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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

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