Discover Braintree|East of England

Counted by registered address. A charity or company registered here may work elsewhere, and organisations from elsewhere may work here.

Charities, schools and the council. Each name links to its GovReg profile.

410 charities are registered here; the 391 that report income have a combined income of £52.5m and a median of £14,704. Income is as reported to the Charity Commission, and a charity may spend it elsewhere.

Braintree has 50 elected councillors in this area. Only elected members are named, as public office holders.

• Conservative and Unionist Party26
• Labour Party9
• Independent7
• Green Party4
• Halstead Residents' Association3
• Reform UK1

Among the 391 largest charities here with trustee data, 134 are linked to at least one other through 124 shared board members. This shows how boards overlap, which is not the same as influence or control, and in small communities the same volunteers often serve more than one cause.

• Braintree United Charities and James Coker Foundation10 shared board members
• Blackmore End Village Hall and Blackmore End Playing Field9 shared board members
• The Harvey and Isaac Charity and British School Trust6 shared board members
• Charity of John Marler and Charity of David Chaplin5 shared board members
• Charity of The Helions Bumpstead and Baxter Charities and Recreation Ground5 shared board members
• Walsh Allotment Prize Fund and The Playing Field5 shared board members
• Wiltshire Lecturship Charity and Richard Walford's Charity4 shared board members
• Robert Edwards Educational Trust and Eleemosynary Charity of John and William Edwards4 shared board members
• Robert Edwards Educational Trust and Ecclesiastical Charity of John and William Edwards4 shared board members
• Robert Edwards Educational Trust and Robert Edwards (For Education)4 shared board members