In 2025, we sent a wellbeing survey to the 52 organisations that received Esmée's wellbeing offer the previous year. This page has information about the respondents and the questions in the survey.
The respondents
We received 22 responses to the survey. Below is a roundup of sector are location respondents are based in as well as how many staff they employ.
Which sector best describes the area your organisation operates in?
| Answer Choices | Responses |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture, heritage | 4 |
| Children and young people | 4 |
|
Community development (Communities working together for change, Community enterprise and regeneration) |
2 |
| Environment | 1 |
|
Social justice and human rights (Gender Justice, Racial Justice, Migrant Justice) |
11 |
Where is your organisation based?
| Answer Choices | Responses |
|---|---|
| London | 11 |
| North East | 2 |
| North West | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 |
| South East | 2 |
| South West | 2 |
| West Midlands | 1 |
How many members of staff does your organisation employ?
| Answer Choices | Responses |
|---|---|
| Between 1 and 5 | 4 |
| Between 10 and 20 | 6 |
| Between 20 and 30 | 3 |
| Between 6 and 10 | 6 |
| More than 30 | 3 |
Survey questions
1. Tell us the name of your organisation, or leave blank if you would rather remain anonymous.
2. Tell us your email address, or leave blank if you would rather remain anonymous.
3. Before Esmée offered support, what wellbeing initiatives were provided by your organisation?
Please select all that apply.
- Flexible work arrangements (virtual, hybrid, office)
- Personal training and development
- Mentoring opportunities
- Professional, 1-2-1 support (e.g. coaching/counselling/therapy/clinical supervision)
- Trauma-informed approaches and support
- Subscription/membership (e.g. Headspace app/employee assistance programme/gym)
- Opportunities to connect (e.g. residential/overnight event/social events/party or meal/team building/away day)
- Relaxation opportunities
- Individual gifts/vouchers
- None of the above
- Other (please tell us what)
4. Has your organisation used the wellbeing award received from Esmée?
- Yes
- No
5. Please tell us briefly how your organisation used the £5,000 wellbeing award.
6. It would be helpful for our learning to understand why the wellbeing activities haven’t happened yet. Please provide a brief explanation below.
7. Did the £5,000 wellbeing offer:
- support things you were already doing
- enabled you to do something new or different
- something else (please tell us what)
8. What difference has the support made to staff, volunteer or trustee wellbeing?
9. What difference has the wellbeing award made to your organisation’s ability to deliver its work?
10. What are the current concerns about wellbeing in your organisation?
11. What support from funders would your organisation need to be able to prioritise wellbeing?
12. Have you received wellbeing support from other funders?
- No
- Yes (please tell us what)
13. Where is your organisation based?
14. Which sector best describes the area your organisation operates in?
15. How many members of staff does your organisation employ?