Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 14

MAXABILITY

To provide for the relief of needs of disabled persons including:1.Services and support for their wellbeing;2. Facilities for their recreation, training, education and medical rehabilitation residing in London Borough of Barnet; and3. Promoting independent living, advocating social inclusion and equality and developing and providing opportunities for them to engage in economic activity.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple 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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and 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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23		£237	£158	£79	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/06/22		£149	£105	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/06/21		£54	£83	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
30/06/20		£68	£54	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
30/06/19	*	£58	£55	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/06/18		£60	£40	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17		£39	£32	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16	*	£23	£21	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years
(15 years as a company)

maxability.org.uk

info@maxability.org.uk

07593258162

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnet,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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

City Bridge Trust	£24,380
The London Community Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,926
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Maxability
£24,380	25/05/2022 36	£24,380 over three years (£7,740; £8,120; £8,520) for ‘Hands on the Wheel’, a project delivering ceramics courses to children and young people.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	08/02/2022	towards core costs to sustain and grow access to ceramics and pottery sessions for people with disabilities (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Maxability
£1,000	19/10/2021	Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Hands on the wheel
£9,926	30/09/2021	The funding is being used to support adults over 18 with disabilities who were disproportionately affected by Covid by offering a series of ceramic and pottery making classes with a community ....more The funding is being used to support adults over 18 with disabilities who were disproportionately affected by Covid by offering a series of ceramic and pottery making classes with a community exhibition. The group will offer classes both in person and online with resources to enjoy at home that improves motor skills coordination and reduces loneliness and isolation.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Maxability
£10,000	03/09/2020	The funding is for reopening the studio after having closed due to the COVID-19 crisis. In July 2020, three new staff members have been hired, as it is no longer possible to rely largely on ....more The funding is for reopening the studio after having closed due to the COVID-19 crisis. In July 2020, three new staff members have been hired, as it is no longer possible to rely largely on volunteers. Maintenance work needs doing, and health and safety precautions are needed for reopening.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000	03/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Ceramics courses for the learning disabled
£9,650	11/04/2018 12	This project will offer ceramics courses for adults with learning disabilities living in residential homes. This will engage people in creative activities, which will reduce social isolation and ....more This project will offer ceramics courses for adults with learning disabilities living in residential homes. This will engage people in creative activities, which will reduce social isolation and improve their mental wellbeing.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-86

DR REGINALD GREGORY HACKSLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher

DR RICHARD MAPLESTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

ANITA WOOLF Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

CATRIONA RUBENS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor

EMILE HAROLD WOOLF (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: BET EL TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/06/2015, number: 1162002
Registered at Companies House on 26/01/2009, number: 06801476

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
Internal risk management 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

8 returns made; AR19: 69 days late, AR16: 25 days late,

Main office

19 Greenacre Walk
London
N14 7DB

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELIEF OF NEED, RELIEF OF DISABLED PERSONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING BY BUT NOT LIMITED TO:1. PROVIDING SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING OF DISABLED PEOPLE;2. PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND MEDICAL REHABILITATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET; AND3. PROMOTING INDEPENDENT LIVING AMONG DISABLED PEOPLE, INCLUDING BY ADVOCATING FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION AND EQUALITY AND DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.

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