Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ABILITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION 

The provision, by construction or conversion, and the management of housing and support services for people with disabilities and others in housing need
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £210,000

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
30/09/22£9,676£9,648£28£0£17,542£17,54221.81540
30/09/21£10,571£10,212£359£0£17,640£17,64020.71790
30/09/20£11,003£10,553£450£0£17,281£17,28119.71890
30/09/19£10,735£10,703£32£0£16,845£16,84518.91410
30/09/18£10,781£10,761£19£0£16,814£16,81418.71560
30/09/17£10,625£10,439£186£0£16,962£16,96219.51580
30/09/16£13,671£9,314£4,357£0£16,776£16,77621.61210
30/09/15£8,871£8,074£797£0£12,885£12,88519.21210
30/09/14£8,754£8,342£412£0£12,088£12,08817.41420
30/09/13£8,732£7,837£895£0£11,676£11,67617.91460
30/09/12£8,915£7,993£923£0£10,781£9,05813.61520
30/09/11£9,009£7,614£1,395£0£9,714£8,47913.41560
30/09/10£8,661£7,446£1,215£0£8,349£7,14211.51670
30/09/09£7,367£6,573£794£0£7,171£6,038111570
30/09/08£5,503£4,754£749£0£6,377£5,25813.31040
30/09/07£5,180£4,290£890£0£5,628£4,59912.9970
30/09/06£4,743£4,222£521£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£4,857£4,207£649£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04*£4,953£4,018£936£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 70%
Liabilities/Income: 419%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 21.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 48 years

www.ability-housing.co.uk

info@ability-housing.co.uk

01784495624

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bracknell Forest, Dorset, Hampshire, Hillingdon, Merton, Reading, Slough, Surrey, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 154 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-63
  • DRITAN UKA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Housing Professional
  • AMANDA DUNSTAN (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Housing Professional
  • JAI DOSANJH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Housing Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/06/1976, number: 271547
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/06/1976, number: 01261380
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Homes England
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR04: 30 days late,
Main office

THE COACH HOUSE
GRESHAM ROAD
STAINES UPON THAMES
MIDDLESEX
TW18 2AE

Objectives

TO HELP POOR PEOPLE OR AGED, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED (WHETHER PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY) OR CHRONICALLY SICK PEOPLE BY:- 1) THE CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT OR MANAGEMENT OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED THEREOF AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO MEET THE DISABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PERSONS; 2) THE PROVISION OF CARE, SERVICES, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED THEREOF AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING THE ARRANGEMENT AND CARRYING OUT OF WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE TO HOUSES OCCUPIED BY THEM AND PROVISION OF ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO MEET THE DISABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PERSONS..

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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