Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

DISABILITY ASSIST FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

Disability Assist for Independent Living provides and promotes enabling independent living services to disabled people in Kent and Medway. It offers advocacy, peer support, advice, information and a range of support and assistance services which facilitate their independence as full and equal citizens in all aspects of life and the wider community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£247	£283	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/22	£144	£172	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/21	£176	£129	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/20	£110	£107	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19	£129	£95	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18	£124	£89	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£118	£124	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£106	£64	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£54	£54	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£53	£43	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£24	£34	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£18	£12	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£23	£18	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£28	£50	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£52	£58	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08?	£21	£26	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07	£59	£42	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/06	£51	£9	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05	£1	£11	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

www.disabilityassist.org.uk

info@disabilityassist.org.uk

01233633187

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent, Medway,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Disability Action	£14,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,800
DCMS	£9,650

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - SafetyNet
£9,800	25/02/2021 9	The funding will used to extend and continue the provision of welfare support calls for isolated vulnerable adults living with disabilities across Kent and Medway. The project aims so support people ....more The funding will used to extend and continue the provision of welfare support calls for isolated vulnerable adults living with disabilities across Kent and Medway. The project aims so support people during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
£14,500	01/11/2020	The project will employ a part time information officer to support clients with benefit appeals, new client enquiries etc and form filling
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,650	17/08/2020	"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 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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - CiLK Counselling Service Pilot Project
£5,954	13/09/2018 12	The organisation will use funding to provide accessible, specialist counselling sessions for disabled people. The aim is to supporting those with physical and learning disabilities to deal with the ....more The organisation will use funding to provide accessible, specialist counselling sessions for disabled people. The aim is to supporting those with physical and learning disabilities to deal with the related issues and limitations affecting their daily life.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-71

CLIVE BASSANT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Nhs

HANNAH ELIZABETH TUTT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Pa Employer

CHRISTOPHER WISE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired

DR ANDREW ROBERTSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

PAUL BURCHETT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None

SONIA JANNETTE WEAVER-MALLION Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Charity Worker

VICTORIA GRACE CHITTENDEN Appointed: 2003, Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/12/2004, number: 1107079
Registered at Companies House on 04/08/2003, number: 04854897

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o R&B Star
Units 9 & 10 Nimbus Enterprise Park
Liphook Way
Allington
Maidstone Kent
ME16 0LQ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE ENABLING INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES DIRECT TO DISABLED PEOPLE RESIDENT PRIMARILY , BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COUNTY OF KENT BY THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY, PEER SUPPORT, ADVICE, INFORMATION AND OTHER SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES WHICH FACILITATE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AS FULL AND EQUAL CITIZENS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KENT.

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