Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 12

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 21

VOLUNTEER CENTRE HACKNEY

The objectives of the charity are to promote the benefit of the community in the London Borough of Hackney by the promotion, support and development of voluntary services in the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness.

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
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£927	£848	£79	£0	£226	£97	1.4	19	285
31/03/22	£891	£833	£58	£0	£147	£86	1.2	22	714
31/03/21	£564	£544	£20	£0	£89	£80	1.8	12	10
31/03/20	£340	£337	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	76
31/03/19	£341	£339	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	93
31/03/18	£298	£306	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£326	£318	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£276	£270	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£173	£170	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£154	£172	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£130	£204	£-74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£212	£206	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£285	£291	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£292	£288	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£349	£355	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£317	£315	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£323	£324	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£574	£590	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£521	£515	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£493	£517	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 66%
Liabilities/Income: 47%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 26 years

www.vchackney.org

info@vchackney.org

02072414443

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

19 employees
285 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Hackney Council	£246,533
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£78,741
DCMS	£39,931
City Bridge Trust	£30,696

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hackney Council - Grant to Volunteer Centre Hackney
£60,500	18/03/2023	Volunteer Centre Hackney: Brokerage
Hackney Council - Grant to Volunteer Centre Hackney
£14,916	28/09/2022	Our Place Hackney Marshes is an award-winning VCH initiative that supports residents to deliver social action projects, that meet community needs. These will deliver new opportunities, bring people ....more Our Place Hackney Marshes is an award-winning VCH initiative that supports residents to deliver social action projects, that meet community needs. These will deliver new opportunities, bring people together and increase intergenerational connections.
Hackney Council - Grant to Volunteer Centre Hackney
£55,000	21/03/2022	The go-to place for volunteering. We will pro-actively engage diverse communities, provide best practice support to community organisations, break down barriers to volunteering and create an engaging ....more The go-to place for volunteering. We will pro-actively engage diverse communities, provide best practice support to community organisations, break down barriers to volunteering and create an engaging database of opportunities.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
£6,743	22/03/2021 6	Project funding to support the volunteers working with older adults with increased mental health needs.
Hackney Council - Grant to Volunteer Centre Hackney
£55,000	10/12/2020 12	Act as infrastructure lead on volunteering initiatives across Hackney always taking steps to maximise inclusion, explore new ways of engendering volunteering and improve community cohesion.
Hackney Council - Grant to Volunteer Centre Hackney
£55,000	09/12/2020	Core grant funding
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Volunteer Centre Hackney
£30,696	11/09/2020	towards the costs outlined in your application for the project to build the capacity of the voluntary sector in Hackney to respond to emergencies, the impacts of Covid-19 and strengthening the local ....more towards the costs outlined in your application for the project to build the capacity of the voluntary sector in Hackney to respond to emergencies, the impacts of Covid-19 and strengthening the local community
Hackney Council - Grant to Volunteer Centre Hackney
£6,117	10/09/2020 3	DEFRA: Supporting Volunteer Costs
DCMS - Place based Social Action
£39,931	01/04/2020	The Our Spaces project will establish a new hub in Hoxton West and refine the model in Kingshold. The community hubs will provide a safe space to meet, talk, connect and share experience. Individuals ....more The Our Spaces project will establish a new hub in Hoxton West and refine the model in Kingshold. The community hubs will provide a safe space to meet, talk, connect and share experience. Individuals will be invited to explore their personal identity and role within the community. Residents will be encouraged to develop their skills and goals with a view to eventually running activities for themselves. The hub will act as a centre for people to come together to consult and work together to bring about changes in their areas. Activities delivered from the hubs will include coffee mornings, resident-led bring and share meals, community engagement events, group narrative therapy courses and action learning sets.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Volunteer Centre Hackney
£71,998	18/09/2019 36	To match volunteers to isolated older people, many with mental health issues; to help meet personal goals, including volunteering and sharing skills.
DCMS - Place based Social Action
£39,931	01/04/2019	The Our Spaces project will establish a new hub in Hoxton West and refine the model in Kingshold. The community hubs will provide a safe space to meet, talk, connect and share experience. Individuals ....more The Our Spaces project will establish a new hub in Hoxton West and refine the model in Kingshold. The community hubs will provide a safe space to meet, talk, connect and share experience. Individuals will be invited to explore their personal identity and role within the community. Residents will be encouraged to develop their skills and goals with a view to eventually running activities for themselves. The hub will act as a centre for people to come together to consult and work together to bring about changes in their areas. Activities delivered from the hubs will include coffee mornings, resident-led bring and share meals, community engagement events, group narrative therapy courses and action learning sets.
DCMS - Place based Social Action
£39,931	01/03/2019	The Our Spaces project will establish a new hub in Hoxton West and refine the model in Kingshold. The community hubs will provide a safe space to meet, talk, connect and share experience. Individuals ....more The Our Spaces project will establish a new hub in Hoxton West and refine the model in Kingshold. The community hubs will provide a safe space to meet, talk, connect and share experience. Individuals will be invited to explore their personal identity and role within the community. Residents will be encouraged to develop their skills and goals with a view to eventually running activities for themselves. The hub will act as a centre for people to come together to consult and work together to bring about changes in their areas. Activities delivered from the hubs will include coffee mornings, resident-led bring and share meals, community engagement events, group narrative therapy courses and action learning sets.
DCMS - Place based Social Action
£29,948	01/03/2019	The Our Spaces project will establish a new hub in Hoxton West and refine the model in Kingshold. The community hubs will provide a safe space to meet, talk, connect and share experience. Individuals ....more The Our Spaces project will establish a new hub in Hoxton West and refine the model in Kingshold. The community hubs will provide a safe space to meet, talk, connect and share experience. Individuals will be invited to explore their personal identity and role within the community. Residents will be encouraged to develop their skills and goals with a view to eventually running activities for themselves. The hub will act as a centre for people to come together to consult and work together to bring about changes in their areas. Activities delivered from the hubs will include coffee mornings, resident-led bring and share meals, community engagement events, group narrative therapy courses and action learning sets.
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Spaces
£119,792	13/02/2019 36	Our Spaces
London Catalyst - Volunteer Centre Hackney - 1
£3,000	07/02/2019	Step Up MH support programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Step Up
£219,778	01/12/2014 36	Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Volunteer Centre Hackney
£32,100	31/05/2013	The charity provides volunteer brokerage. The project to support people with mental health issues to volunteer will enhance their employment and training opportunities and increase their self ....more The charity provides volunteer brokerage. The project to support people with mental health issues to volunteer will enhance their employment and training opportunities and increase their self confidence.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-56

ADELLE GRISAFFE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Marketing Director

JADE PEI SHIH TAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Programming For Film And Tv Network

WILLIAM DOMINIC ALEGO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Engineering Supervisor

JONATHAN MARK ANDREW PARR Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Hr Manager

MICHELLE LAWRENCE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: THE COHESION AND INTEGRATION NETWORK,

RACHEL LINN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

ROBERT JAMES SUGDEN (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Manager, Charity

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/02/1998, number: 1068104
Registered at Companies House on 22/04/1997, number: 03357999

Gift Aid

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Volunteer Centre
Unit 12-13
Springfield House
5 Tyssen Street
Hackney
LONDON

Objectives

(1) to promote the benefit of the community principally but not exclusively in the London Borough of Hackney and environs by the promotion, support and development of voluntary services in the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness;(2) to do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HACKNEY, GREATER LONDON

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