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4,315 charities work in Essex. 217 are behind with their accounts.

2,816 of them work only in Essex, with a combined income of £538.5m. The share behind with their accounts, 5.0%, is below the rate for England and Wales as a whole (5.4%).

EssexCount
Charities that name Essex as an area of operation4,315
Of which work only here2,816
Behind with their accounts217
  in default two years or more153
Income of the charities that work only here£538.5m
Charity Commission register as at 27 September 2026. Every charity in Essex (CSV)

Behind with their accounts, largest first

The Charity Commission's own status for each. A charity in default has not filed accounts or an annual return by its deadline.

CharityNo.Last incomeStatusLast accounts to
Vibrance 1152186 £14.9m In default two years or more 31 March 2023
The Metro Centre Ltd 1070582 £4.5m Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Association for Cultural Advancement Through Visual Art Limited 287894 £2.0m In default two years or more 30 September 2022
Jcoci Educational Foundation Ltd 1172797 £916k In default two years or more 30 June 2023
Brentwood and District Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme 1054595 £386k In default two years or more 31 March 2018
The Christian School (Takeley) 1148518 £339k In default two years or more 31 August 2023
East Anglian Railway Museum 1001579 £325k Accounts overdue 30 September 2024
The Abbeyfield Waltham Abbey Society Limited 221563 £309k Accounts overdue 30 September 2024
Ardleigh Pre-School 1139129 £151k Accounts overdue 30 August 2024
Mark Hall and Netteswell Community Centre 301280 £116k Accounts overdue 31 December 2023
Re-Leased Properties 1131254 £114k In default two years or more 31 March 2022
Small Steps Pre School Boreham 1146534 £112k Accounts overdue 31 July 2024
My Family Organisation 1180508 £109k In default two years or more 15 November 2023
Acorns Preschool Limited 1156060 £103k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
The Windmill Pre-School 1106496 £100k Accounts overdue 31 July 2024
Brentwood Mosque 1196314 £97k Accounts overdue 31 October 2024
Witham Amateur Operatic Society 265029 £97k In default two years or more 31 December 2023
Tendring Deen and Education Trust 1157137 £91k Accounts overdue 31 July 2024
Great Dunmow and District Round Table Charitable Trust 1061648 £86k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Little Waltham Pre-School 1075250 £80k In default two years or more 31 July 2014
Colchester Estuary District Scouts 1106451 £78k In default two years or more 31 March 2023
Ghyllgrove Community Association 301244 £77k In default two years or more 31 October 2021
Steeple Bumpstead Pre-School 1023388 £69k Accounts overdue 31 July 2024
The Albert Edward Hall Community Centre 1164028 £61k In default two years or more 11 November 2016
Sri Matha Shruthi Laya Kshethrram 1039491 £57k In default two years or more 31 July 2022
East Hanningfield Pre-School 267508 £53k Accounts overdue 31 July 2024
The Chigwell Row Recreation Ground 301277 £53k In default two years or more 31 March 2015
Brentwood Diocesean Cathedral and Choral Trust Fund 1056374 £52k Accounts overdue 30 September 2024
The Rayleigh Grange Community Association 284363 £51k In default two years or more 30 September 2020
The Volunteer Bureau of Barking and Dagenham 1007951 £49k In default two years or more 31 March 2019
Wethersfield Pre-School 1139756 £49k In default two years or more 30 November 2021
The Sweyne Park School Parent Teacher Association 1092663 £45k In default two years or more 31 August 2018
Dew of Blessing Cherubim and Seraphim Church 1180485 £45k Accounts overdue 31 October 2024
God Is Able Ministries International 1139268 £44k In default two years or more 31 May 2024
Thames Ward Community Association Limited 1171834 £41k Accounts overdue 30 September 2024
Victoria Hall Performing Arts Association 1051379 £38k In default two years or more 31 December 2021
Redbridge Buddhist Cultural Centre 1075351 £37k Accounts overdue 31 October 2024
Friends of Rayleigh Primary 1108075 £37k In default two years or more 31 August 2023
Bardfield After School Club 1062159 £35k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Masquerade 2k 1114233 £35k In default two years or more 31 March 2023
Harwich Cultural & Community Projects 1133420 £34k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
ST Peter's School Parents Association (Romford) 1181789 £33k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Moreton Hall School Trust Limited 280927 £32k In default two years or more 31 August 2021
Herts & Essex Mosque & Islamic Cultural Centre 1070820 £32k In default two years or more 31 December 2022
Parents and Friends of Sunnymede Schools 1054511 £31k Accounts overdue 31 August 2025
Friends of Oak View 286830 £31k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
King George's Field, Canvey Island 1000541 £30k In default two years or more 31 March 2019
The Mayflower Association 1044812 £30k In default two years or more 31 August 2024
Maldon District Islamic Cultural Association ( Mica) 1082087 £30k Accounts overdue 31 December 2024
Journeys Through Sport Limited 1120839 £25k In default two years or more 31 March 2021
Spargoland 1163858 £23k In default two years or more 31 May 2020
Mount-Horeb Church of Christ 1176850 £23k In default two years or more 31 August 2019
The Petra Foundation 1002165 £22k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Harlow Community Men's Shed 1187314 £22k Accounts overdue 31 March 2025
Parish Hall 304744 £20k In default two years or more 31 December 2022
1ST Chelmsford Scout Group 287444 £20k In default two years or more 31 March 2022
The Learning Federation Parents' Association 1174670 £19k In default two years or more 5 April 2018
Parish Hall Charity 264240 £19k In default two years or more 31 March 2022
1ST Harold Hill Scout Group 303697 £19k In default two years or more 31 March 2022
The Redeemed Christian Church of God "RCCG" Turning Point 1126674 £19k Accounts overdue 31 October 2024

Showing the largest 60 of 217. The CSV has them all.

The largest charities that work only in Essex

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 Brentwood School CIO 1153605 £43.8m
2 Felsted School 310870 £31.6m
3 New Hall School Trust 1110286 £31.3m
4 Farleigh Hospice 284670 £30.2m
5 Chigwell School 1115098 £24.0m
6 ST Helena Hospice Limited 280919 £23.5m
7 Ursuline Sisters Brentwood CIO 1168579 £16.3m
8 ST Luke's Hospice (Basildon and District) Limited 289466 £16.1m
9 Essex Wildlife Trust Limited 210065 £10.0m
10 Essex Community Foundation 1052061 £8.5m
11 University of Essex Students' Union 1140278 £8.2m
12 Marillac Neurological Care Centre 1184495 £7.7m
13 ST Nicholas School (Harlow) Limited 310876 £7.6m
14 Gosfield School Limited 310871 £6.0m
15 ST Cedd's School Educational Trust Limited 310865 £4.7m
16 Acorn Villages Limited 263954 £4.7m
17 Chess Homeless 1093901 £4.6m
18 Clacton Family Trust Limited 1075437 £4.5m
19 Abbeyfield Braintree, Bocking and Felsted Society Limited 257782 £4.0m
20 Norman Garon Trust 1120656 £3.7m
21 The Harlow Health Centres Trust Limited 1050493 £3.4m
22 Mind in West Essex 1091154 £3.2m
23 Changing Pathways 1172214 £2.9m
24 The Next Chapter (East of England) 1058295 £2.9m
25 Stubbers Adventure Centre 1080941 £2.9m

The largest charities working in Essex

Including national charities that name Essex among their areas.

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 ST Andrew's Healthcare 1104951 £235.6m
2 Jewish Care 802559 £81.8m
3 Brentwood School CIO 1153605 £43.8m
4 The Stephen Perse Foundation 1120608 £33.9m
5 Felsted School 310870 £31.6m
6 New Hall School Trust 1110286 £31.3m
7 Farleigh Hospice 284670 £30.2m
8 Bancroft's School 1068532 £26.3m
9 Ipswich School 310493 £26.1m
10 Chigwell School 1115098 £24.0m
11 ST Helena Hospice Limited 280919 £23.5m
12 The Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance 249505 £23.0m
13 East Anglia's Children's Hospices 1069284 £22.4m
14 Havens Hospices 1022119 £20.6m
15 East Anglian Air Ambulance 1083876 £18.8m
16 Brentwood Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust 234092 £17.2m
17 Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust 1108989 £16.9m
18 Ursuline Sisters Brentwood CIO 1168579 £16.3m
19 ST Luke's Hospice (Basildon and District) Limited 289466 £16.1m
20 Vibrance 1152186 £14.9m
21 Autism Anglia 1063717 £14.0m
22 Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust 1170103 £13.9m
23 Saint Francis Hospice 275913 £13.5m
24 ST Mary's School Cambridge 290180 £13.3m
25 Epping Forest 232990 £12.4m

What they work on

Education/training 2,035General Charitable Purposes 1,384Religious Activities 946Arts/culture/heritage/science 750Amateur Sport 743The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 697Disability 667The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 587

Areas of operation are what each charity tells the Charity Commission. A charity can name several. How this site counts.