01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 November 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03249335
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £960,941
- Latest expenditure
- £938,562
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Herts Ability, Suit 4 Wentworth Lodge, Great North Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, Hertfordshire, AL8 7SR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.hertsability.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Herts Ability provides services to disabled people in Hertfordshire and the surrounding counties. Driving Tuition and Assessment for disabled drivers.Equipment, advice and retail service. Information and advice.Benefits Advice.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £960,941
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £938,562
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £748,595
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £748,412
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £705,506
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,250
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £672,211
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £555,942
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £517,062
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £486,541
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 22 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £960,941
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £938,562
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £789,810
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £748,595
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £748,412
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £570,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £705,506
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,250
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 0
- Income From Government Grants
- £540,202
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 1 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £672,211
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £555,942
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Grants
- £471,581
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 18 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £517,062
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £486,541
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £297,390
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 22 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 19722
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 12000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 912895
- Income Investments
- 16324
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 960941
- Income Legacies
- 17640
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £938,562
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 938562
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7478
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 218632
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6947
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £407,466
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17780
- Assets Own Use
- 17780
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £685,288
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £295,622
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £407,446
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 295622
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £618,799
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 407446
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 407446
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2614
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1275
- Income Charitable Activities
- 730994
- Income Investments
- 13712
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 748595
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £748,412
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 748412
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7802
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 187484
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2802
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3299
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £385,067
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11227
- Assets Own Use
- 11227
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £503,850
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £130,010
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £385,067
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 130010
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £503,850
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 385067
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 385067
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2781
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 688251
- Income Investments
- 8914
- Income Other
- 5560
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 705506
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £691,250
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 691250
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8103
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6
- Gain Loss Investment
- 8959
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £381,585
- Assets Total Fixed
- 109466
- Assets Own Use
- 2968
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 106498
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £346,447
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £74,328
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £381,585
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 74328
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £308,278
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 381585
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 381585
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 1 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3553
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2563
- Income Charitable Activities
- 640972
- Income Investments
- 5016
- Income Other
- 20107
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 672211
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £555,942
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 555942
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3097
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3799
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £358,370
- Assets Total Fixed
- 103558
- Assets Own Use
- 6019
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 97539
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £343,360
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £88,548
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £358,370
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 88548
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £319,679
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 358370
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 358370
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 18 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 24167
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 143
- Income Charitable Activities
- 490409
- Income Investments
- 2343
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 517062
- Income Legacies
- 20000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £486,541
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 486541
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 167703
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5337
- Gain Loss Investment
- 4262
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 94000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £245,900
- Assets Total Fixed
- 110454
- Assets Own Use
- 9116
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 101338
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £305,198
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £169,752
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £245,900
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 169752
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £273,655
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 245900
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 245900
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cambridgeshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bedford
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Enfield
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hillingdon
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Buckinghamshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Luton
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Barnet
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Herts Ability Limited
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-11-06T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- 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
- Charitable 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.
- Area Of Benefit
- PRIMARILY IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORD
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 287166
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- HERTS ACTION ON DISABILITY
- Charity Name Id
- 287141
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- HERTFORDSHIRE ACTION ON DISABILITY
- Charity Name Id
- 287145
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- HERTFORDSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED
- Charity Name Id
- 622886
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- Herts Ability
- Charity Name Id
- 287131
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- HAD
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling