EASE EMPOWERING ACTION AND SOCIAL ESTEEM LIMITED
EASEs Mission - Improve individual, family and community wellbeingEASEs Vision - A resilient, united communityEASE provides services and activities for children, young people and adults toIncrease personal skills and improve life circumstancesReduce isolationIncrease community cohesionTo achieveImproved confidence and self esteem, networks and work and life skills.
Objects
TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING COURSES AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held £295,000 in unrestricted funds, with £147,000 in free reserves representing approximately seven months of operating expenditure, which aligns with the Trustees' policy of maintaining six to nine months of reserves. Despite a planned reduction in income following the conclusion of the Hanwell Big Local programme, the Trustees report that the charity remains financially stable and has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees' policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to between six and nine months of operating expenditure.” — page 20
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04291837
Company officers (Companies House)
- LEE, Andrew on trustee list
- LALL, Barjinderpal Kaur not on trustee list
- BRATTLE, Andrew on trustee list
- ALI, Sharon
Trustees
- SHARON ALIchair
- ANDREW PAUL BRATTLE
- Andrew Lee
- Barjinderpal Lal
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £181k | £247k |
| 31/03/2025 | £475k | £381k |
| 31/03/2024 | £353k | £339k |
| 31/03/2023 | £324k | £256k |
| 31/03/2022 | £211k | £194k |
Common questions
Is EASE EMPOWERING ACTION AND SOCIAL ESTEEM LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £295,000 in unrestricted funds, with £147,000 in free reserves representing approximately seven months of operating expenditure, which aligns with the Trustees' policy of maintaining six to nine months of reserves. Despite a planned reduction in income following the conclusion of the Hanwell Big Local programme, the Trustees report that the charity remains financially stable and has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/03/2026 | £499k | The Refresh Project |
| The Mercers' Company | 07/05/2025 | £53k | Grant to EASE (Empowering Action and Social Esteem) Ltd |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/05/2006 | £5k | Youth Workers |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £90k |
| THE BLAGRAVE TRUST | 1 | £56k |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| SAFER ROADS FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| THE ROSELINE FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- EASST
- EGLISE ARMEE DES VAINQUEURS "EAV"
- EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY INITIATIVES LTD
- SHEWISE
- YASEEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD
- ENERGISE ME
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASE EMPOWERING ACTION AND SOCIAL ESTEEM LIMITED | £181k | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| EASST | £590k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| EGLISE ARMEE DES VAINQUEURS "EAV" | £248k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY INITIATIVES LTD | £912k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SHEWISE | £122k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YASEEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD | £578k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |