Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 13
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

DIAL SOUTH ESSEX

DIAL provides a free, confidential information and advice service on all issues affecting disabled people to help them to improve their quality of life. We can help with benefit checks for Income Maximisation, benefit application form completion, appeals and information on equipment, holidays, leisure, community care, independent living, mobility, transport and any other problem they may have.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£123£120£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£156£116£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£137£116£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£145£114£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£125£108£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£81£124£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£121£167£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£238£193£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£221£195£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.dialsouthessex.co.uk

enquiries@dialsouthessex.co.uk

0333 366 1045

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Southend-on-sea, Thurrock,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£168,997
Essex Community Foundation£88,320
Lloyds Bank Foundation£75,000
People's Health Trust£48,176
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Postcode Places Trust£21,157
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to DIAL South Essex
£75,000 06/12/2023
36
Unrestricted grant over 3 years towards the core costs of DIAL South Essex
People's Health Trust - “Coming Together”
£8,949 12/05/2023
18
An 18-month project enabling disabled adults and young people across Basildon in Essex to take part in various activities, including weekly coffee mornings, social groups, online socials and group training. The project also enables advice and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusive Advice [The DIAL Post-COVID Advice & Support Initiative]
£168,997 16/12/2022
The funding will be used support disabled people across Essex. The project will offer support and provide opportunities for people to connect with peers online to reduce isolation.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 05/08/2022
“Back Together” (Post-COVID Initiative): enabling disabled people to access professional advice to address the cost-of-living crisis & bringing them ‘back together’ with the community to resume their lives in the wake of COVID, ....more
Postcode Places Trust - “Back Together” (The DIAL Post-COVID Response Initiative)
£21,157 26/04/2022
"Back Together” will enable disabled people to improve skills, mental, emotional & physical health following 2-years of crisis restrictions.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Dial South Essex
£59,320 02/08/2021
to fund a coming together programme for 2 years supporting disabled people of all ages, their carers and families impacted by the COVID19 pandemic in Basildon and Thurrock
People's Health Trust - “Coming Together”
£39,227 24/06/2021
24
This two-year project provides a range of activities to build social connections between disabled people in Basildon, Essex, as well as their families and carers. Activities include coffee mornings, advice and support, trips to the cinema and areas ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Dial South Essex
£14,000 15/04/2021
towards salaries and overheads due to increased demand due to the pandemic, offering advice and support to disabled people across South Essex
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 26/06/2020
“Inclusive Advice”: Enabling disabled people to access accurate and appropriate advice from which they are regularly excluded due to poverty, lack of skills, knowledge, appropriate providers and resources to improve their health and financial ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Dial South Essex
£15,000 28/05/2020
to provide adapted support, activities and advice to disabled people in South Essex during the COVID19 pandemic
Essex Community Foundation - Inclusive Advice
£7,500 28/10/2019
11
To support the provision of specialised advice for people with a disability and their carers
National Lottery Community Fund - ?Free From Debt?
£9,910 09/10/2019
12
Free From Debt'
National Lottery Community Fund - One for All
£252,422 01/02/2019
36
DIAL "One for All"
Essex Community Foundation - “Inclusive Advice”
£9,885 27/06/2018
12
To support the provision of specialised advice for people with a disability and their carers
National Lottery Community Fund - “Life On Line”: Disabled People’s Access & Training Initiative [Pilot]
£9,890 26/03/2018
12
This project will support people with disabilities to access benefits, advice and health services. Drop in sessions and specialist workshops will teach computer and digital skills, budgeting, CV writing, connecting to friends and research.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards recruiting more Volunteer Advisers for home visits
£1,000 07/11/2016
Towards recruiting more Volunteer Advisers for home visits and outreach desks.
Essex Community Foundation - Disability Volunteers
£9,985 16/09/2016
12
To help with the operating costs of an organisation that offers free, impartial and confidential information and advice by disabled people for disabled people
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW PENSON Appointed: 2017
  • CAROL EDGELL Appointed: 2014
  • ISABELLA LENNON Appointed: 2024
  • JANET GREENSMITH Appointed: 2016
  • KIM SKINNER Appointed: 2019
  • PAUL HAYDEN Appointed: 2016
  • SANDRA HILL Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/01/2014, number: 1155514
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

DIAL SOUTH ESSEX
The Beehive Resource Centre
West Street
GRAYS
Essex
RM17 6XP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EQUALITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN SOUTH ESSEX AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO ASSIST THEM IN LEADING ACTIVE AND FULFILLING LIVES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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