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 volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted 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
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£927£848£79£0£226£971.419285
31/03/22£891£833£58£0£147£861.222714
31/03/21£564£544£20£0£89£801.81210
31/03/20£340£337£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£341£339£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£298£306£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£326£318£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£276£270£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£173£170£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£154£172£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£130£204£-74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£212£206£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£285£291£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£292£288£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£349£355£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£317£315£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£323£324£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£574£590£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£521£515£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£493£517£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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 ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 27 years

www.vchackney.org

info@vchackney.org

02072414443

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • General 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 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
Hackney Council£307,033
DCMS£39,931
City Bridge Trust£30,696
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£6,743
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Hackney Council - Grant to Volunteer Centre Hackney
£60,500 16/04/2024
12
Volunteer Centre Hackney: Brokerage
Greater London Authority - A Stronger Hackney; Community Response & Resilience
£4,997 01/01/2024
Volunteer Centre Hackney and Hackney Council would like to work together to increase engagement, trust and understanding between the voluntary sector and the Emergency Planning Team. We will gather insight and learning into the response of the ....more
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 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 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 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 will be invited to explore their personal ....more
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 will be invited to explore their personal ....more
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 will be invited to explore their personal ....more
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 will be invited to explore their personal ....more
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 confidence.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-57
  • ADELLE GRISAFFE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Marketing Director
  • BEHROUZ BAYAT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Information And Technology Officer
  • JADE PEI SHIH TAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Programming For Film And Tv Network
  • MICHELLE LAWRENCE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
  • OLIVIA FULLER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Fundraiser
  • PHILIP GRAY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trusts And Foundations Manager
  • RACHEL LINN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
  • ROBERT JAMES SUGDEN (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Manager, Charity
  • WILLIAM DOMINIC ALEGO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Engineering Supervisor
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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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