ABILITY BOW

Charity number: 1115595
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

By providing specialist disability exercise support in a community gym and neighbouring locations Ability Bow works with people of all abilities to bring about positive change and maximise health and well-being to improve quality of daily life in the communities of East London.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £235,648
Total expenditure: £240,956

Total income includes £108,626 from 2 government contract(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

7 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hackney
  • Tower Hamlets

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 July 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05800086 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SHARRON ELIZABETH NIVEN CURRIE Chair 29 November 2011
None on record
Laura Nicole Sheehan Trustee 30 May 2024
None on record
Anathi Aphiwe Twaku Trustee 13 June 2023
None on record
Amanda Chaboryk Trustee 13 June 2023
None on record
Jerome Lyseight Trustee 13 June 2023
None on record
Stuart Davies Trustee 12 January 2023
None on record
Nicola Claire Helfet Trustee 31 May 2018
None on record
SIOBHAN LANIGAN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £214.29k £351.61k £246.15k £248.38k £235.65k
Total expenditure £298.72k £251.43k £271.84k £246.78k £240.96k
Income from government contracts £16.50k N/A N/A £81.11k £108.63k
Income from government grants £7.76k £1.67k £11.28k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 25 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 APRIL 2005

Charitable objects

1) THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH THROUGH THE PURSUIT OF HEALTHY RECREATION 2) THE PROVISION OF A GYM AND FITNESS CLASSES THAT ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THOSE WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE USE OR HAVE ACCESS TO A GYM.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, TOWER HAMLETS, HACKNEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Contact information

Address:
ST. PAULS CHURCH
ST. STEPHENS ROAD
LONDON
E3 5JL
Phone:
02089807778
Email:
info@abilitybow.org
Website:

www.abilitybow.org Open in new window