Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

ASCEND HERTS LIMITED

The relief of those in need by reason of unemployment, social deprivation, poor educational attainment, mental health issues or special needs within the Three Rivers District of Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. The Charity provides advice, education, training and any other reasonable assistance to support individuals and the local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£172£294£-122n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£359£322£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£363£341£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£389£366£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£358£356£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£354£332£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£390£317£73n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£320£313£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£250£258£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£315£297£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£253£293£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£308£307£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£289£285£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£234£201£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£162£191£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£194£182£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£194£193£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£196£259£-63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£237£227£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£233£222£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

www.ascend.org.uk

admin@ascend.org.uk

02084201364

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£209,900
Hertfordshire Community Foundation£69,790
Garfield Weston Foundation£45,000
DCMS£40,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Co-Operative Group£4,134
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to ASCEND
£1,897 21/10/2023
Using the Turning Pages programme, we want to train volunteers to support adults needing 1:1 mentoring to help them move forward in their literacy journey.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 06/01/2023
Moving Forward at ASCEND
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Warm Welcome
£2,000 30/11/2022
4
Grant to ASCEND
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Bunting Fit for a Queen - celebrating HRH Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee
£4,985 29/03/2022
Grant to ASCEND
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - The Lifeline Project
£53,495 12/01/2022
Grant to ASCEND
Co-Operative Group - Grant to ASCEND
£2,237 23/10/2021
The Pass It On project will encourage people to share their skills with others, by demonstrating them virtually, either via YouTube or Zoom, so others can learn the skills, too.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ascend
£129,900 23/09/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation that provides education and training courses, advice, outreach and support services for the community in Hertfordshire.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Wellbeing Link Project
£5,000 16/09/2021
Grant to ASCEND
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellbeing Link Project
£10,000 29/07/2021
The funding will be used to run art exercise and other activity sessions for local people. The project aims to improve wellbeing and rebuild social ties following the restrictions of lockdown.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£20,000 28/05/2021
Step Out Project
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ascend
£80,000 23/10/2020
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing education and training courses, advice, outreach and support services for individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in South Oxhey and South West Hertfordshire.
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£40,000 23/10/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Step In Cafe - Virtual Afternoon Tea
£4,310 04/05/2020
Grant to ASCEND
Co-Operative Group - Grant to ASCEND Dig Deep Community Allotment
£5,787 15/11/2019
We want to develop a sensory garden with raised beds so that our allotment is accessible to all community members.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Safe Monday
£4,956 27/03/2019
9
Grant to ASCEND
National Lottery Community Fund - Ignite:Defeating Loncliness Together
£94,902 28/02/2019
36
This organisation runs courses in vocational skills and new learning to support vulnerable people in to employment. The project brings people together through a weekly allotment project, as well as monthly book club and volunteering opportunities. ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Conversations
£55,994 26/11/2018
36
Connecting Conversations
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ascend
£111,000 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation that provides education and training courses, advice, outreach and support services for disadvantaged communities in Hertfordshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Digging Deeper
£9,900 13/12/2017
12
This project will provide new training and events for people to showcase their work in the 'Route to Employment' programme.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ascend
£3,272 04/08/2017
Positive Living Courses will improve health with exercise and diet, helping disadvantaged people improve their wellbeing and outlook.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ascend
£87,500 04/12/2014
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing education and training courses, advice, outreach and support services for the community in Hertfordshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Involve to Envolve - The Next Steps (I2E)
£454,774 28/07/2014
60
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to ASCEND
£35,000 31/05/2013
The charity supports unemployed people and those who do not have the skills and confidence to move into new opportunities. Service users gain access to information, new skills and confidence and some find jobs or move into volunteering.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-83
  • ANNETTE DAVIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Manager
  • ASHWIN ASHOK TIRODKAR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer
  • FREDERICK MARTIN WALDRON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Company Director
  • JANET LOFTHOUSE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: English Language Trainer (Retired)
  • JOSE FRANCISCO TAMAYO CUADRADO Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Information Technologist
  • MARGARET ANNE GALLAGHER (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • MARIE-LOUISE NOLAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/02/1999, number: 1073909
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/12/1998, number: 03685906
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

ALL SAINTS CHURCH
GOSFORTH LANE
WATFORD
WD19 7AX

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF UNEMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL DEPRIVATION, POOR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OR SPECIAL NEEDS, WITHIN THE THREE RIVERS DISTRICT OF HERTFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THREE RIVERS DISTRICT OF HERTFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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