# ESSA WATER ACTIVITIES CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1025713
- **Other names:** ENFIELD SCOUT SAILING ASSOCIATION, E S S A, ESSA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 3, 1993
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1025713


## Contact

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



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGHS OF BARNET, ENFIELD, HARINGEY AND WALTHAM FOREST




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Barnet
- Enfield
- Essex
- Haringey
- Hertfordshire
- Waltham Forest



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £185113 | £178791 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1025713/2024-12-31-accounts.pdf) (859.2 KB) |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £172582 | £211494 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1025713/2023-12-31-accounts.pdf) (373.8 KB) |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £219595 | £191588 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1025713/2022-12-31-accounts.pdf) (471.2 KB) |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £228701 | £175340 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1025713/2021-12-31-accounts.pdf) (708.3 KB) |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £59476 | £67751 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1025713/2020-12-31-accounts.pdf) (963.2 KB) |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Edmund Rogers** | Chair | Oct. 8, 2017 |
| John Simons |  | Feb. 27, 2016 |
| Kevin Downton |  | Aug. 1, 2016 |
| Mitchell Coomber |  | Feb. 12, 2024 |
| Peter Sykes |  | Oct. 8, 2020 |