Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU

Volunteer Centre Glossop provides infrastructure support to Volunteer Involving organisations across all sectors. We also provide direct services to vulnerable people within the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/24£797£849£-52£0£470£3725.327251
31/03/23£743£710£33£0£522£415727227
31/03/22£601£661£-60£0£489£4277.824210
31/03/21£794£546£248£0£549£4289.421356
31/03/20?£536£454£82£0£302£2366.218303
31/03/18£364£340£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£207£191£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£148£144£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£163£151£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£183£188£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£170£200£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£135£207£-73n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£363£323£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£382£357£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£378£331£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£246£192£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£167£187£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£257£252£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£221£201£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£174£198£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 8.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 27 years

www.the-bureau.org.uk

natalie@the-bureau.org.uk

01457 865722

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Henry Smith Charity£174,300
National Lottery Community Fund£36,045
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£9,984
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Our Gang
£5,029 08/01/2024
11
This project will provide 2 x specialist swimming sessions per week in 3 areas for 20 weeks. This specifically for neurodivergent children and young people aged 5-14.
National Lottery Community Fund - Glossopdale Peer Support
£8,147 09/06/2023
The funding will be used to run peer support groups including social and allotment groups for the community including those with physical and mental health conditions. The project aims to bring people together to reduce social isolation create ....more
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Hadfield Community Connections
£9,984 14/12/2022
To provide a number of groups including healthy eating cooking club, seated exercise club, knitting and crochet club, a coffee morning and a gardening group.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Bureau
£174,300 06/12/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing employment support and life development for people with complex needs from disadvantaged areas in Glossop, Derbyshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pathways to Employment
£9,778 19/02/2021
6
The funding will be used to implement a drop in surgery where people who have become unemployed due to the COVID-19 crisis will be provided with the necessary support to create a CV and covering letter with the aim of reducing the high numbers of ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 29/01/2021
Core funding - Enabling the application of needs assessment methodology across our projects.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid Call and Connect
£18,120 20/07/2020
6
The group provides a volunteer centre and a wide range of services including advice and information signposting skill development and employment and services to reduce rural isolation. Funding for the group will enable them to continue to support ....more
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£17,639 01/04/2019
Continuation and expansion project in Glossop and surrounding rural villages. Group will recruit new volunteers and staff to expand their telephone, transport and companion/befriending services reaching an additional 400 rural and socially isolated ....more
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£17,639 02/01/2019
Continuation and expansion project in Glossop and surrounding rural villages. Group will recruit new volunteers and staff to expand their telephone, transport and companion/befriending services reaching an additional 400 rural and socially isolated ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Glossopdale
£44,899 26/11/2018
36
Glossopdale Companions
National Lottery Community Fund - ?A new home for Super Volunteers?
£9,900 09/08/2018
12
This funding will be used to train and connect volunteers, enabling them to support each other when working with isolated and vulnerable people. The project aims to make volunteering more flexible and responsive to people's needs to provide greater ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Glossop and District Volunteer Bureau
£9,200 13/09/2016
Minibus for a charity in Derbyshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Companions
£154,736 12/07/2012
60
This project will bring together Glossop and District Volunteer Bureau's befriending, supported shopping and health and wellbeing work to help older people. The core of the work is a volunteer car scheme whereby drivers act as befrienders. These ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Volunteer Bureau - Glossop and District
£24,000 27/04/2012
the salary of the Chief Officer
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-69
  • ADRIAN STOKES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director
  • CLARE PLANT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hr Consultant
  • DANIEL OLIVER MCLOUGHLIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Solicitor
  • DR ANNE TALBOT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Gp
  • SIMON ROGERS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • SOPHIE GLINKA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Nhs Programme Lead
  • VICTORIA WELLINGS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Communications Manager
  • WAYNE PRIOR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/01/1998, number: 1067170
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/10/1997, number: 03455027
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 48 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 2 days late,
Main office

The Bureau
Bank House
20-22 Henry Street
GLOSSOP
SK13 8BW

Objectives

TO SUPPORT ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AND IN THE PURSUANCE OF THE RELIEF OF SUCH TO PROVIDE CARE TO PERSONS IN SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN THEIR HOMES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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