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Registered charity · Essex

East Donyland Community Association - Rowhedge - Colchester

East Donyland Community Association - Rowhedge - Colchester is a registered charity (number 277146) based in Essex, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Susannah Purtell since 2013. Latest income £52k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as E D C A, Rowhedge Village Hall (Charity Commission)

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £52k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 3 more
Where
Essex
Website
www.rowhedgevillagehall.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1979

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£52k£56k
  • 2024£49k£56k
  • 2023£51k£63k
Earlier years
  • 2022£52k£43k
  • 2021£133k£34k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE WHOLE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF EAST DONYLAND AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SPORT, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. B) TO MAINTAIN OR SECURE THE MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE ("HEREINAFTER CALLED THE VILLAGE HALL") AND TO MANAGE THE VILLAGE HALL OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A HALL FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS. - THE ASSOCIATION SHALL HAVE POWER TO AFFILIATE TO THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS AND TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR CHARITABLE OBJECTS.

Grants received

3 grants · £18,481 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002020-02-19
  • Essex Community Foundation £6,0002019-12-02
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £2,4812006-06-21
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

9 trustees on the board

7.7y median 8y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 9

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£52k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
277146
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 DECEMBER 1978 AS AMENDED 20 JULY 1982 2 MARCH 2004 AND 12 NOVEMBER 2009
Contact on the register
07780923688 · rowhedgevillagehall@me.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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