Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE RICHMOND UPON THAMES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE 

RCVS+ö+ç+ûs mission is to support the voluntary sector in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames by offering:-+Ç Practical Assistance;-+Ç A voice through representation, promotion and negotiation;-+Ç Leadership in tackling new and unmet needs;-+Ç Capacity building skills; and-+Ç A role as an extension of the funder.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£348£374£-26n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/22£358£346£12n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/21£312£299£13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£318£286£32n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£306£285£21n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£303£283£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£360£328£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£327£379£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£349£349£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£503£558£-56£17£185£185490
31/03/13£649£769£-121£82£240£2403.7130
31/03/12£882£947£-65£105£361£3113.9150
31/03/11£1,083£1,054£30£90£426£3403.9190
31/03/10£1,082£1,025£57£93£396£3884.5180
31/03/09£986£918£68£79£339£2853.7150
31/03/08£3,392£3,407£-15£79£335£1550.5200
31/03/07£3,473£3,519£-47£62£350£790.3200
31/03/06£3,743£3,755£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£4,552£4,655£-103£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,842£1,680£162£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years

www.richmondcvs.org.uk

action@richmondcvs.org.uk

02088437945

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Richmond Upon Thames,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-69
  • MARK SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/04/1999, number: 1075259
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/03/1999, number: 03730089
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
  • 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; AR05: 2 days late,
Main office

Richmond Adult & Community College
Parkshot
Richmond
TW9 2RE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES AND NEIGHBORING OR ADJOINING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH THE RELIEF OF POVERTY DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

RICHMOND UPON THAMES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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