Healthwatch Essex Limited
Analysis
Healthwatch Essex Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08360699). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Healthwatch Essex Limited reported income of £792k and spending of £760k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £795k to £792k (-0.4%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Healthwatch Essex Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dunamis International Gospel Centre (£792k), The Geoffrey Watling Charity (£792k) and Community Council of Devon (£791k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £219k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 100%
- Investments 0.4%
In the charity's own words
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.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dunamis International Gospel Centre | London | £792k |
| The Geoffrey Watling Charity | Norwich | £792k |
| Community Council of Devon | Exeter | £791k |
| Survive - Miva | Liverpool | £793k |