ADVICE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION

Registered charity 1171343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASKI

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

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Croydon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£249k
Latest spending
£244k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of core operating expenditure (around £15,000) (held: £19k)
“consider it appropriate to hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately three months of core operating expenditure (around £15,000).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kOlder People & Housing Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£20kOlder People & Housing Programme
THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITYFY2022£20kOlder People & Housing Programme
THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2023£18ksocial inclusion through social mobility
THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2024£11ksocial mobility
THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2025£10ksocial mobility
THE THOMAS WALL TRUSTFY2023£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2026£15k“Our Stories Our Borough”
Sport England16/06/2025£9kCulture in Motion: Dance for Black and Minoritised Seniors
The National Lottery Community Fund26/07/2024£20kILÉ ELDERS: Vibrant Community Hub targeting Black and racialised elders
Sport England08/09/2023£9kGlobal Dance for Older People
The Mercers' Company11/05/2023£60kGrant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2023£140kCOMMUNITOPIA: COMMUNITY CAFÉ HUB SUPPORTING ISOLATED OLDER PEOPLE
Greater London Authority04/01/2023£10kAdvice Support Knowledge Information (ASKI)
Sport England04/05/2022£8kJubilee Fund - E, D & M Project to get elders moving
City Bridge Foundation27/05/2021£25kGrant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
The Mercers' Company07/12/2020£40kGrant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
Greater London Authority01/11/2020£7kTherapeutic Dance for BME Older People
The Mercers' Company09/04/2020£5kCovid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/12/2019£10k"The Pardner System and the Caribbean Community in Croydon from 1950's Onwards"
Sport England17/10/2019£7kNot Just For the Young
UK government21/01/2019£8kTampon Tax Community Fund
The Mercers' Company27/06/2018£18kGrant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
City Bridge Foundation19/10/2017£38kGrant to Advice Support Knowledge Information
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/06/2017£10k"All About Me"
Sport England04/01/2017£8kRecycled Teenagers

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ONE STOP ADVICE & TRAINING CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ADVICE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION£249k—0unclear—no doubt
ONE STOP ADVICE & TRAINING CENTRE FY2025£472k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DISABILITY ADVICE PROJECT FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FY2026£654k—0above—no doubt
ABS TRAINING LTD FY2025£207k—0below—no doubt
EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FY2025£2.8m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.