ADVICE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION
The organisation carries out its purpose through proactive organised activities such as:Employability and skills focused training Job search and support activities, Employabilityassessment, S.M.A.R.T Action planning, Extensive 1-2-1 I.A.G support.Provide two course lunch for people over the age of 50.Referring participants to Job Centre Plus to find long term employment.
Objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN IN SURREY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £19,234 against a policy target of approximately £15,000, which is above the stated minimum. The trustees report that the organization was able to cope without affecting its services and existence for the foreseeable future, indicating no material uncertainty regarding going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“consider it appropriate to hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately three months of core operating expenditure (around £15,000).” — page 7
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 85
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 88
- Government income: £38,054 — grants £38,054 (2); 13% of the £287,396 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 88
- Government income: £26,191 — grants £26,191 (4); 9% of the £284,207 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- MICHELLE FORDchair
- RIENNE CORBETT
- TAJEDA KELLY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £249k | £244k |
| 31/03/2024 | £287k | £287k |
| 31/03/2023 | £284k | £303k |
| 31/03/2022 | £265k | £247k |
| 31/03/2021 | £183k | £179k |
Common questions
Is ADVICE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £19,234 against a policy target of approximately £15,000, which is above the stated minimum. The trustees report that the organization was able to cope without affecting its services and existence for the foreseeable future, indicating no material uncertainty regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ADVICE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ADVICE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY, THE PWC FOUNDATION, THE THOMAS WALL TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £20k | Older People & Housing Programme |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £20k | Older People & Housing Programme |
| THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY | FY2022 | £20k | Older People & Housing Programme |
| THE PWC FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £18k | social inclusion through social mobility |
| THE PWC FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £11k | social mobility |
| THE PWC FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £10k | social mobility |
| THE THOMAS WALL TRUST | FY2023 | £5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/05/2026 | £15k | “Our Stories Our Borough” |
| Sport England | 16/06/2025 | £9k | Culture in Motion: Dance for Black and Minoritised Seniors |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/07/2024 | £20k | ILÉ ELDERS: Vibrant Community Hub targeting Black and racialised elders |
| Sport England | 08/09/2023 | £9k | Global Dance for Older People |
| The Mercers' Company | 11/05/2023 | £60k | Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/05/2023 | £140k | COMMUNITOPIA: COMMUNITY CAFÉ HUB SUPPORTING ISOLATED OLDER PEOPLE |
| Greater London Authority | 04/01/2023 | £10k | Advice Support Knowledge Information (ASKI) |
| Sport England | 04/05/2022 | £8k | Jubilee Fund - E, D & M Project to get elders moving |
| City Bridge Foundation | 27/05/2021 | £25k | Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information |
| The Mercers' Company | 07/12/2020 | £40k | Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information |
| Greater London Authority | 01/11/2020 | £7k | Therapeutic Dance for BME Older People |
| The Mercers' Company | 09/04/2020 | £5k | Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/12/2019 | £10k | "The Pardner System and the Caribbean Community in Croydon from 1950's Onwards" |
| Sport England | 17/10/2019 | £7k | Not Just For the Young |
| UK government | 21/01/2019 | £8k | Tampon Tax Community Fund |
| The Mercers' Company | 27/06/2018 | £18k | Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information |
| City Bridge Foundation | 19/10/2017 | £38k | Grant to Advice Support Knowledge Information |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/06/2017 | £10k | "All About Me" |
| Sport England | 04/01/2017 | £8k | Recycled Teenagers |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST | 1 | £105k |
| THE HARPUR TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| LOCALTRENT LIMITED | 1 | £21k |
| THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| BHATZLOCHO TRUST LTD | 1 | £14k |
| MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £8k |
| THE STRANGWARD TRUST | 1 | £7k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVICE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION | £249k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ONE STOP ADVICE & TRAINING CENTRE | £472k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE DISABILITY ADVICE PROJECT | £184k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE | £654k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ABS TRAINING LTD | £207k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING | £2.8m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |