INDEPENDENT LIVING AGENCY

Registered charity 1064099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ILA

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Objects

FOR THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF PEOPLE DISABLED AND THE DEPENDANTS AND FAMILIES OF SUCH PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM AND ADJOINING AREAS OR SUCH OTHER AREA AS THE COMPANY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- (1) BY PROVIDING COUNSELLING AND ADVICE (2) BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, AND (3) BY PROVIDING VOLUNTARY HELP

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £341,949, reflecting a net incoming resource of £51,548 for the year. The trustees report confirms that all services operated within budget and reserves were increased, strengthening the financial position. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating compliant financial management.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (55% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew slee
• KEITH SMITH · trustee of 3 other charities
• Peter Chand · trustee of 3 other charities
• carol pieters
• darren cunningham
• fahima Chouhury

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Havering · Redbridge

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).