Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

GRACE DEBT ADVICE

Grace Advocacy is a UK charity that offers a free advocacy service for people who are struggling with multiple complex problems. We work with our clients to stabilise their affairs and can help in the areas of:benefits;disability;housing;NHS;adult social care; anddebt.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest 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:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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	£150	£158	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/12/21	£30	£28	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/12/20	£40	£27	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/19	£30	£19	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/12/18	£24	£20	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	15
31/12/17	£20	£22	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£20	£16	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£13	£14	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£22	£18	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£21	£27	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£31	£26	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.graceadvocacy.org

advice@graceadvocacy.org

02071834456

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for the elderly

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, Kingston Upon Thames, Richmond Upon Thames, Somerset, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Grace Advocacy
£1,000	14/06/2023	As directed by donor towards debt advice.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Grace Advocacy
£2,160	08/06/2022	As directed by donor towards debt advice.
London Catalyst - Grace Debt Advice - 1
£4,000	07/12/2013	Health and Belief

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-72

ALEXANDRIA MARIA BARLING Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

ADAM DANIEL BARNARD Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Company Director

GARY HOLLAND Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/07/2011, number: 1143175
Registered at Companies House on 06/12/2010, number: 07461047

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

Grace Advocacy
PO Box 238
Eastbourne
BN24 9HN

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, SEX, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME THINK FIT, AND ARE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, POVERTY OR HARDSHIP AND WHO MAY BE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF DEBT COUNSELLING, BENEFITS ADVICE, BUDGETING, EDUCATION AND OTHER RELEVANT SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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