Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

INDEPENDENCE TRUST 

To advance health, especially in relation to people at risk because of alcohol and substance misuse or behaviours, mental health or cognitive conditions.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

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

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*£1,160£915£246£0£739£7389.73215
31/03/22£957£826£131£0£493£4927.23215
31/03/21£937£929£9£0£362£3614.7320
31/03/20£1,475£1,383£91£0£353£3533.1440
31/03/19£2,065£2,132£-66£0£262£2621.510016
31/03/18£2,038£1,980£58£0£328£32821050
31/03/17*£2,590£2,508£82£0£270£2701.31310
31/03/16£2,729£2,798£-69£0£196£1960.81300
31/03/15£2,048£2,272£-225£31£265£2651.41080
31/03/14£1,735£1,879£-145£8£485£4532.9560
31/03/13£3,316£3,165£151£9£558£5502.1860
31/03/12*£2,741£2,623£118£9£402£2651.2710
31/03/11£2,861£2,815£46£5£283£1460.6780
31/03/10£3,164£3,268£-105£21£235£980.41010
31/03/09£3,021£3,098£-77£34£334£1970.8970
31/03/08£2,875£2,917£-43£40£417£2811.2970
31/03/07£2,726£2,664£61£26£687£4241.91010
31/03/06£2,213£2,137£76£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,927£1,895£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,598£1,618£-19£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: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 4.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 23 years

www.independencetrust.co.uk

info@independencetrust.co.uk

0345 8638323

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UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire, Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 32 employees
  • 15 volunteers

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 - Household energy support
£490 23/10/2023
Grant to Connexus Younger Persons Outreach Service
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Fridge and Cooker needed
£500 02/10/2023
Grant to Connexus Younger Persons Outreach Service
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Household energy support
£500 08/09/2023
Grant to Connexus Younger Persons Outreach Service
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Application for white goods and flooring for vulnerable young person
£681 01/08/2023
Grant to Connexus Younger Persons Outreach Service
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Application for a cooker and fridge for a Care leaver, and his family, having a 1 yr old son and baby daughter due in 4 weeks
£464 25/07/2023
Grant to Connexus Younger Persons Outreach Service
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Application for cooker, fridge-freezer
£555 28/06/2023
Grant to Connexus Younger Persons Outreach Service
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Connexus Younger Persons Outreach Service
£500 20/06/2023
Grant to Connexus Younger Persons Outreach Service
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Application for cooker and microwave for young person with baby
£579 24/05/2023
Grant to Connexus Younger Persons Outreach Service
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Fuel
£500 01/03/2023
Grant to Connexus Younger Persons Outreach Service
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Application for fridge-freezer and electric cooked for young person
£520 14/02/2023
Grant to Connexus Younger Persons Outreach Service
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£10,000 14/12/2020
Individual grants for disabled people
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/11/2000, number: 1083593
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/05/2000, number: 03989442
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 47 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR12: 2 days late,
Main office

c/o Glos Rural Community Council
Community House
15 College Green
GLOUCESTER
GL1 2LZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE HEALTH, ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO PEOPLE AT RISK BECAUSE OF ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE OR BEHAVIOURS, MENTAL HEALTH OR COGNITIVE CONDITIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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