EUDAIMONIA
We support social business solutions to identified issues in the UK and Kenya. In particular around relief of poverty, access to education, enterprise development and employment. We also support measure to protect the environment and support sustainable development in the UK and Kenya. Our projects address issues faced by individuals and communities in the UK and Kenya.
Objects
1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UK AND KENYA 2) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; (B) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS - DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS3) "FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE IN THE UK AND KENYA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is financially vulnerable and under increasing pressures from decreased trading and low grant acceptance. Per the trustees' report, reserves are currently held at £9,491, which is below the stated policy target of six months' running costs. The trustees express concern about long-term viability as they have been unable to replace major grant income through trading.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £50,075 — grants £50,075 (2); 48% of the £104,723 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 27
- Government income: £6,640 — grants £6,640 (2); 5% of the £138,667 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 37
- Government income: £89,381 — contracts £74,381 (1), grants £15,000 (5); 28% of the £324,774 total gross income on the same return
Funders the charity credits
- Thanet District Council
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)
Trustees
- MR STEVE RALF MBA FRSAchair
- Iain James Dimmock
- LAURA MARANO BA HONS
- Peter Furmedge FCCA
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £105k | £116k |
| 31/03/2024 | £139k | £160k |
| 31/03/2023 | £325k | £351k |
| 31/03/2022 | £483k | £542k |
| 31/03/2021 | £571k | £433k |
Common questions
Is EUDAIMONIA financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is financially vulnerable and under increasing pressures from decreased trading and low grant acceptance. Per the trustees' report, reserves are currently held at £9,491, which is below the stated policy target of six months' running costs. The trustees express concern about long-term viability as they have been unable to replace major grant income through trading. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds EUDAIMONIA?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EUDAIMONIA as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | Church & Communities Programme |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/08/2025 | £14k | Community Health & Well-Being |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/05/2022 | £10k | Growing Together Gainsborough |
| Postcode Lottery | 26/03/2022 | £19k | Developing a park |
| The Mercers' Company | 25/03/2020 | £5k | Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant |
| The Mercers' Company | 29/01/2020 | £45k | Grant to Eudaimonia |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/10/2019 | £221k | Gainsborough Social Lounge & Community Shop |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/06/2016 | £459k | Super Kitchen |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/01/2016 | £7k | Food for Thought |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/03/2014 | £10k | Waste Not - Want Not |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE OAKDALE TRUST | 2 | £3k |
| MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £2k |
| THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £26k |
| THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £19k |
| THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY | 1 | £6k |
| THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- HOSPICE CARE KENYA LIMITED
- CHAMELEON BUDDIES
- THE U FOUNDATION LTD
- UMOYA TRUST UK
- KARIBUNI CHILDREN
- EDEN INTERNATIONAL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUDAIMONIA | £105k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOSPICE CARE KENYA LIMITED | £67k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHAMELEON BUDDIES | £57k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE U FOUNDATION LTD | £47k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| UMOYA TRUST UK | £286k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KARIBUNI CHILDREN | £324k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |