COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 November 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09152373
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £1,441,207
Latest expenditure: £1,392,881
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Colchester United Football Club, Jobserve Community Stadium, United Way, Mile End, COLCHESTER, CO4 5UP

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.cu-fc.com/CUCF (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

TO INSPIRE, ENRICH AND UNITE OUR COMMUNITIES

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 9 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,441,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,392,881

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £998,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £930,678

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £908,504
Total Gross Expenditure: £841,899

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £775,779
Total Gross Expenditure: £699,107

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £614,011
Total Gross Expenditure: £435,132

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,441,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,392,881
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £125,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £998,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £930,678
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £49,750
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £908,504
Total Gross Expenditure: £841,899
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £169,328
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £775,779
Total Gross Expenditure: £699,107
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £237,031
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £614,011
Total Gross Expenditure: £435,132
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £163,193
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 15000
Income Other Trading Activities: 372056
Income Charitable Activities: 1030544
Income Investments: 23607
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1441207
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £351,773
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,041,108
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1392881
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 383102
Expenditure Depreciation: 80268
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £804,520
Assets Total Fixed: 249080
Assets Own Use: 249080
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £721,169
Assets Total Liabilities: £165,729
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £804,520
Creditors One Year Total Current: 157895
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 7834
Assets Cash: £652,602
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 804520
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 804520
Count Employees: 46
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 73878
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 910509
Income Investments: 14167
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 998554
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £930,678
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 930678
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 240445
Expenditure Depreciation: 58109
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £872,198
Assets Total Fixed: 244755
Assets Own Use: 244755
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £642,764
Assets Total Liabilities: £162,457
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £725,062
Creditors One Year Total Current: 162457
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £608,473
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 872198
Funds Restricted: -147136
Funds Total: 725062
Count Employees: 44
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 42017
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 866487
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 908504
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £841,899
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 841899
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 153341
Expenditure Depreciation: 38197
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £600,441
Assets Total Fixed: 164944
Assets Own Use: 164944
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £573,210
Assets Total Liabilities: £80,968
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £657,186
Creditors One Year Total Current: 80968
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £550,344
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 600441
Funds Restricted: 56745
Funds Total: 657186
Count Employees: 43
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3823
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 771956
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 775779
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £699,107
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 699107
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 153341
Expenditure Depreciation: 14266
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £319,046
Assets Total Fixed: 107903
Assets Own Use: 107903
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £637,108
Assets Total Liabilities: £154,430
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £590,581
Creditors One Year Total Current: 154430
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £626,796
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 319046
Funds Restricted: 271535
Funds Total: 590581
Count Employees: 38
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 53725
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 560286
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 614011
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £435,132
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 435132
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 112918
Expenditure Depreciation: 6988
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £215,122
Assets Total Fixed: 16907
Assets Own Use: 16907
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £572,364
Assets Total Liabilities: £75,362
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £513,909
Creditors One Year Total Current: 75362
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £537,713
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 215122
Funds Restricted: 298787
Funds Total: 513909
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2014-11-27T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29 JUL 2014 as amended on 09 Jan 2023 as amended on 10 Feb 2023
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF COLCHESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS: 3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS ARTICLE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES); 3.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;3.3 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH HEALTHY RECREATION AND SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; 3.4 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) OF CHILDREN AND OTHER PERSONS THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; AND 3.5 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 551466
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: COLCHESTER UNITED FC FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries