Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK 

Abortion Support Network exists to relieve the financial hardship of people facing an unwanted pregnancy who are forced to travel from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Malta and Poland to access a safe, legal abortion.
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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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£664£558£106£25£515£51511.1450
31/12/21£456£368£88n/an/an/an/an/a104
31/12/20£365£299£65n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/19£263£214£49n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/12/18£239£209£31£0£0£0n/a070
31/12/17£212£146£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£149£110£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£117£82£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£82£53£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13?£49£44£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£19£20£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 5.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

www.asn.org.uk

info@asn.org.uk

07897 611593

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gibraltar, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Malta, Northern Ireland, Poland, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-54
  • EMMA CAMPBELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Reproductive Justice Researcher
  • HANNAH TIPPLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Faculty Research Administrator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2011, number: 1142120
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/09/2009, number: 07017607
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

Union House
111 New Union Street
Coventry
CV1 2NT

Objectives

TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO RELIEVE THE DIFFICULTIES, DISTRESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN WHO MAY BE FORCED TO TRAVEL TO ACCESS A SAFE, LEGAL ABORTION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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