Registered charity · No. 1159381Charitable company
CU
Colchester United Community Foundation
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Colchester United Community Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
Colchester United Community Foundation (number 1159381) 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 Colchester United Community Foundation do?
TO INSPIRE, ENRICH AND UNITE OUR COMMUNITIES
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Colchester United Community Foundation
Answers Colchester United Community Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Colchester United Community Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
Colchester United Community Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Colchester United Community Foundation's money come from?
Colchester United Community Foundation reported £1.4m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1m (72%), trading and fundraising events £372k (26%), investments £24k (2%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1m · 72%
Trading and fundraising events£372k · 26%
Investments£24k · 2%
Donations and legacies£15k · 1%
Does Colchester United Community Foundation receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Colchester United Community Foundation. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Colchester United Community Foundation reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Colchester United Community Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Colchester United Community Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.
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 Colchester United Community Foundation registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for Colchester United Community Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Colchester United Community Foundation.
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Is Colchester United Community Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Colchester United Community Foundation as a registered charity (number 1159381) 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 Colchester United Community Foundation's charity number?
Colchester United Community Foundation's charity number is 1159381. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1159381?
Search 1159381 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 Colchester United Community Foundation do?
TO INSPIRE, ENRICH AND UNITE OUR COMMUNITIES
Does Colchester United Community Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Colchester United Community 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 Colchester United Community Foundation?
Colchester United Community Foundation's website listed in our register data is https://www.cu-fc.com/CUCF. 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 Colchester United Community Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Colchester United Community Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). 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 Colchester United Community Foundation's money come from?
Colchester United Community Foundation reported £1.4m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1m (72%), trading and fundraising events £372k (26%), investments £24k (2%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Colchester United Community Foundation?
The register does not record Colchester United Community Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Colchester United Community Foundation's trustees paid?
Colchester United Community Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Colchester United Community Foundation previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Colchester United Community Foundation: Colchester United Fc Football in the Community.
When was Colchester United Community Foundation registered as a charity?
Colchester United Community Foundation was entered on the register on 27 November 2014. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 09152373).