CCEW Charity Commission profile

ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS

Registered charity 1163658 · organisation 5065706

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
21 September 2015
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£1,171,594
Latest expenditure
£1,314,629
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: HARWAY HOUSE, MEADOWSIDE, RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1RQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.essexboysandgirlsclubs.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

EBGC is an umbrella youth organisation providing activities, events, training, and support for affiliated clubs and their young people so as to enable them to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capabilities through purposeful leisure time activities so that they can have a positive influence on society.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
9 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
9 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,171,594
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,314,629
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
3 July 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,508,683
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,508,632
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,380,492
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,356,712
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
7 September 2023
Date Accounts Received
7 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,670,671
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,294,663
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
17 August 2022
Date Accounts Received
17 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,524,384
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,344,039

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
9 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,171,594
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,314,629
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£36,529
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
2
Count Volunteers
150
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
3 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,508,683
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,508,632
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
150
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
31 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,380,492
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,356,712
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£194,100
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
1600
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
7 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,670,671
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,294,663
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£78,316
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
1000
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
17 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,524,384
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,344,039
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
500

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
9 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
749783
Income Other Trading Activities
382504
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
39307
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1171594
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£97,623
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,217,006
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1314629
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
178193
Expenditure Support Costs
195370
Expenditure Depreciation
39875
Gain Loss Investment
-37035
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,186,833
Assets Total Fixed
2626278
Assets Own Use
763764
Assets Long Term Investment
1862514
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,045,708
Assets Total Liabilities
£131,080
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,540,906
Creditors One Year Total Current
131080
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£989,401
Funds Endowment
129973
Funds Unrestricted
3186833
Funds Restricted
224100
Funds Total
3540906
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
3 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1055127
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
389643
Income Investments
50188
Income Other
13725
Income Total Income And Endowments
1508683
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£72,444
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,436,188
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1508632
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
158206
Expenditure Support Costs
1508632
Expenditure Depreciation
31260
Gain Loss Investment
91949
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,078,854
Assets Total Fixed
2693876
Assets Own Use
794327
Assets Long Term Investment
1899549
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,169,559
Assets Total Liabilities
£142,459
Assets Current Investment
41753
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,720,976
Creditors One Year Total Current
142459
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,127,806
Funds Endowment
50000
Funds Unrestricted
3078854
Funds Restricted
592122
Funds Total
3720976
Count Employees
22
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
31 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
969468
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
354963
Income Investments
40000
Income Other
16061
Income Total Income And Endowments
1380492
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£68,199
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,288,513
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1356712
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
145027
Expenditure Support Costs
179751
Expenditure Depreciation
31291
Gain Loss Investment
185884
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,036,895
Assets Total Fixed
2626590
Assets Own Use
818990
Assets Long Term Investment
1807600
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,190,276
Assets Total Liabilities
£187,890
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,628,976
Creditors One Year Total Current
187890
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,123,769
Funds Endowment
50000
Funds Unrestricted
3036895
Funds Restricted
542081
Funds Total
3628976
Count Employees
26
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
7 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1309978
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
360693
Income Total Income And Endowments
1670671
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£32,436
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,262,227
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1294663
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
130684
Expenditure Support Costs
124699
Expenditure Depreciation
21530
Gain Loss Investment
-92434
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,931,044
Assets Total Fixed
1966790
Assets Own Use
845075
Assets Long Term Investment
1121715
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,697,802
Assets Total Liabilities
£245,280
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,419,312
Creditors One Year Total Current
245280
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,649,981
Funds Endowment
50000
Funds Unrestricted
2931044
Funds Restricted
438268
Funds Total
3419312
Count Employees
28
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
17 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1323930
Income Other Trading Activities
11212
Income Charitable Activities
189083
Income Investments
0
Income Other
159
Income Total Income And Endowments
1524384
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£13,620
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,224,246
Expenditure Other
106173
Expenditure Total
1344039
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1344039
Expenditure Depreciation
3044
Gain Loss Investment
151637
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,484,804
Assets Total Fixed
1966756
Assets Own Use
1966756
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,758,793
Assets Total Liabilities
£589,811
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,135,738
Creditors One Year Total Current
589811
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,714,712
Funds Endowment
50000
Funds Unrestricted
2484804
Funds Restricted
600934
Funds Total
3135738
Count Employees
28
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Suffolk
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kent
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Essex
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Norfolk
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2022-08-22T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
5007366
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1136498
Assoc Charity Name
LOUGHTON YOUTH PROJECT
Charity Name
ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2022-08-22T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
301447
Assoc Registered Charity Number
301447
Assoc Charity Name
ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
Charity Name
ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2015-09-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - Association Registered 21 Sep 2015
Charitable Objects
TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF BOYS AND YOUNG MEN AND GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN A SINGLE GENDER SETTING SO AS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL ENABLING THEM TO GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. IN RECOGNITION OF THE FACT THAT THE CURRENT AND PAST EXPERTISE OF THE ASSOCIATION IS PRIMARILY FULFILLING THE ABOVE OBJECT IN RELATION TO BOYS AND YOUNG MEN THE ABOVE OBJECT SHALL BE INTERPRETED TO PERMIT THE ASSOCIATION TO DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE THE FULFILMENT OF THE OBJECT IN RELATION TO GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AS AND WHEN TIME AND FUNDS PERMIT BUT NOT SO AS TO LESSEN THE DELIVERY OF THE OBJECT TO BOYS AND YOUNG MEN.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
563567
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
EBGC

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures