ESSA WATER ACTIVITIES CENTRE

Charity Number: 1025713
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

RYA Dinghy Sailing courses & taster sessions. BCU Canoeing & kayaking, Dragon boating, wobble boarding and traditional raft building for young people and adults. We are an RYA Training Centre. Sessions are run by volunteers who are RYA or BCU qualified Instructors who are assisted by our young ESSA Crew. Our 23 acre lake at Nazeing is suitable for beginners and intermediate participants.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £172,582
Total expenditure: £211,494

People

5 Trustee(s)

13 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Barnet
  • Enfield
  • Essex
  • Haringey
  • Hertfordshire
  • Waltham Forest

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 September 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • E S S A (Working name)
  • ESSA (Working name)
  • ENFIELD SCOUT SAILING ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Edmund Rogers Chair 08 October 2017
None on record
Mitchell Coomber Trustee 12 February 2024
None on record
Peter Sykes Trustee 08 October 2020
None on record
Kevin Downton Trustee 01 August 2016
SOUL SURVIVOR
Received: On time
John Simons Trustee 27 February 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £72.67k £59.48k £228.70k £219.60k £172.58k
Total expenditure £74.78k £67.75k £175.34k £191.59k £211.49k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k £17.29k 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 December 2023 15 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 15 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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 06/07/1993 AS AMENDED ON 07/11/2006 AS AMENDED ON 28/11/2009 AS AMENDED ON 03/07/2011 AS AMENDED ON 14/04/2013 AS AMENDED ON 02 OCT 2016 as amended on 07 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL PHYSICALLY, INTELLECTUALLY AND SOCIALLY THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF SAILING AND OTHER WATER-BASED ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit

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

IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGHS OF BARNET, ENFIELD, HARINGEY AND WALTHAM FOREST

Contact information

Address:
Essa Water Activities Centre
Central Lagoon
Meadgate Road
Nazeing
WALTHAM ABBEY
Essex
Phone:
07402 579927
Email:
trustees@essa.org.uk
Website:

essa.org.uk