Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

LIFE IN ABUNDANCE (ECUADOR) TRUST

We support 1. Training of special needs children 2. Micro-businesses for the poor & disabled in Ecuador. With an Ecuadorian Foundation, we run a project for women & children suffering physical & sexual abuse, with support, counselling, legal advocacy & places of safety. Our ultimate goal is self-sufficiency of these projects in Ecuadorian hands. We also grant-fund similar work in other countries.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
05/04/23	£19	£23	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
05/04/22	£15	£52	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
05/04/21	£23	£65	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/20	£25	£22	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/19	£29	£31	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/18	£38	£27	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17	£26	£40	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16	£18	£32	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/15	£25	£21	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/14	£22	£32	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/13	£24	£8	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/12	£14	£22	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/11	£60	£104	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/10	£276	£21	£255	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/09	£27	£9	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/08	£8	£8	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/07	£2	£4	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/06	£10	£5	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.liat-ecuador.org

office@liat-ecuador.org

+44 7472932123

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Colombia, Ecuador,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ELIZABETH MARGARET SISSON Appointed: 2019

RICHARD CROFTS Appointed: 2011

HEATHER JOY LUCY (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: LA DANSE FANTASTIQUE,

JENNIFER BAILEY Appointed: 2004, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRAINTREE ST MICHAEL,

SIMON DARBY Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: MINISTERIO BENDICIENDO A LAS NACIONES,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/11/2004, number: 1106851

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Risk management
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

18 returns made; all on time

Main office

11 SACKVILLE ROAD
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
SS2 4UQ

Objectives

A. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES) OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN ECUADOR AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;B. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING AND HELPING ECUADORIANS ESTABLISH AND OPERATE ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS IN ECUADOR AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;

Defined Area of Benefit:

ECUADOR

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