Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 17

VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM

VAR provides support services to the voluntary and community groups/organisations within the borough. This is provided by the following: a volunteer centre, developing and facilitating networks and collaborative working, undertakes policy analysis and research, lobbies on behalf of the sector, runs a membership scheme, develop and manage several bespoke projects. VAR is a membership based org.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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		£3,563	£3,454	£109	£14	£5,283	£1,026	3.6	49	5
31/03/22		£4,661	£2,598	£2,063	£13	£5,174	£966	4.5	42	5
31/03/21		£2,484	£1,945	£538	£12	£3,111	£929	5.7	34	13
31/03/20		£2,127	£1,810	£317	£12	£2,688	£1,055	7	30	10
31/03/19		£1,881	£1,562	£319	£12	£2,351	£1,338	10.3	37	13
31/03/18		£1,534	£1,388	£146	£10	£2,053	£985	8.5	31	0
31/03/17		£1,314	£1,505	£-191	£2	£1,835	£942	7.5	33	0
31/03/16		£1,893	£1,880	£13	£6	£2,130	£1,103	7	26	0
31/03/15		£1,363	£1,330	£33	£44	£2,086	£1,059	9.6	25	0
31/03/14		£1,478	£1,573	£-95	£46	£2,117	£1,088	8.3	26	0
31/03/13		£1,798	£1,918	£-120	£50	£2,120	£977	6.1	26	0
31/03/12	*	£1,410	£1,355	£55	£45	£2,281	£1,059	9.4	25	0
31/03/11		£1,810	£2,161	£-350	£42	£2,273	£1,205	6.7	33	0
31/03/10		£1,920	£1,825	£95	£46	£2,574	£945	6.2	33	0
31/03/09		£1,829	£1,608	£221	£44	£2,567	£918	6.9	34	0
31/03/08		£3,204	£2,072	£1,132	£40	£2,352	£760	4.4	31	0
31/03/07		£2,140	£1,620	£520	£25	£1,061	£474	3.5	39	0
31/03/06	*	£1,683	£1,573	£111	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£1,946	£1,945	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£4,090	£4,126	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 19%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 12.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 25 years
(36 years as a company)

www.varotherham.org.uk

admin@varotherham.org.uk

01709829821

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

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
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Rotherham,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

49 employees
5 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£99,806	09/09/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Funding Information Station (F.I.S)
£10,000	12/08/2015 12	The organisation will use the funding to build capacity by purchasing equipment and resources to support CVS groups and organisations within their local community and improve their infrastructure ....more The organisation will use the funding to build capacity by purchasing equipment and resources to support CVS groups and organisations within their local community and improve their infrastructure through improved access to funding streams.
National Lottery Community Fund - D.R.E.A.M - (Developing real economic activity with me.)
£404,377	15/02/2012 48	This project aims to create a sustainable social enterprise to provide activities to adults with learning difficulties. A social enterprise coach will mentor beneficiaries and teach them technical, ....more This project aims to create a sustainable social enterprise to provide activities to adults with learning difficulties. A social enterprise coach will mentor beneficiaries and teach them technical, craft and design skills. They will also promote the project to the local community. The products designed and made by beneficiaries will be sold through local craft events, fairs, markets and other e-business sales outlets to generate income with profits reinvested in the project.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-78

CHRISTINE BATCHFORD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

ELAINE SENIOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

JOHN BARBER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

JUDY DALTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

ROBERT SAVAGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

SARAH LACEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director / Project Co-Ordinator

ANGHAM AHMED Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Sense Centre Manager, Other trusteeships: UNITY CENTRE ROTHERHAM, ROTHERHAM ETHNIC MINORITY ALLIANCE LIMITED,

JEANETTE MALLINDER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: DINNINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RECREATION GROUND, DINNINGTON AREA REGENERATION TRUST LTD, ROTHERHAM CANCER CARE CENTRE,

NEIL LEATHERLAND Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: BARNSLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL,

STUART WALLS Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/06/1999, number: 1075995
Registered at Companies House on 17/02/1988, number: 02222190

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

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
Investment
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; AR12: 1 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 12 days late,

Main office

THE SPECTRUM
COKE HILL
ROTHERHAM
S60 2HX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL AND ITS ENVIRONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL GOVERMENT AREA OF ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH.

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