Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 24

ENABLE ABILITY

To provide care, welfare, interest and advancement of disabled people and their families and carers in the locality. To respond to the needs of the above people.Enable Ability has the general aims of contributing to the quality of life of disabled people and those related to them in the greater Portsmouth area.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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 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	£1,785	£1,283	£502	£12	£1,042	£1,021	9.5	40	12
31/03/22	£992	£1,058	£-67	£0	£538	£528	6	37	12
31/03/21	£892	£1,007	£-115	£0	£600	£600	7.1	37	12
31/03/20	£1,181	£1,084	£97	£0	£667	£667	7.4	37	12
31/03/19	£825	£832	£-7	£0	£595	£595	8.6	32	20
31/03/18	£736	£754	£-19	£0	£595	£595	9.5	23	0
31/03/17	£693	£699	£-7	£0	£618	£618	10.6	23	0
31/03/16	£647	£679	£-32	£0	£615	£615	10.9	22	0
31/03/15	£886	£623	£263	£3	£647	£647	12.5	22	0
31/03/14	£632	£628	£5	£3	£384	£382	7.3	21	0
31/03/13	£625	£607	£18	£3	£379	£367	7.2	20	0
31/03/12	£621	£641	£-20	£3	£361	£338	6.3	20	0
31/03/11	£617	£549	£68	£3	£381	£338	7.4	17	0
31/03/10	£470	£474	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£373	£346	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£325	£297	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£288	£259	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£287	£295	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£281	£312	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£235	£283	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 9.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 7.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 45 years

www.enableability.org.uk

enquiries@enableability.org.uk

02392671846

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Hampshire, Portsmouth City,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

40 employees
12 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	£589,662
BBC Children in Need	£116,000
DCMS	£8,150
The Clothworkers Foundation	£4,700

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Enable Ability
£116,000	06/10/2023	This project will provide a term-time Saturday Club for children and young people with multiple or profound disabilities in Portsmouth. Children and young people will improve their emotional ....more This project will provide a term-time Saturday Club for children and young people with multiple or profound disabilities in Portsmouth. Children and young people will improve their emotional development, increase their independence and social skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Inter Activ
£389,662	01/08/2022	This funding will be used to continue providing opportunities for adults with mild to moderate learning and physical disabilities and autism to gain necessary skills that will help them into work ....more This funding will be used to continue providing opportunities for adults with mild to moderate learning and physical disabilities and autism to gain necessary skills that will help them into work thus promoting their independence and well-being whilst reducing isolation and reliance on benefits. Based in Portsmouth this grant will employ Personal Skills Coaches to deliver various “work streams” to 75 adults with disabilities with the aim of moving into paid employment long-term volunteering or apprenticeships.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Portsmouth Youth Project
£3,210	24/10/2020	We aim to support vulnerable young people with disabilities/additional needs, by teaching social and employability skills.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,150	04/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Enable Ability
£4,700	03/04/2020	refurbishment of a centre for a charity that works with young people with disabilities in Hampshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Inter Activ
£200,000	29/08/2019 36	Inter Activ
National Lottery Community Fund - Portsmouth Youth Project
£10,000	21/03/2019 12	The project will use funding to organise an employment pathway programme for people with learning and physical disabilities age 18-25yrs. The project will use a supported social action programme to ....more The project will use funding to organise an employment pathway programme for people with learning and physical disabilities age 18-25yrs. The project will use a supported social action programme to equip them for future employment opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Portsmouth Youth Project
£10,000	14/03/2018 12	This organisation will provide support and training for people with disabilities in order to help them with both life and work related skills. Particularly those who are over the age of 18 and are no ....more This organisation will provide support and training for people with disabilities in order to help them with both life and work related skills. Particularly those who are over the age of 18 and are no longer able to access some key services.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Enable Ability
£85,678	11/10/2016 36	This project provides a range of trips and Saturday activities for learning disabled children and young people. The activities will give children and young people greater independence, develop ....more This project provides a range of trips and Saturday activities for learning disabled children and young people. The activities will give children and young people greater independence, develop confidence and improve their social skills.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Enable Ability
£29,900	28/08/2013	Enable Ability provides support services for children and adults with disabilities in Portsmouth. Its PALS service uses volunteers to support children and young people to participate in mainstream ....more Enable Ability provides support services for children and adults with disabilities in Portsmouth. Its PALS service uses volunteers to support children and young people to participate in mainstream leisure activities in Portsmouth and adjacent areas

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-75

KERRY MARIE BLOMERUS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

MARK ALUN THOMAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

SUE COLDHAM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

ALISON CATHERINE BOWIE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Housewife

DREW RAMSAY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

JON ROBERT MULLER (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired

STUART ELSOM, Occupation: Unemployed (Disabled)

JOSEPH HARBOUR Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Financial Adviser, Other trusteeship: SOLENT SCOUT TRAINING CENTRE,

WILLIAM MICHAEL JOHN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: MONICA APPEAL,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/04/1979, number: 276422
Registered at Companies House on 18/12/1978, number: 01405937

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

24/04/2019 - Asset transfer in from PORTSMOUTH AUTISM SUPPORT NETWORK
17/08/2020 - Asset transfer in from PALS SOCIETY

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
Investing charity funds 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

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from PALS SOCIETY on 17/08/2020

Main office

ENABLE ABILITY
311-313 COPNOR ROAD
PORTSMOUTH
PO3 5EG

Objectives

FOR THE CARE, WELFARE, INTEREST AND ADVANCEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND OTHER DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN THE AREA SERVED BY THE FORMER PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTH EAST HAMPSHIRE HEALTH AUTHORITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTH EAST HAMPSHIRE WHICH COVERS EMSWORTH, FAREHAM, GOSPORT, HAVANT, HAYLING ISLAND AND PETERSFIELD

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