Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

EARLS COLNE RECREATION GROUND

The charity provides sporting and recreational facilities to the local community. These facilities consist of two football grounds, cricket ground, four tennis courts, MUGA - multi use games area with flood lights, two squash courts and a two badminton court size sports hall. The complex also has a lounge bar and fitness suite.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£209£214£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£256£166£89n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£215£116£99n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£215£150£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19*£145£138£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£127£121£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£106£114£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£102£111£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£118£117£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£114£116£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£116£127£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£130£140£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£120£163£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£119£146£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£123£145£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£124£136£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£120£128£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£118£116£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£115£108£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£107£102£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 47 years

www.ecrc.club

info@ecrc.club

01787223584

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
GiG Classification
  • Sports & recreational facilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£80,000
Sport England£80,000
Essex Community Foundation£4,600
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Earls Colne Recreation Ground
£4,600 06/01/2022
for goal posts, refurbishment of squash courts and basket ball court at a sports and recreational facility in Earls Colne
Sport England - COVID-19 Return to Play
£50,000 03/02/2021
7
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund - Return to Play funding programme for a Capital project titled COVID-19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Trampolining
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-COVID-19 Return to Play
£50,000 03/02/2021
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund - Return to Play funding programme for a Capital project titled COVID-19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Trampolining
Sport England - Renovation of Changing Rooms and Toilets
£30,000 06/12/2019
16
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Renovation of Changing Rooms and Toilets. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Renovation of Changing Rooms and Toilets
£30,000 06/12/2019
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Renovation of Changing Rooms and Toilets. This project is a Multi Sports project.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CAROLINE EMMA TOON WOOTTON Appointed: 2024
  • DAVID COONEY Appointed: 2020
  • GILL MCCUBBINE Appointed: 2023
  • KELLY MCGIBNEY Appointed: 2024
  • SARAH ESME HILARY EMERSON Appointed: 2024
  • TONY SMITH SMITH Appointed: 2023
  • ZOE THOMPSON - ARNOLD Appointed: 2024
  • DUNCAN MCCUBBINE Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/09/1977, number: 274292
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 149 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR08: 47 days late, AR07: 45 days late, AR06: 14 days late,
Main office

EARLS COLNE RECREATION CLUB
HALSTEAD ROAD
EARLS COLNE
COLCHESTER
CO6 2NG

Objectives

A PLAYING FIELD AND RECREATION GROUND FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF EARLS COLNE AND OTHER PERSONS LIVING IN THE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR ALL SPORTS AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONS..

Defined Area of Benefit:

EARLS COLNE, ESSEX AND VICINITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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