Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Accounts overdue -5
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -3

EAST BELFAST INDEPENDENT ADVICE CENTRE

The objects of the Company shall be to promote the benefit of primarily the inhabitants of East Belfast but also elsewhere (the �area of benefit�) without distinction of sex, race or political, religious or other opinions and all other categories as set out in Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act, 1998 by associating with the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to: (a) relieve those in need by reason of financial hardship, age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage; (b) prevent or relieve poverty; (c) advance health; (d) advance education; (e) promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 9 years

www.ebiac.org

advice@ebiac.org

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/23
Income	£291,679	£346,283	£336,936	£296,280	£304,363
Spending	£286,663	£342,081	£326,228	£298,725	£329,021
Surplus/deficit	£5,016	£4,202	£10,708	-£2,445	-£24,658

Listed activities

The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

How it operates

Advice/advocacy/information, Volunteer development

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

General public

Who works here?

10 employees
10 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

Henry Smith Charity	£176,400
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland	£51,090
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Wiser and Better Off
£47,090	09/03/2021	Towards a P/T project worker, travel costs and some publicity materials
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to East Belfast Independent Advice Centre
£176,400	08/12/2020 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Volunteer Co-Ordinator at the 'Community Advice Training Project', for disadvantaged people in East Belfast.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	15/07/2019	Advice Services -Core Funds
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Community Advice and Training Project
£4,000	11/06/2019	Community Advice and Training Project
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to East Belfast Independent Advice Centre
£116,300	07/09/2017 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Project Worker at the 'Community Advice Training Project', for disadvantaged people in Belfast
Comic Relief - The Better Off Family Project
£124,002	27/01/2016 36	The Better Off Family Project is set in a community in Belfast which has been severely affected by rising unemployment and poor access to opportunities for financial improvement. There are no money ....more The Better Off Family Project is set in a community in Belfast which has been severely affected by rising unemployment and poor access to opportunities for financial improvement. There are no money advice services or outreach services and there are problems accessing other resources. East Belfast Independent Advice Centre’s programme directly targets poverty by enabling families to reduce debt, increase access to statutory benefits, increase the community's financial management skills and provide work placements. As a result of this project families will have improved financial well-being.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to East Belfast Independent Advice Centre
£80,000	11/06/2015 24	towards two years' salary of the Community Advice and Training Project Co-Ordinator a project providing advice and training for people in a disadvantaged area of East Belfast

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 27/02/2015, number: NIC101850

Main office

East Belfast Network Centre, 55 Templemore Avenue, Belfast, BT5 4FP

Data Sources