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Active Essex Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport, recreation.
Active Essex Foundation (number 1166665) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Active Essex Foundation do?
Active Essex Foundation has been set up to use physical activity and Sport to engage and support the most deprived communities across Essex. We work in partnership with local organisations to engage harder to reach communities and under-represented groups across our county to address inequalities, empower communities, break down barriers, and improve outcomes.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Active Essex Foundation
Answers Active Essex Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Active Essex Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
Active Essex Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Active Essex Foundation's money come from?
Active Essex Foundation reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £1.3m (99%), charitable activities £14k (1%).
Donations and legacies£1.3m · 99%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£14k · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Active Essex Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Active Essex Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Aef
Where it says it operates
Essex · Thurrock · Southend-on-sea
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Other Finance; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Active Essex Foundation registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesAmateur SportRecreation
Why is there no Clarity Score for Active Essex Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Active Essex Foundation.
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The register data used for this profile lists Active Essex Foundation as a registered charity (number 1166665) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Active Essex Foundation's charity number?
Active Essex Foundation's charity number is 1166665. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1166665?
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What does Active Essex Foundation do?
Active Essex Foundation has been set up to use physical activity and Sport to engage and support the most deprived communities across Essex. We work in partnership with local organisations to engage harder to reach communities and under-represented groups across our county to address inequalities, empower communities, break down barriers, and improve outcomes.
Does Active Essex Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Active Essex Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Active Essex Foundation?
Active Essex Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.activeessexfoundation.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Active Essex Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Active Essex Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Active Essex Foundation's money come from?
Active Essex Foundation reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £1.3m (99%), charitable activities £14k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Active Essex Foundation?
The register does not record Active Essex Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Active Essex Foundation's trustees paid?
Active Essex Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Active Essex Foundation registered as a charity?
Active Essex Foundation was entered on the register on 21 April 2016.