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Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ABLE (ACTION FOR A BETTER LIFE) 

care in the community for persons with complex mental health problems. ABLE manages 23 bed spaces in registered homes and supported houses.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
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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*£839£845£-7£0£439£4396.2230
31/03/22£821£778£43£0£446£4466.9250
31/03/21£800£751£50£0£403£4036.4270
31/03/20£731£687£44£0£353£3536.2250
31/03/19£810£688£122£0£309£3095.4200
31/03/18£716£682£34£1£188£1883.3290
31/03/17£619£678£-59£0£154£1542.7280
31/03/16£607£659£-52£0£213£2133.9280
31/03/15£661£661£0£6£265£2654.8140
31/03/14*£634£630£4£6£264£2645140
31/03/13£579£589£-10£6£261£2615.3140
31/03/12£599£578£21£6£275£2755.7140
31/03/11*£600£574£27£6£255£2525.3140
31/03/10£606£573£33£5£228£2264.7140
31/03/09£595£577£18£6£195£1954250
31/03/08*£570£420£150£5£176£1765220
31/03/07£531£525£5£2£157£1573.650
31/03/06£524£497£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£476£462£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£454£451£3£0£0£0n/a00
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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: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 26.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.ableuk.org

finance@ableuk.org

01225769845

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 23 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-81
  • LYN ADAMS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/03/1998, number: 1068536
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 3 days late, AR14: 11 days late, AR11: 3 days late, AR08: 12 days late,
Main office

57 King Street
Melksham
SN12 6HE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE OR TREATMENT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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