ESSEX RESPITE & CARE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1051589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESSEX RESPITE ASSOCIATION, MID ESSEX RESPITE CARE ASSOCIATION

TO PROVIDE RESPITE AND SUPPORT TO CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN ESSEX

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Latest income

£284k

Latest spending

£277k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial surplus of £6,887 for the year ended 31 March 2025, improving from a deficit in the previous year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £72,511, which exceeds the trustees' stated objective of maintaining approximately £51,000 for an orderly closure. The charity remains in a stable financial position with adequate resources to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Client fees (85% of income)

“The largest source of income for the Charitable Company during the year was from client fees with £237,029 received which represented 85% of total Charitable Company income” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Essex Respite & Care Association (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Clive Booth
Ian King
Katherine Anne Greenwod
Paul Austin
Robert William Barclay

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£284k	£277k
31/03/2024	£350k	£284k
31/03/2023	£282k	£277k
31/03/2022	£216k	£238k
31/03/2021	£228k	£204k

Common questions

Is ESSEX RESPITE & CARE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial surplus of £6,887 for the year ended 31 March 2025, improving from a deficit in the previous year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £72,511, which exceeds the trustees' stated objective of maintaining approximately £51,000 for an orderly closure. The charity remains in a stable financial position with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ESSEX RESPITE & CARE ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ESSEX RESPITE & CARE ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	FY2025	£160k	Grant
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2024	£40k	Mount Fund
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	FY2024	£25k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2022	£5k	The Mount Fund - Mental Health
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Mount Fund - Mental Health
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Mount Fund - Mental Health
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£100

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	26/04/2022	£15k	Healthier Living
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/03/2022	£10k	Activities Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/05/2020	£10k	Covid 19 Core Costs to Retain Staff to Support People with Mental Health Needs
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/07/2019	£10k	Mental Health Support Matters!
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/01/2016	£9k	Essex Respite and Care Association - Southwards Expansion
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/04/2004	£3k	There is no project name available for this record