ESSA WATER ACTIVITIES CENTRE

Registered charity 1025713 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as E S S A, ENFIELD SCOUT SAILING ASSOCIATION, ESSA

RYA Dinghy Sailing courses & taster sessions. BCU Canoeing & kayaking, Dragon boating, wobble boarding and traditional raft building for young people and adults. We are an RYA Training Centre. Sessions are run by volunteers who are RYA or BCU qualified Instructors who are assisted by our young ESSA Crew. Our 23 acre lake at Nazeing is suitable for beginners and intermediate participants.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£185k
Latest spending
£179k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £6,932 for the year, with total income of £185,113 against expenditure of £178,181. Net assets stood at £93,349, and the charity held £83,691 in cash, including a designated £30,000 unrestricted reserve. The trustees confirmed the organization is a going concern, though they noted risks regarding facility maintenance and staff retention.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient income from the current year is to be held over to cover the costs of the next year (held: £30k)
ESSA Reserves Policy is that sufficient income from the current year is to be held over to cover the costs of the next year.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barnet · Enfield · Essex · Haringey · Hertfordshire · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£185k£179k
31/12/2023£173k£211k
31/12/2022£220k£192k
31/12/2021£229k£175k
31/12/2020£59k£68k

Common questions

Is ESSA WATER ACTIVITIES CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £6,932 for the year, with total income of £185,113 against expenditure of £178,181. Net assets stood at £93,349, and the charity held £83,691 in cash, including a designated £30,000 unrestricted reserve. The trustees confirmed the organization is a going concern, though they noted risks regarding facility maintenance and staff retention. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England03/07/2020£5kCOVID-19 CEF
Sport England11/06/2014£2kEmergency Flood Relief
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2009£10kDinghy Sailing Coaching
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2006£5kExpand upon equipment

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ESSA WATER ACTIVITIES CENTRE£185k0unclearno doubt
CHRISTIAN YOUTH ENTERPRISES SAILING CENTRE FY2025£1.2m0unclearno doubt
CARDIGAN BAY WATERSPORTS FY2024£147k0unclearno doubt
THE AHOY CENTRE FY2025£549k£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt
ROYAL CANOE CLUB TRUST FY2024£144k0unclearno doubt
THE WATER ADVENTURE CENTRE FY2025£107k0belowno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.