Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +5

    HEALTHWATCH ESSEX LIMITED 

    The charity provides information and advice to the general public in Essex about local health and social care services. It makes the views and experiences of members of the general public known to health and social care providers, and it provides training for volunteers and the wider community in understanding, scrutinizing, reviewing and monitoring local health and care services and facilities.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
    Established: 10 years

    www.healthwatchessex.org.uk

    enquiries@healthwatchessex.org.uk

    01376 572829

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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£583£642£-59£0£710£2584.81748
    31/03/22£703£587£116£0£768£791.61655
    31/03/21£795£561£234£0£652£601.3143
    31/03/20£668£581£87£0£418£130.314120
    31/03/19£687£714£-27£0£331£100.215120
    31/03/18£669£653£15£0£358£70.1130
    31/03/17£778£874£-96£0£343£70.1140
    31/03/16£738£991£-253£0£439£00130
    31/03/15£680£668£12£17£692£0n/a70

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 7%
    Liabilities/Income: 10%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 36%
    Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
    Quick Ratio: 13.1
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    Who works here?
    • 17 employees
    • 48 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Essex,

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - LD Ambassadors
    £25,500 01/08/2022
    The project is using funding to launch a Learning Disability Ambassador programme using the lived experience of people living with a Learning Disability to work in co-production with healthcare ....more
    Department for Work and Pensions - SAFFRON PRIVATE TA THE DRINK VALLEY
    £4,500 01/04/2021
    The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Essex Fellas Forum
    £9,800 11/02/2021
    12
    The funding will be used to provide a support forum for men living with mental ill health. The project aims to create a platform to improve mental health and wellbeing amongst men during the ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Communication for all during the pandemic COVID-19
    £20,000 04/06/2020
    12
    Healthwatch Essex will use funding to create a communication guide mapping support services for those with additional needs and sharing information about COVID-19 in an accessible format.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Essex Neurology Network
    £39,251 30/05/2019
    36
    The organisation will use funding to develop an e-learning tool that can be promoted to non-neurology professionals within CCGs, Councils, GPs, hospitals and care providers. The project aims to ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 37-69
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/08/2014, number: 1158356
    • Registered at Companies House on 15/01/2013, number: 08360699
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • 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
    9 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    49 High Street
    Earls Colne
    COLCHESTER
    CO6 2PB

    Objectives

    THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY:(A) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES;(B) MAKING THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWN TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS;(C) ENABLING LOCAL PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EQUALITY OF ACCESS TO LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND;(D) PROVIDING TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR VOLUNTEERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN UNDERSTANDING, SCRUTINIZING, REVIEWING AND MONITORING LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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