Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

ESSEX RESPITE & CARE ASSOCIATION 

TO PROVIDE RESPITE AND SUPPORT TO CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN ESSEX
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 28 years

www.essexrespite.org.uk

office@essexrespite.org.uk

01245353855

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£282£277£5n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22£216£238£-23n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£228£204£24n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£187£196£-9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£194£215£-21n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£231£213£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£210£204£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£191£167£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£139£135£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£101£113£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£108£107£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£167£156£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£157£151£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£147£147£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£150£141£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£176£162£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£147£167£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£130£135£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£125£128£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£100£94£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Essex Community Foundation£37,572
The Fore£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund£29,568
Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Fore - Grant to Essex Respite and Care Association
£30,000 01/12/2022
36
Established in 1995, Essex Respite and Care Association (ERCA) support people with a mental health diagnosis, and their carers. The charity support clients to become involved in their communities, ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Essex Respite & Care Association
£8,220 18/08/2022
to update the technology and care management system of a carers organisation
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Essex Respite & Care Association
£10,000 12/05/2022
towards the salary costs of key support workers at an organisation supporting individuals with mental health problems and their carers, across mid and west Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - Activities Project
£10,000 04/03/2022
The funding will be used to contribute towards staff salaries and activities costs for the project which supports people with acute or chronic mental health diagnosis. The project aims to equip ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Essex Respite & Care Association - 21/10/21
£1,000 10/11/2021
Core Funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 30/07/2021
To fund a contribution towards Key Workers to provide one-on-one tailored support for people coping with acute mental health needs.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Essex Respite & Care Association
£9,568 04/03/2021
towards core costs of specialist key workers to support people with acute mental health needs in mid Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Essex Respite & Care Association
£5,000 26/11/2020
to support the salary costs for two key members of staff during the COVID19 crisis at an organisation supporting individuals with mental health problems and their carers, across mid and west Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid 19 Core Costs to Retain Staff to Support People with Mental Health Needs
£10,000 15/05/2020
12
The funding will be used to provide support to people with acute mental health needs. The project aims to support the essential needs and wellbeing of people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Essex Community Foundation - Part Time Support Worker for Clients with Mental Health users with critical or substantial need, and their carers in Essex.
£4,784 09/12/2019
12
To continue to fund a part time support worker for clients with critical mental health or substantial need, and their carers
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health Support Matters!
£9,568 18/07/2019
12
The organisation provides support to people with acute mental health needs and their carers. They will employ a new part-time support worker, to help deal with the current workload, which has ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Part Time Support Worker for Clients with Mental Health users with critical or substantial need, and their carers in Essex.
£4,976 14/03/2019
11
Towards the salary of a support worker at an organisation providing respite care and support for people with a mental health issues, and their carers
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 18/12/2018
Mental Health Support Matters in our Community!
Essex Community Foundation - Part Time Support Worker for Clients with Mental Health users with critical or substantial need, and their carers in Essex.
£4,976 06/02/2018
11
Towards the salary of a support worker at an organisation providing respite care and support for people with a mental health issues
Essex Community Foundation - One-on-one tailored support designed to help individuals with mental health issues develop skills for living independently, increase involvement in the community.
£5,000 30/09/2016
11
Towards the salary of a support worker at an organisation providing respite care and support for people with a mental health issues
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-75
  • IAN KING Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Operations Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/12/1995, number: 1051589
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/08/1995, number: 03088636
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 25 days late, AR11: 124 days late,
Main office

Suite 1
Well Lane Industrial Estate
Well Lane
Danbury
CHELMSFORD
CM3 4AB

Objectives

TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND PROVIDE RESPITE SUPPORT FOR THEIR CARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MID AND WEST ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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