Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

ONSIDE INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY

The objects of the charity are to promote the relief of people, who through disability or ill health are unable, without assistance, to obtain their full rights and privileges as citizens.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 female

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 20 years

www.onside-advocacy.org.uk

info@onside-advocacy.org.uk

0190527525

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£4,038	£4,009	£29	£0	£793	£792	2.4	167	150
31/03/22	£3,692	£3,502	£190	£0	£765	£761	2.6	154	160
31/03/21	£2,503	£2,113	£390	£0	£574	£567	3.2	105	241
31/03/20	£1,248	£1,193	£55	£2	£184	£181	1.8	53	192
31/03/19	£1,025	£1,024	£0	£5	£129	£129	1.5	44	146
31/03/18	£1,010	£993	£17	£0	£129	£124	1.5	44	0
31/03/17	£1,073	£1,084	£-12	£1	£112	£101	1.1	51	0
31/03/16	£1,116	£1,192	£-77	£14	£124	£91	0.9	53	0
31/03/15	£1,177	£1,157	£20	£26	£207	£118	1.2	31	0
31/03/14	£1,157	£1,141	£16	£15	£187	£120	1.3	33	0
31/03/13	£1,144	£1,169	£-26	£8	£170	£122	1.2	34	0
31/03/12	£1,044	£999	£44	£8	£196	£152	1.8	33	0
31/03/11	£779	£757	£22	£5	£151	£97	1.5	38	0
31/03/10	£652	£578	£75	£4	£130	£96	2	19	0
31/03/09	£487	£523	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£410	£402	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£344	£310	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£234	£266	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£250	£214	£36	£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: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 35%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

What it does

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who works here?

167 employees
150 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Herefordshire, Worcestershire,

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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Onside Independent Advocacy
£72,200	08/06/2017 36	towards three years' salary of the Reconnections Mentor at a project supporting vulnerable and lonely older people in a deprived area of Worcestershire
National Lottery Community Fund - Onside Social Prescribing Pilot
£9,800	10/05/2017 12	This group will use the funding to pilot a social prescribing project to identify vulnerable families in need of support. This will engage families in positive activities to improve confidence and ....more This group will use the funding to pilot a social prescribing project to identify vulnerable families in need of support. This will engage families in positive activities to improve confidence and self-esteem, which will relieve social isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - LifeLinks Mental Health Project - Promoting Community Intergration
£247,550	12/01/2010 36	This expansion of an existing project will enable people with mental health issues in Worcestershire to access peer support groups and mentoring, which will help them cope with issues in a ....more This expansion of an existing project will enable people with mental health issues in Worcestershire to access peer support groups and mentoring, which will help them cope with issues in a non-clinical setting and re-integrate into mainstream society. The project will expand the service from South Worcestershire to the whole county. Activity-focused networks are aimed at a specific interest such as music or fishing, and give service users the opportunity to participate in particular activities together.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Onside Independent Advocacy
£55,424	16/12/2009 24	Towards Project costs Towards the continuation of a specialist advocacy service for parents with learning difficulties.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-74

CAROL ANNE CHAPMAN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired

CHARLOTTE ALEXANDRA ADA PERRY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer

JANE LONG (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

JESSICA GANE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Social Worker

JONATHAN HILDRED Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

LOUISE BUGG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant

NIEL KIRK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Commercial Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/02/2004, number: 1102022
Registered at Companies House on 07/10/2003, number: 04923990

Gift Aid

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
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

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

WILLIAMSON HOUSE
14 CHARLES STREET
WORCESTER
WR1 2AQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE, WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES IN SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORCESTERSHIRE

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