01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 August 2014
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08360699
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £791,828
- Latest expenditure
- £760,167
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 49 High Street, Earls Colne, COLCHESTER, CO6 2PB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.healthwatchessex.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £791,828
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £760,167
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £705,834
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £668,486
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £583,148
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £642,210
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £703,443
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £587,457
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £794,630
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £560,893
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £791,828
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £760,167
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 145414
- Income From Government Grants
- £462,800
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £705,834
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £668,486
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 15
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 240698
- Income From Government Grants
- £465,136
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 1 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £583,148
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £642,210
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 19
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 131095
- Income From Government Grants
- £452,053
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 48
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 9 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £703,443
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £587,457
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 18
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 209777
- Income From Government Grants
- £490,246
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 55
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £794,630
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £560,893
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 22
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 318630
- Income From Government Grants
- £476,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 788862
- Income Investments
- 2966
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 791828
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £760,167
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 760167
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24947
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 151976
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6607
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £218,523
- Assets Total Fixed
- 59313
- Assets Own Use
- 59312
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £883,359
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £164,074
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £778,598
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 164074
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £773,201
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 218523
- Funds Restricted
- 560075
- Funds Total
- 778598
- Count Employees
- 22
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 February 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 701697
- Income Investments
- 4137
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 705834
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £668,486
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 668486
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31025
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 529821
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £192,485
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £943,191
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £196,255
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £746,937
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 196255
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £826,819
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 192486
- Funds Restricted
- 554451
- Funds Total
- 746937
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 1 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 583148
- Income Investments
- 452
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 583600
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £642,210
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 642210
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24764
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 490799
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £258,348
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £767,089
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £57,502
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £709,588
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 57502
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £751,955
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 258348
- Funds Restricted
- 451240
- Funds Total
- 709588
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 9 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 18720
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 684574
- Income Investments
- 149
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 703443
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £587,457
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 587457
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25094
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 297958
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £78,961
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £814,887
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £46,689
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £768,199
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 46689
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £579,013
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 78961
- Funds Restricted
- 689238
- Funds Total
- 768199
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 47100
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 747144
- Income Investments
- 386
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 794630
- Income Legacies
- 47100
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £560,893
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 560893
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25094
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 297958
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £652,213
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £666,592
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £14,380
- Assets Current Investment
- 196368
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £652,213
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 14380
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £470,224
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 60093
- Funds Restricted
- 592120
- Funds Total
- 652213
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HEALTHWATCH ESSEX LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2014-08-26T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 JUL 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12/08/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 APR 2016 as amended on 14 Sep 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY:(A) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES;(B) MAKING THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWN TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS;(C) ENABLING LOCAL PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EQUALITY OF ACCESS TO LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND;(D) PROVIDING TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR VOLUNTEERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN UNDERSTANDING, SCRUTINIZING, REVIEWING AND MONITORING LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures