Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

PRESTON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES

THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDING WOMEN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / SEXUAL VIOLENCE WITH A RANGE OF QUALITY SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN. THIS WILL ENABLE THEM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR FUTURE. SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED TO MALE VICTIMS. THE ORGANISATION ALSO CAMPAIGNS AND RAISES AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely female?
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£112£113£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£114£102£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£111£87£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£90£92£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£60£96£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£181£135£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£198£218£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£356£574£-218n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£878£954£-76£3£275£2373260
31/03/14£992£1,021£-30£6£352£3143.7260
31/03/13£1,025£1,059£-34£5£382£3153.6270
31/03/12£945£982£-37£5£415£3213.9260
31/03/11£986£881£105£5£452£3094.2210
31/03/10£718£679£38£4£428£2644.7170
31/03/09£656£547£109£4£389£1342.9240
31/03/08£484£540£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£570£551£19£4£336£1583.4160
31/03/06£540£576£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£519£526£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£528£490£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

www.pdvs.org.uk

enquries@pdvs.org.uk

01772201301

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£172,058
Lloyds Bank Foundation£75,000
DCMS£33,253
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£6,570
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to Preston Domestic Violence Services
£6,570 28/02/2024
11
To cover salary costs of a support worker to allow the continuation of their counselling services.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Preston Domestic Violence Services
£75,000 06/07/2023
36
Unrestricted grant over 3 years towards the core costs of Preston Domestic Violence Services
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 26/03/2021
Hope Services
National Lottery Community Fund - Hope Service
£172,058 19/03/2021
35
Preston Domestic Violence Services provides support to victims of domestic violence around the Preston area. Funding for the group will go towards staff costs.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£33,253 03/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Live in Hope
£500,000 23/10/2013
48
Project: This is a continuation of an existing project based in Preston and delivered by Preston Domestic Violence Services (PDVS) which aims to support victims of domestic and/or sexual violence by providing a range of services within a drop-in ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Preston Domestic Violence Services
£22,500 28/03/2013
providing an outreach service across Chorley that will support people experiencing issues of domestic abuse in order to improve their emotional & physical wellbeing
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-62
  • JACQUELINE WILLIAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: School Intervention Project Officer
  • JANICE HURST Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Accountant
  • RACHEL LOUISE HASLAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Social Worker
  • SARAH CLUBB Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • TATIANA BESPALYJ Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/04/1997, number: 1061953
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/12/1996, number: 03289949
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 2 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from LESLEY KELLY FOUNDATION on 09/08/2022
Main office

Harbour House
Portway
Preston
PR2 2DW

Objectives

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WOMEN) WHO ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: I)PROVIDING TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION TO SUCH WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHERE REQUIRED;II)PROVIDING A RANGE OF OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES TO SUCH WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHERE REQUIRED;III)PROVIDING SUPPORT TO SUCH WOMEN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND OR VIOLENCE IN THEIR PERSONAL OR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS.IV) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO MALE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING SOME CHARITABLE SERVICES TO SUPPORT SUCH MEN, WHEREVER IT IS FEASIBLE AND DOES NOT COMPROMISE THE SUPPORT THE COMPANY GIVES TO FEMALE VICTIMS.V) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO WOMEN MEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING A RANGE OF CHARITABLE SERVICES INCLUDING ADVICE AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT, TO ASSIST THEM TO OVERCOME THE EFFECTS OF THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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