THE ESSEX AND SOUTHEND SPORTS TRUST
The Essex and Southend Sports Trust (EASST) provides charitable grants in support of sport in particular football, cricket and tennis. The geographical area in which it operates is the County of Essex including Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and the London Boroughs of Havering, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Newham and Waltham Forest.
Objects
SUCH PURPOSE OR PURPOSES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX AND THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF HAVERING, REDBRIDGE AND DAGENHAM, NEWHAM AND WALTHAM FOREST (INCLUDING BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE UNITARY AUTHORITIES OF SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND THURROCK )AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN SUCH SHARES AND PROPORTIONS AS THEY SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £1,005,115 at the year end, which is in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the trust's ability to continue operations.
What the accounts disclose
“There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none).” — page 21
“It is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 7
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investment
- Risk management
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Funders the charity credits
- Premier League
Trustees
- JOSEPH WILLIAM HENRY SIMS
- LINLEY MARION BUTLER
- Rachel Louise Pearse
- Simon Hampton Butler
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £272k | £250k |
| 30/06/2024 | £296k | £250k |
| 30/06/2023 | £288k | £402k |
| 30/06/2022 | £238k | £166k |
| 30/06/2021 | £215k | £163k |
Common questions
Is THE ESSEX AND SOUTHEND SPORTS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £1,005,115 at the year end, which is in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the trust's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rickard Luckin Limited.
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- ESSEX TENNIS
- ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- Southend United Community Foundation
- ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST
- LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED
- Southend Hospital Foundation
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ESSEX AND SOUTHEND SPORTS TRUST | £272k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ESSEX TENNIS | £448k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £8.5m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| Southend United Community Foundation | £1.2m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST | £963k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED | £199k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |