Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Accounts overdue -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

CHOICES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NORTH KENT WOMEN'S AID) LIMITED

Our charity was established in 1996 and was originally named Dartford & Gravesham Women's Aid and then North Kent Women's Aid before adopting the name of Choices. It exists to provide help to all those who are experiencing domestic abuse.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/03/22	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
01/04/21		£906	£2,271	£-1,365	£0	£0	£0	n/a	25	7
31/03/20		£1,020	£912	£107	£0	£1,365	£1,311	17.2	31	0
31/03/19		£866	£816	£50	£0	£1,258	£1,244	18.3	22	1
31/03/18		£833	£956	£-123	£0	£1,208	£1,161	14.6	22	2
31/03/17		£1,507	£1,425	£82	£0	£1,331	£1,284	10.8	53	0
31/03/16		£1,386	£1,351	£36	£0	£1,249	£1,219	10.8	53	0
31/03/15		£1,311	£1,267	£43	£33	£1,213	£1,186	11.2	40	0
31/03/14		£1,088	£1,020	£68	£64	£1,170	£1,105	13	32	0
31/03/13		£872	£841	£31	£67	£1,102	£1,053	15	25	0
31/03/12		£837	£712	£125	£68	£1,071	£883	14.9	17	0
31/03/11		£688	£948	£-260	£57	£946	£849	10.7	18	0
31/03/10?	*	£429	£464	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£1,110	£343	£767	£30	£1,241	£646	22.6	14	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.oasisdaservice.org

admin@oasisdaservice.org

01843260900

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 - Lodestar
£428,628	22/02/2019 41	This project will use funding to support families and children affected by domestic abuse in North Kent (Gravesham, Dartford), West Kent and Medway. It will help victims of domestic violence and ....more This project will use funding to support families and children affected by domestic abuse in North Kent (Gravesham, Dartford), West Kent and Medway. It will help victims of domestic violence and abuse and their children by providing specialist family services, group support programmes, peer facilitation and mentoring service, community ambassadors and a domestic abuse help line.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cyber-security & Mobile Working Initiative
£10,000	10/05/2018 12	The project will renovate the organisations IT infrastructure and extend opportunities for safe mobile working.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Choices
£99,400	09/06/2016 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Young Person's Violence Advisor at a project in Kent providing support to young people experiencing violence and relationship abuse
National Lottery Community Fund - West Kent DVA Community Prevention & Support Project
£498,710	09/09/2015 36	The funding will be used to deliver a domestic violence and abuse prevention project across Kent. The project will increase support to survivors of domestic abuse through a telephone advice line, ....more The funding will be used to deliver a domestic violence and abuse prevention project across Kent. The project will increase support to survivors of domestic abuse through a telephone advice line, outreach work, advocacy and advice. Individual support plans will be developed with a focus on emotional and practical support. Community activities will also be run including sessions to raise awareness of and prevent domestic abuse, peer support and therapeutic support.
Comic Relief - Young People's Domestic Abuse Awareness & Support Project
£180,600	28/01/2015 36	There were 944 reported domestic abuse incidents affecting 16-24 year olds in the Dartford area last year with a significant increase amongst young people in peer relationships. The Love Me, Love Me ....more There were 944 reported domestic abuse incidents affecting 16-24 year olds in the Dartford area last year with a significant increase amongst young people in peer relationships. The Love Me, Love Me Not domestic violence awareness programme is a preventative project which aims to educate young people about healthy relationships. The grant will deliver interactive workshops in schools and youth settings to young people aged 11-18 and provide 1:1 and small group work for boys for whom there is currently no specialist support locally. Participation in the project will enable young people to identify the warning signs of abusive relationships and help them to stay safe.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Women's Aid North Kent
£75,000	14/03/2013 36	towards three years’ salary of an Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate to support women experiencing domestic abuse in Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - North Kent Women's Aid
£120,851	13/12/2011 36	This project works with young people from various backgrounds and delivers healthy relationship workshops in educational settings and youth centres. The workshops are designed to better inform the ....more This project works with young people from various backgrounds and delivers healthy relationship workshops in educational settings and youth centres. The workshops are designed to better inform the participants on the issues of domestic violence and enable them to establish healthy, safe relationships, challenge those that are not and provide support and understanding to family or friends that may be affected by domestic violence.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-85

EMMA SIERS (Chair) Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Hr/Business Consultant

MICHAEL BOURNE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Outreach Manager

MINA ISOBEL KESBY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Journalist

STEVE FOX Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Customer Services Manager

VALERIE BOSWELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

FELICITY DUNMALL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Housing Services Manager, Other trusteeship: OASIS DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE LTD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/09/2008, number: 1125773
Registered at Companies House on 08/07/2008, number: 06640143

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR22: 6 days late, AR10: 2 days late,

Main office

2 The Avenue
GRAVESEND
Kent
DA11 0NA

Objectives

1 TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED GRAVE OR PERSISTENT PHYSICAL, SEXUAL OR MENTAL ABUSE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND OTHER AMENITIES AND SERVICES2 THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, KENT.

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