HEALTHWATCH ESSEX LIMITED
Registered charity 1158356 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The charity provides information and advice to the general public in Essex about local health and social care services. It makes the views and experiences of members of the general public known to health and social care providers, and it provides training for volunteers and the wider community in understanding, scrutinizing, reviewing and monitoring local health and care services and facilities.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income deficit of £59,282 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total expenditure of £760,167 against income of £791,828. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £218,523, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities in the event of a significant drop in funding, while noting the biggest risk is overreliance on funding from Essex County Council.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The Chief Executive Officer who was in post during the year (see section 5 of the Directors’ report) received employee benefits for the year, excluding employer’s pension contributions, of £65,100 (2024: £60,762). No other employees received employee benefits for the year, excluding employer’s pension contributions, of more than £60,000” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £219k)
“It is the policy of the charity 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.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Annatrice Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Amanda Cherry
- Daniel Joseph Taggart
- Dr Steven Carey
- John Michael Blake
- Laura Brookes
- Neil Jones
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Essex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HEALTHWATCH ESSEX LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income deficit of £59,282 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total expenditure of £760,167 against income of £791,828. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £218,523, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities in the event of a significant drop in funding, while noting the biggest risk is overreliance on funding from Essex County Council. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Annatrice Limited.
Who funds HEALTHWATCH ESSEX LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HEALTHWATCH ESSEX LIMITED as a grant recipient include COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITY.
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