Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 15
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

ADVICE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION 

The organisation carries out its purpose through proactive organised activities such as:Employability and skills focused training Job search and support activities, Employabilityassessment, S.M.A.R.T Action planning, Extensive 1-2-1 I.A.G support.Provide two course lunch for people over the age of 50.Referring participants to Job Centre Plus to find long term employment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 7 years
(11 years as a company)

www.aski.org.uk

info@aski.org.uk

07759194567

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£284£303£-18n/an/an/an/an/a88
31/03/22£265£247£17n/an/an/an/an/a88
31/03/21£183£179£5n/an/an/an/an/a13
31/03/20£95£91£4n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/19£73£71£2n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/18£94£93£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 88 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
National Lottery Community Fund£139,706
BBC Children in Need£65,224
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£64,925
Trust for London£45,100
The Earl of Northampton's Charity£40,000
City Bridge Trust£37,978
People's Health Trust£27,960
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£60,000 11/05/2023
Services for isolated older people from Black and minoritised communities
National Lottery Community Fund - COMMUNITOPIA: COMMUNITY CAFÉ HUB SUPPORTING ISOLATED OLDER PEOPLE
£139,706 11/05/2023
Funding will be used to provide social engagement for the older (60+) Black and minority ethnic community at two community café hubs in Croydon. This includes advice support and information as well ....more
Greater London Authority - Advice Support Knowledge Information (ASKI)
£9,720 04/01/2023
This project will support 80 BAME lone elders who have mental and chronic physical health conditions (diabetes, dementia, Parkinson’s, heart conditions, etc.) and impacted by the pandemic. ....more
Trust for London - Advice Support Knowledge Information
£1,100 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-06.10.20-8776
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£62,224 03/02/2022
This project will deliver weekly personal development workshops for young people from minority backgrounds affected by local deprivation. The activities will increase opportunities, increase learning ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£25,000 27/05/2021
24
£25,000 over two further and final years (2x £12,500) towards the weekly costs of therapeutic dance classes working with older people 75+ living with Dementia; and their Carers.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 09/04/2021
From Dependency 2 Change
Trust for London - Advice Support Knowledge Information
£44,000 03/03/2021
The funding is for a contribution towards the salary costs of a Project Coordinator/Volunteer Manager who will manage the Community Cafe Connect Project providing community-based, digital, telephone ....more
People's Health Trust - From Dependency 2 Change
£27,960 20/01/2021
24
This two-year project delivers social activity sessions three times per week for people aged 70+ from Black, Asian, and Minoritized Ethnic communities in Thornton Heath, Croydon. The activities bring ....more
The Earl of Northampton's Charity - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£40,000 07/12/2020
24
Core Funding
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£9,980 01/12/2020
5
The funding is to help us meet the costs of providing and delivering 2 hot freshly cooked meals a week with the nutritional value to meet the cultural needs of vulnerable BME older people who are ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£9,800 14/08/2020
DIGITAL REVITALISE: Digital and telephone support services for isolated older people during lock-down and the transition to the New Normal of everyday routines
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£6,000 29/07/2020
towards ongoing delivery of digital activities and support for isolated older people during the year (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund training and equipment for staff to deliver online support for 30 children and young people with poor mental health and are at risk of abuse who are isolated at home ....more
CAF - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£6,300 04/06/2020
3
Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information to support the organisation through COVID19
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£3,000 03/06/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Advice Support Knowledge Information, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£7,290 04/05/2020
A grant of £7,290 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£2,563 24/04/2020
A grant of £2,563 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - COVID19 Rapid Response Fund Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£4,925 09/04/2020
12
Funding towards provision of meals, telephone calls and minibus costs.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£3,125 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £3,125, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£10,000 04/12/2019
The Pardner System and the Caribbean Community in Croydon from 1950's Onwards
Sport England - Not Just For the Young
£6,938 17/10/2019
10
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Not Just For the Young . This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/05/2019
From Dependency 2 Change
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£29,112 15/03/2019
36
The project will provide weekly drama and public speaking workshops to young people who experience mental health issues and are at risk of abuse. This will improve their life skills, education ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£10,000 05/03/2019
purchase of a minibus for a charity which works with older people in Croydon
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£7,707 21/01/2019
40 out of 48 clients regularly attending Health and Social Care Sessions by the end of the project 43 out of 48 clients successfully addressing their barriers to employment , by the end of the ....more
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£18,000 27/06/2018
24
From Dependency to Change
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£37,600 19/10/2017
36
£37,600 over three years (£12,600; £12,500; £12,500) towards the costs of weekly therapeutic dance classes working with older people 75+ living with Dementia, and their Carers.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
£9,900 07/06/2017
All About Me
Sport England - Recycled Teenagers
£8,075 04/01/2017
10
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Recycled Teenagers. This project is a Movement & Dance project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Opportunity Knocks!
£73,331 15/06/2014
36
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-48
  • RIENNE CORBETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Occupational Civil Servant
  • MICHELLE FORD (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Project Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/01/2017, number: 1171343
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/12/2012, number: 08324877
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

299 London Road
CROYDON
CR0 3PA

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN IN SURREY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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