Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 13

IDEAS PLUS

To support people across West and South Essex who are experiencing mental ill health into employment and assist those in employment to retain their jobs

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material 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:

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

Established: 31 years

www.employ-ability.info

info@employ-ability.info

01279 450299

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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		£1,088	£959	£129	£0	£704	£62	0.8	28	0
31/03/22		£945	£888	£57	£0	£575	£53	0.7	27	0
31/03/21		£890	£843	£48	£0	£518	£110	1.6	26	0
31/03/20	*	£787	£646	£141	£0	£470	£222	4.1	21	0
31/03/19		£498	£440	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/18	*	£355	£330	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£250	£230	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£241	£212	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£227	£204	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£238	£207	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£227	£221	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£221	£233	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£265	£236	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£221	£160	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£147	£130	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£69	£80	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£98	£94	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£96	£88	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£73	£86	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£77	£72	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 9%
Reserves/Spending: 0.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: INF

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

28 employees

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£36,989	09/09/2020	"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."
Essex Community Foundation - `1 in 3' -a workplace support programme
£27,000	01/08/2018 18	To pilot a workplace support programme for the third sector to address mental health issues over 18 months
Essex Community Foundation - HeadsUp Southend
£2,850	15/11/2017 26	To help increase the number of people with mental health problems get back into work through the HeadsUp project in Southend

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-77

DEBRA SALMON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

JEFFREY CHARLES ATTFIELD Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Retired

KAREN BAYLISS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Social Worker

KENNETH DAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Mental Health Worker

LOUISE GU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Investments Manager

MARK ANTHONY SAMUEL DALE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Volunteer

PHILIP EDWARDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

TIMOTHY PAGE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hr Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/01/1993, number: 1016182
Registered at Companies House on 09/12/1992, number: 02772286

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR20: 31 days late, AR18: 15 days late, AR12: 21 days late, AR10: 101 days late,

Main office

Ideas Plus
Latton Bush Centre
Southern Way
HARLOW
Essex
CM18 7BL

Objectives

TO RELIEVE NEED AMONG AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING ENABLING SUCH PEOPLE TO ACQUIRE SKILLS THE POSSESSION OF WHICH WILL ASSIST THEM TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT OR OTHERWISE BECOME SELF-SUPPORTING

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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