THE MY HOME LIFE ESSEX COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 1153084
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We help older people predominantly living in care homes to enjoy the best possible quality of life through meaningful engagement with friends and neighbours (FaNs) in their surrounding community. Our FaNs initiatives include the Wishing Washing Line, Intergenerational Colchester Up, Young FaNs Club, FaNimals and Care Home Bake-Off.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £103,885
Total expenditure: £82,971

People

6 Trustee(s)

500 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:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Southend-on-sea
  • Thurrock

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 July 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MHLECA (Working name)
Company number:
07298494 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tony Paul Smith Chair 19 December 2018
EARLS COLNE RECREATION CHARITY
Recently registered
Ben Wheat Trustee 22 January 2025
None on record
Philip Poulter Trustee 22 November 2024
None on record
Dr Karon Elizabeth Gush Trustee 15 December 2022
None on record
Emma Joanne Clarke Trustee 14 February 2019
None on record
Lisa Ann Carpenter Trustee 30 November 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £74.35k £52.41k £87.24k £174.34k £103.89k
Total expenditure £64.19k £51.30k £53.93k £71.61k £82.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £40.46k £46.30k £153.45k 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 2024 31 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 08 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 08 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 09 December 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/06/2010 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10/04/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/11/2012 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20/11/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/07/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 SEP 2019

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT BY HELPING OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AS A RESULT OF THEIR PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE LIVING IN RESIDENTIAL CARE SETTINGS IN ESSEX, TO ENGAGE MEANINGFULLY AND RE-INTEGRATE AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: A) PROMOTING, INCREASING OR CO-ORDINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE OLDER PEOPLE TO ENGAGE WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS IN THEIR WIDER COMMUNITIES ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS, INTERESTS AND PREFERENCES, AND TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE THEIR OWN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR WIDER COMMUNITIES IF THEY SO WISH. B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK AND DAY TO DAY LIFE FOR OLDER PEOPLE WITHIN RESIDENTIAL CARE SETTINGS AND THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEERING AND ENABLE THESE RESIDENTS IN PRACTICAL WAYS TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY. C) RECRUITING, TRAINING AND SUPPORTING VOLUNTEERS TO BEFRIEND AND SUPPORT OLDER PEOPLE.

Contact information

Address:
EDMUND CARR LLP
146 NEW LONDON ROAD
CHELMSFORD
CM2 0AW
Phone:
07583 535127
Email:
info@MHLEC.org
Website:

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