Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

OASIS DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE LTD

Oasis supports service users by the provision of a safe house for women victims of domestic abuse who flee their homes, and safe resettlement into the community. Oasis also has a community team dedicated to supporting those experiencing domestic abuse to remain in their own homes, by giving support with safety, financial, emotional and legal issues.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£2,743£3,150£-407£123£2,182£1,9797.58131
31/03/22£4,036£2,387£1,648£103£2,589£2,15210.86870
31/03/21£1,457£1,294£163£94£940£8177.63714
31/03/20£1,302£1,206£96£81£777£6566.53421
31/03/19£1,121£1,122£-1£72£681£55963152
31/03/18£1,138£1,214£-77£59£683£6236.2380
31/03/17£1,563£1,480£83£52£759£7165.8350
31/03/16£1,511£1,478£33£51£676£6425.2370
31/03/15£1,340£1,428£-88£78£643£5834.9300
31/03/14£1,288£1,138£150£81£730£6436.8240
31/03/13?£677£630£48£35£580£4929.4170
31/12/11£576£546£30£26£532£46710.3140
31/12/10*£499£494£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£882£399£483£17£497£46814.1110

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 50%
Liabilities/Income: 78%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 7.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 5.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years
(18 years as a company)

www.oasisdaservice.org

caroline.palmer@oasisdaservice.org

01843269400

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

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
National Lottery Community Fund£720,548
Henry Smith Charity£390,500
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£192,630
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Recovering together
£416,982 06/07/2023
The funding will be used to support both parents and their children (5-11yrs) affected by domestic abuse in Thanet and Dover. The project aims to increase mental wellbeing and confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Blossom Co-ordinator
£10,000 29/09/2022
The funding will be used to deliver the Blossom project which supports women ready to take on the challenge of employment as part of their recovery from domestic abuse. The project aims to provide support that will result in reduced anxiety ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Oasis Domestic Abuse Service
£114,200 15/06/2022
36
towards three years‘ running costs of a project providing mentoring support for vulnerable young people, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Kent.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£25,000 07/01/2022
36
Access IDVA
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Oasis Domestic Abuse Service
£25,000 25/06/2021
Hospital based IDVA
National Lottery Community Fund - Oasis Support Group
£9,711 19/01/2021
11
The funding will be used to continue delivering their peer support group for women who are survivors of domestic abuse. The project aims to provide a safe space to share experiences support their personal development and improve their wellbeing ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£25,000 11/12/2020
36
Access IDVA
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Oasis Domestic Abuse Service
£96,300 23/10/2020
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing support to individuals affected by domestic abuse in Kent.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£18,882 16/09/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£77,433 16/09/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,573 14/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Oasis Domestic Abuse Service
£180,000 07/05/2020
36
towards three years’ continuation funding for salary and project costs of two Young Adult Mentors to support children and young people who have been affected by domestic abuse and other adverse childhood experiences in East Kent
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Oasis Domestic Abuse Service
£4,190 01/05/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with domestic abuse in Kent
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
£96,315 01/04/2020
A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
National Lottery Community Fund - Recovering together
£283,855 02/03/2020
35
Oasis Domestic Abuse Service will use funding to run the 'Recovering Together' programme, which aims to support parents affected by domestic abuse who have children aged between 5-11yrs. The programme will offer trauma and attachment-based ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Oasis Domestic Abuse Service
£3,218 15/11/2019
We want to buy our own refuge building and refurbish it to make a safe and suitable environment for our vulnerable clients.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness
£28,462 29/10/2019
Oasis and Catching Lives (CL) will work in partnership to develop psychologically informed environments (PIE) and services for women who are homeless and have experienced complex trauma. Oasis will co-locate a DA practitioner at CLs drop-in centre ....more
DCMS - Tampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness
£14,231 29/10/2019
Oasis and Catching Lives (CL) will work in partnership to develop psychologically informed environments (PIE) and services for women who are homeless and have experienced complex trauma. Oasis will co-locate a DA practitioner at CLs drop-in centre ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 08/05/2019
Access IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Adviser)
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£7,471 01/03/2019
We expect to see improvements in womens feelings of safety, self-confidence, hope for the future and emotional wellbeing. We expect to see womens confidence in their parenting improve. Domestic violence impacts negatively on the mother-child ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Phoenix, Recovery & Beyond: Groupwork
£10,000 18/10/2018
12
The organisation will use funding to run a peer support programme for women who have been affected by domestic abuse, creating a network of support and resource tools in the community to aid their recovery.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Oasis Domestic Abuse Service
£103,600 08/06/2017
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and related project costs of a Mentor at a project providing support to young people affected by domestic violence in a deprived area of Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Synergy
£325,857 13/07/2016
36
A new specialist adolescent outreach programme for young males and females aged 10-16 who are acting abusively and/or violently to their parents and at risk of carrying forward into their own adult relationships. Working with UK specialists Respect, ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Oasis Domestic Abuse Service
£97,500 05/12/2013
36
towards three years' salary of an Young Adult Mentor to support young people affected by domestic violence in Thanet, Kent
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Oasis Domestic Abuse Service
£32,000 24/02/2012
the salary costs of the Refuge Play Worker
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-75
  • BEVERLEY ANN AITKEN MBE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • CHRISTIAN TATE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Graphic Designer
  • HELEN SUSAN BOUQUET JONES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Medical Quality Assurance Officer
  • MARGARET STELLA ELLIOTT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director
  • MARY-JOYCE INSAIDOO Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lawyer
  • REV BEATRICE MUSINDI Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Priest
  • SOPHIE MICHELLE GRANT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant
  • STEVE FOX Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Customer Services Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2008, number: 1126198
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/05/2006, number: 05810653
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
  • 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
14 returns made; AR10: 83 days late,
Main office

PO BOX 174
MARGATE
CT9 4GA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS THE PREVENTION OF PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE OR THREATS OF VIOLENCE FROM ANY KNOWN PERSON (HEREINAFTER CALLED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) AND THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE IN DANGER OF SUFFERING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THEIR CHILDREN AND DEPENDANTS, AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ITS CAUSES AND PREVENTION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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