Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

EQUIPMENT FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING 

GRANTS TO DISABLED PEOPLE TOWARDS PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT (eg POWERED WHEELCHAIRS) WHICH WILL HELP THEM TO LEAD INDEPENDENT LIVES
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining

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
31/12/22£24£13£11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£25£27£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£23£30£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£30£30£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£29£24£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£29£29£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£27£20£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£29£31£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£28£37£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£26£35£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£25£15£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£25£28£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£21£22£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£18£24£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£24£30£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£23£35£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£36£33£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£22£21£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£17£24£-7£0£0£0n/a00

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

equipmentforindependentliving@btinternet.com

01747828789

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/02/1964, number: 228438
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Park Cottage
Donhead St. Andrew
SHAFTESBURY
SP7 9DZ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THE POOR SUFFERING FROM DISABILITY AND TO ASSIST THOSE IN SUCH NEED, TO OBTAIN THE MEANS OF MOBILITY, INDEPENDENCE AND EARNING POWER

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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