Colchester charities best in south east for submitting accounts
Howard Lake | 9 December 2003 | News
Charities in Colchester are the best in the Home Counties at submitting their annual accounts on time, according to figures from the Charity Commission.
Seventy five per cent of registered charities in Colchester, Essex, succeeded in submitting their accounts on time. Colchester is UK Fundraising’s new home, so we’re pleased to find ourselves amid such an efficient voluntary sector.
At 74%, Tonbridge came equal second with Southend-on-sea and Redhill, slightly ahead of Bromley at 73%.
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The figures have been published as part of the Charity Commission’s on-going Accounts Aren’t Optional campaign, which encourages charities to submit their accounts within their ten-month deadline.
Charities in the North West of England are the most efficient in England. In Lancaster, 78% submitted on time, followed by 77% in Wigan amd 76% in Preston.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.