Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

AVOCET CARE & SUPPORT LTD 

The provision of Sheltered Housing and Registered Residential Care for the elderly
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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£1,647£1,740£-93£0£2,670£2,67018.4460
31/03/22*£1,478£1,530£-52£0£2,763£2,74821.5460
31/03/21*£1,289£1,555£-266£0£2,814£2,79521.6488
31/03/20£1,698£1,597£102£0£3,080£0n/a4710
31/03/19£1,875£1,452£422£0£2,979£2,97924.64710
31/03/18£1,576£1,527£49£0£2,556£2,55620.1500
31/03/17£1,577£1,470£107£0£2,516£2,51620.5490
31/03/16£1,507£1,376£131£0£2,409£2,40921500
31/03/15£1,511£1,342£169£26£2,278£2,27820.4370
31/03/14£1,368£1,284£84£25£2,109£2,10919.7360
31/03/13£1,303£1,249£54£25£2,025£2,02519.5350
31/03/12£1,321£1,243£78£17£1,971£1,97119350
31/03/11£1,313£1,232£81£16£1,893£1,89318.4360
31/03/10£1,161£1,341£-180£16£1,812£1,81216.2380
31/03/09£1,434£1,194£240£274£1,992£1,99220360
31/03/08£1,145£1,174£-29£276£1,752£1,75217.9370
31/03/07*£1,507£1,131£376£256£1,781£1,78118.9390
31/03/06£992£1,010£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,030£985£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£996£798£198£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 18.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 54 years

www.abbeyfieldsouthend.co.uk

mail@abbeyfieldsouthend.co.uk

01702 213350

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Southend-on-sea,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 46 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/01/1970, number: 260015
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/06/1969, number: 00956345
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Homes England
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 20 days late, AR21: 67 days late, AR07: 2 days late,
Main office

19 Clifftown Road
Southend-on-Sea
SS1 1AB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE AGED, IMPOTENT AND POOR PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE SOUTHEND ON SEA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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