Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 2

Good reserves management: +3
Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3

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

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 7

HERTS ABILITY LIMITED

Herts Ability provides services to disabled people in Hertfordshire and the surrounding counties. Driving Tuition and Assessment for disabled drivers.Equipment, advice and retail service. Information and advice.Benefits Advice.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 27 years

www.hertsability.org.uk

driving@hadnet.org.uk

078025153

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£672	£556	£116	£0	£358	£358	7.7	20	0
31/03/22		£517	£487	£31	£0	£246	£246	6.1	17	0
31/03/21		£532	£517	£16	£4	£823	£198	4.6	16	0
31/03/20		£732	£721	£11	£29	£720	£191	3.2	23	1
31/03/19		£880	£883	£-3	£25	£340	£326	4.4	20	0
31/03/18		£841	£984	£-143	£26	£315	£305	3.7	21	0
31/03/17		£845	£986	£-141	£26	£413	£282	3.4	24	0
31/03/16	*	£848	£1,005	£-157	£27	£585	£385	4.6	23	0
31/03/15		£808	£901	£-93	£40	£617	£546	7.3	20	0
31/03/14		£845	£895	£-50	£49	£685	£668	9	19	0
31/03/13		£878	£919	£-41	£52	£515	£635	8.3	20	0
31/03/12		£897	£1,054	£-157	£45	£517	£432	4.9	20	0
31/03/11	*	£887	£925	£-39	£35	£674	£525	6.8	23	0
31/03/10		£991	£899	£91	£29	£633	£421	5.6	23	0
31/03/09		£928	£916	£12	£59	£618	£467	6.1	25	0
31/03/08		£844	£823	£21	£53	£900	£808	11.8	23	0
31/03/07		£804	£830	£-26	£-141	£902	£860	12.4	36	0
31/03/06		£1,044	£1,057	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£826	£901	£-76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£811	£828	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 7.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6

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What it does

Disability

Who works here?

20 employees

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnet, Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Enfield, Essex, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Luton, Throughout London,

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
CAF - Grant to Herts Ability
£5,000	02/07/2020 3	Grant to Herts Ability to support the organisation through COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hertfordshire Action on Disability
£6,881	15/11/2019	We want to update our website to make it easier for people to view and access the services we offer.
Department for Transport - Mobility Centres Grant 2016/17
£190,576	01/04/2016 12	Placeholder
Department for Transport - English Community Transport 2016/17
£5,980	01/04/2016 12	Placeholder

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-76

ANDREW PICKEN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: HATFIELD ROTARY CLUB TRUST FUND,

AMY GARRISON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Housewife

BETHANY MCNEIL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Supporter Relationship Manager

DR ALKA CHANDRAYAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Medical Doctor (General Practitioner)

KEITH PARKER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Training Provider, Other trusteeship: ROYSTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT,

NIGEL THOMAS DOTCHIN (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired Civil Servent, Other trusteeship: WHEELS 2 WORK UK,

PATRICIA ANNE READ Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

VIVIEN AREY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/11/1996, number: 1059015
Registered at Companies House on 13/09/1996, number: 03249335

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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

20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR04: 2 days late,

Main office

Herts Ability
Suit 4 Wentworth Lodge
Great North Road
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Hertfordshire
AL8 7SR

Objectives

To relieve and assist people with physical and cognitive difficulties, as well as those people with reduced mobility, or those who may be vulnerable to such conditions by reason of age or illness, in any way which shall, for the time being, be charitable in law. We will do this by: (a) promoting the improvement of standards of driving, and the advancement of road safety and travel; (b) the provision and assessment of equipment; (c) providing advice and signposting to clients, which could provide a springboard to other activities; and (d) promoting and organising co-operation with other authorities and voluntary organisations in the achievement of the above objectives.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PRIMARILY IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORD

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