WELLBEING AT GARON PARK

Registered charity 1178841 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WELLBEING@GARONPARK

Wellbeing activities for the local community and residents

Objects

TO ASSIST CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE BODIES WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHEND ON SEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING SECURE AND PRIVATE FACILITIES:A) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SENSORY HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS; AND/ORB) FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THOSE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR HEALTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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

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Registered contact address: Southend-on-Sea, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£196k
Latest spending
£153k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £76,732, and the trustees believe the charity can meet its liabilities as they fall due. The charity reported a net surplus of £42,809 for the year, with total income of £195,594 against charitable expenditure of £152,785. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 200
  • Government income: £32,004 — grants £32,004 (6); 16% of the £195,594 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £15,790 — grants £15,790 (5); 11% of the £140,820 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 36
  • Government income: £19,272 — grants £19,272 (4); 55% of the £35,042 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£196k£153k
31/12/2024£141k£64k
31/12/2023£35k£49k
31/12/2022£73k£166k
31/12/2021£243k£279k

Common questions

Is WELLBEING AT GARON PARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £76,732, and the trustees believe the charity can meet its liabilities as they fall due. The charity reported a net surplus of £42,809 for the year, with total income of £195,594 against charitable expenditure of £152,785. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WELLBEING AT GARON PARK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WELLBEING AT GARON PARK as a grant recipient include THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST, ROSCA TRUST, NORMAN GARON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROSCA TRUSTFY2024Unverified read£132k
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUSTFY2025£75k
ROSCA TRUSTFY2022£5k
ROSCA TRUSTFY2025Unverified read£4k
NORMAN GARON TRUSTFY2024£3kGrant funding of activities
ROSCA TRUSTFY2023£2k

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2025£20kWellbeing at Garon Park Community Green Space Project
Postcode Lottery29/07/2024£20kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund01/04/2022£6kWellbeing at Garon Park Community Jubilee Celebration
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£8kWellbeing At Garon Park
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2019£244kWellbeing at Garon Park - Path Project
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2019£10kWellbeing At Garon Park Men's Shed

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£60k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NETHERTON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WELLBEING AT GARON PARK£196k—0unclear—no doubt
NETHERTON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£459k—0unclear—no doubt
BELBROUGHTON RECREATION CENTRE FY2025£32k—0above—no doubt
ST GORAN CLT LTD FY2025£43k—0unclear—no doubt
GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY UK FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.