep the centre open, having raised over £10,000 in the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £77k)

“This is equivalent to approximately four months’ expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

David Brooks
Elizabeth Wink
Gary Hill
John Searle
Lesley Herbert
Lorraine Granderson
Roland Worrall
SIMON CREEK
Sally Brooks
Sandra Bowbrick
Silvie Dent
Stephanie Norman
Sue Cowell

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£259k	£237k
29/02/2024	£226k	£230k
28/02/2023	£183k	£184k
28/02/2022	£139k	£111k
28/02/2021	£130k	£121k

Common questions

Is BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £22,407 for the year ended 28th February 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £76,711, which is equivalent to approximately four months' expenditure. The charity relies heavily on fundraising to keep the centre open, having raised over £10,000 in the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST	1	£154k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES LIMITED.

BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES LIMITED income £390k
BRAINTREE AND BOCKING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £131k
VANBRUGH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £493k
HILTINGBURY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £137k
PEBSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £133k
TITCHFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £206k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	£259k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES LIMITED FY2024	£390k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRAINTREE AND BOCKING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VANBRUGH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£493k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HILTINGBURY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2024	£137k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PEBSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2024	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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