ENABLING INDEPENDENCE SERVICE
PROVIDES ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND ADVOCACY
Objects
3. OBJECT[S]THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DIFFICULTY, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY, HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDENTS AND CARERSTHE INTERPRETATION OF A LEARNING DIFFICULTY IS A REDUCED INTELLECTUAL ABILITY AND DIFFICULTY FOR EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES E.G. HOUSEHOLD TASKS, SOCIALISING OR MANAGING MONEY, WHICH AFFECTS SOMEONE FOR THEIR WHOLE LIFETHE PRIMARY AREA OF BENEFIT WILL BE PETERBOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREASNOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- 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: 12
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £19,082 — contracts £19,082 (1); 96% of the £19,840 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 13
- Government income: £25,551 — contracts £25,551 (1); 79% of the £32,250 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit
Trustees
- S HORNEchair
- MRS R HORNE
- Ms J BATES
- Ms J Fulcher
- Ms S Scullion
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1k | £25k |
| 31/03/2024 | £20k | £32k |
| 31/03/2023 | £32k | £31k |
| 31/03/2022 | £21k | £28k |
| 31/03/2021 | £44k | £26k |
Common questions
Who funds ENABLING INDEPENDENCE SERVICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ENABLING INDEPENDENCE SERVICE as a grant recipient include BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £1k | Social groups, activities and trips for this charity aimed at improving life for people with learning disabilities. |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/11/2025 | £20k | Enable Socially |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/10/2021 | £2k | Reducing Loneliness and Social Isolation |
| UK government | 18/09/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/01/2020 | £1k | Family Fun Evening |