PARENTS' AID (SOUTHERN ESSEX)

Charity number: 1018739
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Parents' Aid provides a package of support services to families involved with the Social Services Department or at risk of social exclusion: information, advocacy, support & befriending, family mediation, anger & aggression management, effective parenting skills and personal therapy where requested. We also give users free information booklets & offer a 24/7 information phone line.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £6,263
Total expenditure: £10,815

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 March 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • PARENTS' AID SOUTHERN (Working name)
  • PARENTS' AID SOUTHERN ESSEX (Working name)
  • PARENTS' AID (SOUTH-EAST ESSEX) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
LAVINIA STEPHANIE MOORE Chair 20 May 2019
None on record
Gary Anderson Trustee 04 October 2021
HAVERING MIND
Received: On time
Frances Mary Barbour Trustee 24 October 2015
CANVEY THAMESIDE U3A
Received: On time
LUCY LAING Trustee 24 July 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £2.67k £1.07k £3.65k £4.64k £6.26k
Total expenditure £5.33k £5.87k £7.48k £8.37k £10.82k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 06 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2024 21 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON THE 5TH OF OCTOBER 1990 AND AMENDED ON THE 12TH OF FEBRUARY 1993.

Charitable objects

(I) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF FAMILY LIFE BY SEEKING TO PREVENT THE SEPERATION OF CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS AND WHERE THEY ARE SEPARATED SEEKING TO PROMOTE THE RETURN OF CHILDREN TO THEIR NATURAL FAMILY UNIT; (II) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO LOCAL AUTHORITY CARE OR AT RISK OF BEING TAKEN INTO SUCH CARE AND WHO CANNOT PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES FROM THEIR OWN RESOURCES; (III) TO RESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO LOCAL AUTHORITY CARE OR ARE AT RISK OF BEING TAKEN INTO SUCH CARE BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND ADVICE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

SOUTH EAST ESSEX IN PRACTICE 20 MILES AROUND SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

Contact information

Address:
11 SONTERS DOWN
RETTENDON COMMON
CHELMSFORD
CM3 8EU
Phone:
01268763631
Email:
info@parents-aid.org.uk
Website:

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