Brightlingsea Community Association (number 301265) 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 Brightlingsea Community Association do?
To establish a Community Centre and to maintain and manage this Centre for the activities promoted by the Association.To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of Brightlingsea by associating local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Brightlingsea Community Association
Answers Brightlingsea Community Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 28 February 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Brightlingsea Community Association's highest-paid staff paid?
Brightlingsea Community Association's annual return for the year ending 28 February 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Brightlingsea Community Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Brightlingsea Community Association's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Essex
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
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 Brightlingsea Community Association registered for?
General Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for Brightlingsea Community Association yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Brightlingsea Community Association.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is Brightlingsea Community Association a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Brightlingsea Community Association as a registered charity (number 301265) 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 Brightlingsea Community Association's charity number?
Brightlingsea Community Association's charity number is 301265. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 301265?
Search 301265 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Brightlingsea Community Association do?
To establish a Community Centre and to maintain and manage this Centre for the activities promoted by the Association.To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of Brightlingsea by associating local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation.
Does Brightlingsea Community Association have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Brightlingsea Community Association. 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 Brightlingsea Community Association?
Brightlingsea Community Association's website listed in our register data is http://www.bseacc.co.uk. 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 Brightlingsea Community Association's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Brightlingsea Community Association's annual return for the year ending 28 February 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Brightlingsea Community Association?
The register does not record Brightlingsea Community Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Brightlingsea Community Association's trustees paid?
Brightlingsea Community Association's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Brightlingsea Community Association registered as a charity?
Brightlingsea Community Association was entered on the register on 15 December 1966.