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The total staff costs for Essex Respite & Care Association in the year ending March 2025 were £222,450.
£222,450
Financial · Metric statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
Essex Respite & Care Association spent £266,176 on charitable activities in the year ending March 2025.
£266,176
Financial · Metric statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
The Association's HR and Procedures expenditure decreased from £4,535 to £2,254.
A further reduction in expenditure was the cancellation of a contract with QCS Ltd in April 2024 as a prelude to a contract with Citation Ltd. QCS Ltd had formerly provided the Charitable Company with procedural advice and documentation and this was the main factor in the reduction of the HR and Procedures expenditure from £4,535 in 2023/24 to £2,254 in 2024/25.
Financial · Trend statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Association's expenditure on client activities decreased from £6,230 to £4,741.
Non-travel expenditure on client activities also reduced from £6,230 in 2023/24 to £4,741 in 2024/25.
Financial · Trend statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Association's travel costs decreased from £26,250 to £21,777.
One reason for this improvement was a reduction in travel costs of £4,473 from £26,250 in 2023/24 to £21,777 in 2024/25.
Financial · Trend statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Association's financial surplus improved from a deficit in the previous year to £3,324.
The surplus on the Unrestricted and Restricted Funds of £3,324 is a welcome improvement from the 2023/24 financial year when these Funds made a combined deficit of £9,074.
Financial · Trend statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Association's financial reserve is set to cover an orderly closure and redundancy payments.
The Management Board has set an objective of maintaining a financial reserve sufficient for an orderly closure of the business, including an amount to cover redundancy payments, in the event of adverse contingencies.
Financial · Policy statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The Association's Management Board conducts an annual risk assessment and maintains a risk register.
It is the stated policy of the Management Board to conduct an annual assessment of the risks affecting the Charitable Company and to prepare and keep updated a risk register.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The Association aims to increase service delivery hours and reduce reliance on grants in the future.
The Board remains committed to the goal, as identified in the Future Plans section of the Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023, of increasing the number of hours of weekly service delivery and reducing reliance on grants.
Strategic · Commitment statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The Association's largest source of income is client fees, representing 85% of total income.
The largest source of income for the Charitable Company during the year was from client fees with £237,029 received which represented 85% of total Charitable Company income (2024 - 84%) excluding interest on the Endowment Fund.
Financial · Funding statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Association received donations from various charitable trusts and individuals during the year.
The Management Board was very pleased to receive donations during the year from The Sobell Foundation, The Tula Trust, The Edward Gostling Foundation, The Sir Jules Thorn Trust, Essex Community Foundation (from the Diana Tinson Fund), Fowler Smith & Jones Charitable Trust, The Fore Trust, Masonic Charitable Foundation, Marsh Charitable Trust along with several individuals.
Financial · Funding statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Association's financial surplus in 2024/25 was £6,887.
The Charitable Company's financial surplus in 2024/25 of £6,887 included £3,563 interest earned by the Edward Gostling Endowment Fund on time deposit accounts held at a UK bank.
Financial · Funding statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Association aims to complement the work of Health Authorities and County Councils.
The service aims to complement and assist work undertaken by both the Health Authorities and the County Council with whom close contact is maintained.
Service · Policy statement · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The Essex Respite & Care Association provides respite support for carers and care-receivers.
The principal activity undertaken is the employment of trained Support Workers who provide respite, information and support for carers and care-receivers.
Service · Observational claim · From Essex Respite & Care Association — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The charity plans to continue providing staffing capacity in line with service delivery needs and address issues of staff absences.
To continue to provide Staffing Capacity in line with Service Delivery Needs and to respond to referrals and to meet the needs of those currently on our waiting list. To address issues of Staff absences/performances in some, mindful of the effect on the team and service quality as a whole
Operational · Commitment statement · From Sociables Hub & C.r.e.w.s. — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, Future Plans
The charity aims to protect sustainability by replenishing used reserves and increasing buffer over the next three years.
To protect sustainability, to look to replenish used reserves and increase buffer in line with reserves policy, over the next three years.
Financial · Commitment statement · From Sociables Hub & C.r.e.w.s. — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, Future Plans
The charity plans to make efficiency savings due to new government PAYE rules and rising costs.
To make efficiency savings to minimalise the detrimental effects on viability of the charity, with the introduction of the Government's new PAYE rules on Employers NI and with other financial challenges due generally to rising costs.
Financial · Commitment statement · From Sociables Hub & C.r.e.w.s. — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, Future Plans
The charity aims to increase income from fundraising activities to ensure financial sustainability.
To update the Strategic Projections to increase income from fundraising activities to ensure we can respond to future developments, without the need to compromise on our reserves.
Financial · Commitment statement · From Sociables Hub & C.r.e.w.s. — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, Future Plans
The charity plans to seek additional funding for its successful new elements and ongoing services.
To seek additional funding to continue and build upon our successful new elements this year.
Financial · Commitment statement · From Sociables Hub & C.r.e.w.s. — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, Future Plans
The charity aims to maintain reserves equal to at least three months of running costs.
It is the Trustee's aim to maintain reserves equal to at least 3 months running costs to ensure ongoing viability and to safeguard the organisation against unforeseen circumstances.
Financial · Policy statement · From Sociables Hub & C.r.e.w.s. — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, Reserves Policy