Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Mainly male board: -1
    • Grant maker support: +8

    INDEPENDENT LIVING AGENCY 

    Support service, payroll service. Blitz cleaning .floating support service
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
    • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • The Board is predominantly male
    Established: 27 years

    www.independentlivingagency.org

    independentlivingagency@btconnect.com

    02085936677

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    UN SDGs
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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£842£775£67£0£264£2564273
    31/03/22£713£691£21£0£197£1893.3253
    31/03/21£728£658£70£0£176£1683.1222
    31/03/20*£654£631£23£0£105£971.8213
    31/03/19£657£665£-7£0£82£821.5322
    31/03/18£644£656£-12£0£89£811.5200
    31/03/17£682£667£15£0£101£931.7200
    31/03/16*£516£600£-84£0£86£781.6180
    31/03/15£160£123£37£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£251£220£32£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13*£338£319£19£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11*£205£210£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10?*£272£277£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£153£177£-25£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£143£160£-17£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06*£155£178£-23£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£212£202£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£202£122£80£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 18%
    Liabilities/Income: 7%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
    Reserves/Spending: 4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.5
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Disability
    Who works here?
    • 27 employees
    • 3 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    Where it operates
    • Barking And Dagenham, Essex, Havering, Redbridge,

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund£406,074
    City Bridge Trust£75,435
    London Marathon Charitable Trust£28,600
    DCMS£9,840
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Stay Well Stay Safe - Healthy Futures
    £406,074 16/12/2022
    This project will use funding to support adults with learning and/or physical disabilities to improve their health outcomes by taking up physical activity and eating more healthily.
    London Marathon Charitable Trust - stay well stay safe
    £28,600 01/04/2022
    towards launching a walking club and delivering healthy eating and inclusive cooking sessions for residents in Barking and Dagenham with mental health needs and learning difficulties.
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Independent Living Agency
    £8,635 15/12/2020
    0
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £9,840 28/07/2020
    "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 London Community Foundation - Grant to Independent Living Agency
    £6,872 15/05/2020
    we are working remotely and gaining extra costs our work load has changed we are supporting people who have isolated and unable to get medication go to food backs go out to get advice for benefits we ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Independent Living Agency (ILA)
    £66,800 09/05/2019
    24
    £66,800 over two further and final years (£33,100: £33,700) for a part-time Project Co-ordinator and project costs for delivering the Peer Support Brokers programme for Londoners.
    London Catalyst - Independent Living Agency - 1
    £4,000 08/06/2017
    Learn to Live to empower people with learning disabilities to live healthier and more independent lives improving essential life skills.
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Independent Living Agency (ILA)
    £106,600 18/03/2016
    36
    £106,600 over 3 years (£42,000; £35,300; £29,300) towards a part-time Project Co-ordinator (21 hours p/w) to manage the project, and project costs for delivering the Peer Support Brokers ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 54-84
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/08/1997, number: 1064099
    • Registered at Companies House on 15/05/1997, number: 03370858
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR20: 15 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR13: 64 days late, AR11: 10 days late, AR10: 375 days late, AR06: 42 days late,
    Main office

    INDEPENDENT LIVING AGENCY
    Unit 15 Dagenham Business park
    DAGENHAM
    ESSEX
    RM10 7DF

    Objectives

    FOR THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF PEOPLE DISABLED AND THE DEPENDANTS AND FAMILIES OF SUCH PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM AND ADJOINING AREAS OR SUCH OTHER AREA AS THE COMPANY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- (1) BY PROVIDING COUNSELLING AND ADVICE (2) BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, AND (3) BY PROVIDING VOLUNTARY HELP

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM AND ELSEWHERE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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