Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

BATIAS INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY SERVICE 

Advocacy for young people and adults with learning disabilities, this includes, formal, citizen and self advocacy
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 31 years

www.batias.com

batias.grays@batias.com

01375389869

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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
31/03/23*£144£142£2n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/22£140£146£-5n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£139£137£2n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/20£146£191£-45n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£183£221£-38n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£273£264£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£290£283£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£333£363£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£471£490£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£481£533£-51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£576£651£-75£4£219£2194460
31/03/12£827£817£10£37£294£2944.3450
31/03/11£879£767£112£5£283£2483.9490
31/03/10£646£606£39£8£172£1402.8220
31/03/09£463£437£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£350£363£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£300£316£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£353£341£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£299£305£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£262£241£22£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 12 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Essex,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Essex Community Foundation£39,100
People's Health Trust£32,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,964
Co-Operative Group£1,898
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - My Voice Self Advocacy Group
£9,964 25/08/2023
The funding will be used to establish a self-advocacy group for adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues. The project aims to empower members to discuss topics which worry them ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BATIAS Independent Advocacy Service
£1,000 17/11/2022
to help continue the development of the organisation and build on areas that have been identified whilst participating on the Thrive Programme
Co-Operative Group - Grant to BATIAS Independent Advocacy
£1,898 22/10/2022
We would like to support people with learning disabilities to learn basic cooking skills, healthy eating choices and to gain social contact.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BATIAS Independent Advocacy Service
£12,000 04/08/2022
towards the core costs of an advocacy service for individuals with a learning disability across south and west Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BATIAS Independent Advocacy Service
£1,500 23/06/2021
towards staff costs of a project providing support and advice around crime and safety to those with a learning disability in Thurrock
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to BATIAS Independent Advocacy Service
£19,600 22/06/2021
towards the core costs of an advocacy service for individuals with a learning disability across south and west Essex
Essex Community Foundation - keeping safe on the internet
£5,000 06/02/2020
11
To run a series of workshops on internet safety in Basildon and surrounding areas for people with a learning disability
People's Health Trust - BATIAS Friendship club
£32,000 30/05/2019
This two-year project delivers a weekly social club for people with learning disabilities living in supported living or on their own in Basildon and Thurrock, Essex. The project aims to support ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Women's group for adults with learning disabilities
£5,000 28/03/2019
11
To run a women's group for adults with learning disabilities in Basildon
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BATIAS independent advocacy Service
£3,260 22/11/2018
12
This activity will provide creative workshops to young people with learning disabilities to give them skills and confidence in how to stay safe online, in their communities and with their peers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Getting Through the Door - gaining evidence of the need for support
£8,500 23/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to pay for consultants and sessions. The project aims to identify the issues and barriers faced by people with learning disabilities and develop a programme of support.
Essex Community Foundation - Keeping safe community group
£5,000 08/02/2018
11
To run fortnightly personal safety self-advocacy group meetings in Southend for people with a learning disability
Essex Community Foundation - Keep Safe Coffee Morning
£5,000 30/11/2017
11
To run monthly personal safety community coffee mornings in Basildon for people with a learning disability
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to BATIAS Independent Advocacy Service
£65,072 17/03/2016
36
The charity provides advocacy for young people and adults with learning disabilities. The grant will fund the Housing Support Advocate to assist people on a one-to-one basis.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to BATIAS Independent Advocacy Service
£116,397 27/08/2014
Towards the Keeping Safe project to empower and inform people with learning disabilities to protect themselves from hate crime.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Can Do Project
£296,000 09/11/2011
49
The Can Do Project gives people with learning disabilities, including those who have severe physical impairments and mental health issues, the opportunity to participate in a range of socially ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-63
  • ALICIA BRATBY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Dog Trainer And Behaviourist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/01/1993, number: 1016226
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/12/1992, number: 02776330
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
  • 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: 6 days late, AR07: 21 days late,
Main office

Beehive
West Street
GRAYS
RM17 6XP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND/OR PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS AND/OR MENTAL ILL HEALTH WHO CANNOT REALISE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND LEAD FULFILLING LIVES WITHOUT SUCH ASSISTANCE IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A SERVICE: (A) TO ASSIST SUCH PERSONS TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS AND (B) TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO SUCH PERSONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE THURROCK, BASILDON, BRENTWOOD, SOUTHEND, CASTLE POINT AND ROCHFORD COUNCIL AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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