Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

To enable people affected by disabilities to exercise choice and control, to live independent lives, and to actively participate in society. Services for Independent Living provides:- Direct Payments Support- Payroll Service - Financial Administration Service- Home Support Service
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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*£2,896£2,890£5£0£1,073£1,0284.31260
31/03/22£2,742£2,714£28£0£1,068£1,0274.51150
31/03/21£2,284£2,206£79£0£1,040£1,0305.61040
31/03/20£1,868£1,788£80£0£961£9526.4920
31/03/19£1,781£1,711£71£0£882£8726.1901
31/03/18£1,979£1,770£209£0£811£7975.41000
31/03/17£1,827£1,738£89£0£656£6504.5980
31/03/16£1,773£2,059£-287£0£567£5563.21050
31/03/15£1,912£1,942£-31£5£854£8435.2410
31/03/14£1,997£1,969£28£5£884£8595.2410
31/03/13£1,859£1,812£47£7£856£8315.5860
31/03/12£1,660£1,563£97£6£809£7966.1740
31/03/11£1,921£1,544£377£9£712£6925.41060
31/03/10£1,622£1,479£143£5£344£3192.6950
31/03/09£1,457£1,454£2£7£201£1931.6920
31/03/08£955£915£40£4£199£1852.4700
31/03/07£955£915£40£2£163£1191.6150
31/03/06£760£734£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£455£439£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£225£189£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

www.s4il.co.uk

contactus@s4il.co.uk

01568616653

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hereford Mens Mental Health Group
£10,000 27/01/2023
The funding will be used to employ an engagement officer to support the organisation's mental health service for men. The project aims to maintain and expand their work helping local people to ....more
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Services for Independent Living
£500 07/09/2022
Grant to Services for Independent Living

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-86
  • ANGELA HIGHAM Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None
  • DAVID HUGHES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: N/A
  • JOHN ROGERS Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired
  • JULIE THORNBY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee
  • TOM MISSELBROOK, Occupation: Area Manager
  • VICKI LOUISE MANLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Volunteer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/08/2003, number: 1099020
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/12/2002, number: 04624968
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 50 days late,
Main office

Services For Independent Living
Unit 1-2
The Business Plaza
Leominster
Leominster

Objectives

TO RELIEVE DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILY CARERS THROUGH THE PROVISION AND PROMOTION OF SERVICES WHICH FOSTER INDEPENDENT LIVING AND IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, AND WHICH ASSIST DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILY CARERS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN AND INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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