Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

ABILITY NORTH LONDON 

To promote and advance the education, training and development of young people/adults in the United Kingdom having physical, behavioural or learning difficulties so as to ensure that so far as possible they may develop as individuals and members of society, and that their difficulties may be relieved.To provide facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of the said persons.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 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

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
31/12/22£431£398£34n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/21£387£340£47n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/20£248£202£46n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/19£155£131£24n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/12/18*£150£119£31£0£0£0n/a07
31/12/17£121£99£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£151£94£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£88£76£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£110£82£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£61£61£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£61£54£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£55£50£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£40£30£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£42£32£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£19£12£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

bella.sharer@chpct.nhs.uk

020 8806 3436

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 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
The London Community Foundation£31,205
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,995
DCMS£8,304
Hackney Council£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - InterACT for Jubilee
£9,995 01/04/2022
The funding will be used to deliver drama therapy sessions for adolescents who have special educational needs. The project aims to improve mental health and wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 14/05/2021
InterAct
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Ability North London
£9,705 24/11/2020
5
Warm soup, warm blanket. Warm hearts will look after most vulnerable cognitively physically disabled young adults (with co-morbid medical issues)by providing specialised meals (dietetic, warm gear, ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,304 17/09/2020
"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 London Community Foundation - Grant to Ability North London
£10,000 29/07/2020
Serious Play is a 21 day play scheme geared to special needs adolescents with a two pronged approach of learning executive functional skills through recreational activities in a vibrant and exciting ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Ability North London
£6,500 19/05/2020
Providing Breakfast, Lunch and Supper and virtual dance and exercise sessions. As well as mental health therapy virtually one-to-one.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Ability North London
£5,000 09/04/2020
Providing food, essentials and activity packs as well as one-to-one virtual and phone befriending services.
Hackney Council - Grant to Ability North London
£5,000 10/12/2019
12
Serious Play is a 12 day play scheme geared to special needs adolescents with a two pronged approach of learning executive functional skills through recreational activities in a vibrant and exciting ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Out 'n About
£10,000 27/07/2018
12
The funding will be used to provide activities and outings for young people with disabilities. The project aims to provide respite for carers whilst enabling participants to have fun.
National Lottery Community Fund - Create & Do
£10,000 11/08/2016
12
This project will use the funding to provide arts and craft activities to Orthodox Jewish males living with disabilities. This will enable beneficiaries to build confidence, self-esteem leading to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - LifeTalents
£10,000 27/08/2014
12
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - ART's Sunday Sport Project
£10,000 03/03/2011
12
This is a project by a charity in Hackney. The group will use funding to provide weekly sports activities for Orthodox Jewish adults with severe learning disabilities. This will help beneficiaries' ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/10/2007, number: 1121171
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
15 returns made; AR18: 13 days late, AR08: 19 days late,
Main office

24 FOUNTAYNE ROAD
LONDON
N16 7DX

Objectives

1 TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN LIFE OF TEENAGE CHILDREN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM HAVING PHYSICAL, BEHAVIOURAL DISABILITIES AND/OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES SO AS TO ENSURE THAT SO FAR AS POSSIBLE THEY MAY DEVELOP AS INDIVIDUALS AND VALUED MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, AND THAT THEIR DIFFICULTIES MAY BE RELIEVED.2 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE SAID PERSONS SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND METAL CAPACITIES AND IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3 TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO TEENAGE CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH PHYSICAL, BEHAVIOURAL DISABILITIES AND/OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING FACILITIES TO THEIR CARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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