SOCIABILITY

Registered charity 1166862 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Socially inclusive activities, encompassing education, fitness, nutrition and coping methods, with the overall outcome to enhance each individuals wellbeing

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO ARE OR FEEL EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PART OF SOCIETY AND WHO ARE, HAVE BEEN OR COULD BE AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS IN BASILDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.2. TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:- PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FAMILY, FRIENDS OR CARERS OF A PERSON THAT HAS OR IS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS;- PROVIDING SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WITH LONG TERM ILLNESSES, WHO HAVE SUFFERED A STROKE AND HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA), THEIR FAMILY, FRIENDS OR CARERS;- PROVIDING SUPPORT THROUGH COMPANIONSHIP, PEER SUPPORT, POSSIBLE COPING STRATEGIES AND MODELS OF SELF-HELP WITH THE AIM TO GIVE MEMBERS GREATER INDEPENDENCE, INCREASED WELLBEING AND PREVENTING THE FURTHER ONSET OF MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES;- PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THOSE IN NEED OF IT WITH THE AIM OF DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE;- PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE AND BY SIGNPOSTING MEMBERS TO WORK, LEISURE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELLBEING; - ACTING AS A CATALYST FOR MEMBER INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGING PROBLEMS THEY MAY FACE FOR THEIR GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING; AND BY- WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND/OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS AND OTHER VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR (VCS) ORGANISATIONS, AS NECESSARY, ALL TO PROMOTE THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity faced a significant financial challenge after the withdrawal of a key personal health budget funding stream, leading to the cessation of paid staff employment. To ensure sustainability, the charity opened a new shop and continues to provide services through voluntary support, with unrestricted reserves held at £911.52 at the end of the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• JONATHAN CHARLES BARROWchair
• Alan Bent
• Dave Lovelock
• Tina Gowers

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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