Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Pension deficit: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

AMBIENT SUPPORT LIMITED

Provision of 24 hour care and support, which includes domiciliary care, residential care, nursing care, respite/short breaks, supported living, extra care, outreach and day care services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There is a pension deficit of £1,598,000
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	*	£36,723	£42,144	£-5,421	£0	£6,067	£5,995	1.7	1,044	50
31/03/22		£39,528	£40,163	£-635	£0	£10,297	£10,225	3.1	1,180	45
31/03/21		£36,938	£37,562	£-624	£0	£9,657	£9,582	3.1	1,229	34
31/03/20		£38,377	£38,388	£-11	£0	£12,024	£11,933	3.7	1,373	28
31/03/19		£38,625	£38,638	£-13	£0	£9,441	£90	0	1,431	8
31/03/18		£39,186	£38,295	£891	£0	£10,241	£10,128	3.2	1,461	0
31/03/17		£39,693	£38,076	£1,617	£0	£8,897	£8,792	2.8	1,691	0
31/03/16		£38,581	£37,891	£690	£0	£6,976	£6,328	2	1,626	0
31/03/15		£37,803	£36,959	£844	£171	£7,791	£6,516	2.1	1,699	0
31/03/14		£37,517	£37,184	£333	£179	£7,903	£6,709	2.2	1,698	0
31/03/13		£36,729	£36,721	£8	£122	£7,597	£6,462	2.1	1,689	0
31/03/12		£36,840	£35,976	£864	£169	£7,440	£6,458	2.2	1,653	0
31/03/11		£36,860	£34,444	£2,416	£163	£8,092	£8,092	2.8	1,657	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: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 45%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 14 years

www.ambient.org.uk

hello@ambient.org.uk

020 8502 3933

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Residential nursing care facilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

1,044 employees
50 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
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Heritage Care Limited
£50,000	13/06/2019	Installation of dementia-friendly showers at a care home for residents with impaired mobility and dementia

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-68

ANDREW JOHN TUNKS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Unwaged

PAMELA JANE HARDING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business & Transformation Specialist

SAMANTHA DUNLOP Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Executive (Currently On Career Break)

ALAN TWAN BATES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Barrister, Other trusteeships: ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PURLEY, CATERHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH, THE UK CENTRE FOR ANIMAL LAW LIMITED, STRATEGIC SOCIETY CENTRE, FRIENDS OF BARROW HILL JUNIOR SCHOOL,

DAVID JOHN BRINDLE (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Journalist

IAIN FRANCIS O'NEIL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Civil Servant

KAREN JANE PROCTOR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Nhs

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/04/2010, number: 1135353
Registered at Companies House on 01/04/2010, number: 07211819

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

13 returns made; AR23: 57 days late,

Main office

AMBIENT SUPPORT LIMITED
UNIT 9 BOURNE COURT
UNITY TRADING ESTATE
SOUTHEND ROAD
WOODFORD GREEN
ESSEX

Objectives

1 TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING HOUSES, HOSTELS OR ACCOMMODATION AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES TO PEOPLE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES2 TO RELIEVE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ILLNESS, DISABILITY, POOR HEALTH AND OLD AGE BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE HOUSING, ACCOMMODATION, CARE, SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE WITH ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND AMENITIES3 TO RELIEVE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ILLNESS, OLD AGE, DISABILITY, CHRONIC ILLNESS AND/OR TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATE TO THE RECIPIENT'S NEEDS AND BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, TRAINING OR ASSISTANCE TO OTHER ASSOCIATIONS OR ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING SIMILAR SERVICE

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, ENGLAND.

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