Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Poor Liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

ASPIRE LIVING LIMITED

Aspire provides care and support to people with a learning disability both at home and in the community and to those living in residential care accommodation. It runs a community hub, an online centre and a social club for adults. Aspire also provides respite support for carers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/03/23		£6,081	£7,041	£-961	£0	£891	£816	1.4	244	0
31/03/22		£6,398	£7,098	£-700	£0	£1,778	£1,705	2.9	267	3
31/03/21		£6,708	£6,666	£42	£0	£2,478	£2,410	4.3	292	2
31/03/20		£6,596	£6,385	£211	£0	£2,399	£2,343	4.4	316	12
31/03/19		£6,448	£6,373	£75	£0	£2,188	£2,126	4	317	14
31/03/18		£5,889	£5,676	£213	£0	£2,114	£2,045	4.3	312	0
31/03/17		£4,359	£4,329	£31	£0	£1,681	£1,605	4.4	167	0
31/03/16	*	£2,941	£3,088	£-147	£0	£1,650	£1,211	4.7	81	0
31/03/15		£3,126	£3,123	£4	£3,123	£1,140	£1,095	4.2	72	0
31/03/14		£2,137	£2,118	£19	£2,118	£1,136	£1,071	6.1	80	0
31/03/13		£2,234	£2,238	£-4	£2,238	£1,117	£1,047	5.6	81	0
31/03/12		£2,385	£2,373	£12	£9	£1,121	£1,059	5.4	75	0
31/03/11		£2,306	£2,257	£49	£7	£1,109	£1,052	5.6	80	0
31/03/10		£1,812	£1,703	£109	£0	£663	£663	4.7	55	0
31/03/09	*	£2,051	£1,949	£102	£234	£553	£553	3.4	71	0
31/03/08	*	£2,570	£2,449	£121	£278	£451	£0	n/a	106	0
31/03/07		£2,517	£2,468	£49	£258	£330	£330	1.6	106	0
31/03/06		£2,346	£2,294	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£2,297	£2,315	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£2,289	£2,277	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 61%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 31 years

www.aspireliving.org.uk

01432 269406

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, South Gloucestershire, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

244 employees

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
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Aspire Growing/Widemarsh Children's Cafe and Activity Garden
£4,532	25/05/2023	Grant to Aspire Community Hub
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£26,660	29/09/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Aspire Living Limited
£5,000	27/05/2020	additional cost of delivering services remotely
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000	18/04/2018	Better Days for adults with Learning Disabilities
National Lottery Community Fund - ICT in homes of people with learning disabilities
£10,000	05/03/2010 12	A project by this organisation in Hereford to provide computers and ICT training equipment suitable for residents and tenants living in their care homes with learning disabilities. The project will ....more A project by this organisation in Hereford to provide computers and ICT training equipment suitable for residents and tenants living in their care homes with learning disabilities. The project will provide new opportunities for people with special learning needs to develop key communication and life skills and enable them to live more independently.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-79

ADRIAN EVANS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

CHRISTOPHER BRIAN BECKINGHAM-PAUL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

DANIEL JOHN SKULE JAMES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

DR CATHERINE NNENNA CHIMA-OKEREKE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant

DR SUZANNE PATRICIA CLEARY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Nhs Senior Executive

IAN PAUL HARPER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

MICHAEL DAVID ROLAND HORGAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Management Consultant

TRACY JANE CRUM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Community Partnership Leader

CERI LOUISE LENNON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Executive Director, Other trusteeship: THERA TRUST,

ROSEMARY JANE HUNT Appointed: 1993, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/08/1993, number: 1024904
Registered at Companies House on 04/06/1992, number: 02720295

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR09: 14 days late, AR08: 13 days late, AR04: 67 days late,

Main office

THE WEST HOUSE
ALPHA COURT
SWINGBRIDGE ROAD
GRANTHAM
LINCOLNSHIRE
NG31 7XT

Objectives

THE COMPANY’S OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING SERVICES IN THE SUPPORT OF RESIDENTIAL, RESPITE AND OTHER SUITABLE FORMS OF CARE, EDUCATION AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND BY THE PROMOTION OF AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS AND THE COMPANY CAN DO ALL THINGS THAT ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO ITS OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE HEREFORDSHIRE

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