Herts Ability Limited
Registered charity 1059015 Registered since 1996
Operates: Barnet, Enfield, Hillingdon, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedford, Luton, Throughout London
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Nigel Thomas Dotchin Chair since 2014
- Amy Garrison since 2019
- Andrew Picken OBE since 2016
- Bethany Mcneil since 2019
- Dr Alka Chandrayan since 2023
- Patricia Anne Read since 2017
- Vivien Arey since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Nigel Thomas Dotchin Chair since 2014
- Amy Garrison since 2019
- Andrew Picken OBE since 2016
- Bethany Mcneil since 2019
- Patricia Anne Read since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Nigel Thomas Dotchin Chair since 2014
- Amy Garrison since 2019
- Bethany Mcneil since 2019
- Dr Alka Chandrayan since 2023
- Patricia Anne Read since 2017
- Vivien Arey since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Andrew Picken OBE since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
6.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 4.6 in 2021
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Village Water Limited 1 shared trustee
- Hatfield Rotary Club Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Shropshire Mental Health Support Similar size; both Disability
- West Kent Mind Similar size; both Disability
- The Street Foundation Similar size; both Disability
- Hertsmere Citizens Advice Bureau Similar size; both Disability
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.hertsability.org.uk |
| driving@hertsability.org.uk | |
| Phone | 07802715853 |
| Address | Herts Ability, Suit 4 Wentworth Lodge, Great North Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, Hertfordshire, AL8 7SR |
Finances
£748,595 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £532,461 | £516,816 |
| 2022 | £517,062 | £486,541 |
| 2023 | £672,211 | £555,942 |
| 2024 | £705,506 | £691,250 |
| 2025 | £748,595 | £748,412 |
What it does
What
DisabilityWho
People With DisabilitiesHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
To relieve and assist people with physical and cognitive difficulties, as well as those people with reduced mobility, or those who may be vulnerable to such conditions by reason of age or illness, in any way which shall, for the time being, be charitable in law. We will do this by: (a) promoting the improvement of standards of driving, and the advancement of road safety and travel; (b) the provision and assessment of equipment; (c) providing advice and signposting to clients, which could provide a springboard to other activities; and (d) promoting and organising co-operation with other authorities and voluntary organisations in the achievement of the above objectives.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13TH SEPTEMBER 1996. as amended on 16 Jul 2018 as amended on 07 May 2020 as amended on 03 Feb 2022 as amended on 14 Feb 2022
Trustees (7)
- Nigel Thomas Dotchinage band 75-79 Chair since 2014
- Amy Garrisonage band 45-49 since 2019
- Andrew Picken OBEage band 70-74 since 2016
- Bethany Mcneilage band 35-39 since 2019
- Dr Alka Chandrayanage band 50-54 since 2023
- Patricia Anne Readage band 75-79 since 2017
- Vivien Areyage band 70-74 since 2021
Linked company (Companies House)
Herts Ability Limited · 03249335 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 13/09/1996
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (2)
- Village Water Limited 1 shared trustee
- Hatfield Rotary Club Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
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