Finance Score: -17
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -27 ?

I SERVE LTD 

Our support service gives our beneficiaries new ideas that encourage them to take their own initiatives and control of their own futures. Various activities are designed to help them gain new skills, confidence and motivation to help themselves and become independent.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/08/20*£106£114£-8n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/08/19£91£86£6n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/08/18*£60£59£1£0£0£0n/a07
31/08/17£79£79£0£0£0£0n/a05
31/08/16£144£138£6£0£0£0n/a08
31/08/15£121£125£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£150£135£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13*£148£142£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£111£113£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£152£136£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£91£100£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£97£92£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£115£103£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£48£44£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£43£40£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

www.iserve.org.uk

info@iserve.org.uk

02081338617

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 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
CAF - Grant to I Serve
£8,670 15/06/2020
3
Grant to I Serve to support the organisation through COVID19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/08/2005, number: 1110682
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/08/2003, number: 04860134
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR18: 60 days late, AR13: 7 days late,
Main office

Crown House
North Circular Road
LONDON
LONDON
London
NW10 7PN

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS, PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SOMALIS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SOMALIA BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE IN SUCH MATTERS AS HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT, TRANSLATION SERVICES, HOUSING AND WELFARE RIGHTS AND SUCH OTHER SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM NECESSARY.2) PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND REHABILITATION TO VICTIMS OF DISEASE, CALAMITIES AND CONFLICT IN SOMALIA.3) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND SOMALIA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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