Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY)

Information, advice and support to people about Direct Payments, Personal Health Budgets and personalisation, choice and control over their health and care support needs. Working as a strategic partner to the County Councils to develop local information, advice and support solutions, provided by local user led organisations. Lend a hand our CQC registered home care services for disabled people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£3,137£3,039£98£373£749£6922.7900
31/12/21£3,134£3,035£99£0£650£6032.41005
31/12/20£2,768£2,633£134£356£551£5002.31075
31/12/19£2,637£2,608£29£344£417£3751.71086
31/12/18£2,192£2,111£81£355£388£35829610
31/12/17£2,240£2,291£-51£326£307£2941.5940
31/12/16£2,104£2,401£-298£0£357£3401.71000
31/12/15£2,190£2,202£-12£37£655£5172.8750
31/12/14£2,035£1,942£93£42£667£5723.5670

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years

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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department of Health - Co-producing with people receiving personalised care, community health services and primary care support for Strategic Co-production
£50,000 01/12/2022
The overarching outcomes are as follows:Ensuring that the contribution of people with lived experience is integral to all development and delivery activity across the DirectorateThe Directorates ....more
Department of Health - Co-producing Personalised Care - Support for Strategic Co-production
£398,943 30/07/2020
The objective of the grant funding for the WDF is therefore to equip personal health budget holders and the PA workforce to make best use of PHBs and thereby secure improved outcomes, user experience ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Independent Lives (Disability)
£3,647 15/11/2019
We want to continue providing regular social events to ensure the local disabled people are helped on an ongoing basis.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-49
  • ADIL SIGANPORIA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant
  • CHANDOS DAVID GREEN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Ceo/ Director
  • JOANNA TUCK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Health Services Manager
  • SIMON DAVID WILSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Independent Disability Trainer And Consultant
  • TOBY HEWSON Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/09/2013, number: 1153815
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/08/2013, number: 08654797
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from INDEPENDENT LIVING ASSOCIATION on 02/02/2022
Main office

SOUTHFIELD HOUSE
11 LIVERPOOL GARDENS
WORTHING
WEST SUSSEX
BN11 1RY

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE DISABILITY OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS AND PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND TO FURTHER THEIR INDEPENDENT AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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