The My Home Life Essex Community Association
Mhleca
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1153084
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- July 26, 2013
- Legal form
- Charitable company
Address
- Address
- EDMUND CARR LLP
146 NEW LONDON ROAD
CHELMSFORD
CM2 0AW
Contact
- Phone
- 07583 535127
- [email protected]
- Website
MHLEC.org
Activities
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.
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.
Classification
- How
- Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- What
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Who
- Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups
Areas of operation
- Local Authority
- Essex, Southend-on-sea, Thurrock
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £12,435 | £101,991 |
| March 31, 2024 | £103,885 | £82,971 |
| March 31, 2023 | £174,342 | £71,606 |
| March 31, 2022 | £87,238 | £53,933 |
| March 31, 2021 | £52,407 | £51,304 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Tony Paul Smith (Chair) | Dec. 19, 2018 |
| Ben Wheat | Jan. 22, 2025 |
| Dr Karon Elizabeth Gush | Dec. 15, 2022 |
| Philip Poulter | Nov. 22, 2024 |