Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

VOLUNTEER CENTRE GREENWICH

Volunteer Centre Greenwich exists to promote the value of volunteering in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and ensure equality of access to volunteering for all people.
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:

  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£325£348£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£390£367£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£321£290£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£244£233£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£229£220£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18?£312£340£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£229£224£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£216£277£-61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£370£401£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£336£355£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£379£376£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£451£396£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£427£394£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£462£466£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£480£487£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£476£475£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£586£674£-87£41£49£20140
31/03/06£719£671£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£472£424£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£388£396£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

www.vcgreenwich.org.uk

info@volunteersgreenwich.co.uk

02083173817

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UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Greenwich,
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 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
City Bridge Trust£264,650
Henry Smith Charity£150,500
National Lottery Community Fund£102,123
DCMS£38,779
The London Community Foundation£21,005
Greater London Authority£9,693
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Greater London Authority - Working Together, Building Community Resilience in Royal Greenwich
£5,000 08/09/2023
A project that supports the partnership between Royal Greenwich and the voluntary, community and faith sector in Greenwich, to provide a cohesive approach to emergency planning. This will ensure greater understanding and utilisation of the resources ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich
£250,000 24/08/2023
Award £250,000 (£54,000, £54,500, £51,000, £45,000, £45,500) towards utilising technology and redeveloping the income generation model to aid financial sustainability; adapt and improve volunteering for local organisations and residents; ....more
Greater London Authority - Working Together, Building Community Resilience in Royal Greenwich
£4,693 28/02/2023
Working Together, Building Community Resilience in Royal Greenwich A project that supports the partnership between Royal Greenwich and the voluntary, community and faith sector in Greenwich, to provide a cohesive approach to emergency planning. ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich (VCG)
£150,500 09/06/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the 'Supported Volunteering Project', providing volunteering support and training for individuals with a learning disability in the London Borough of Greenwich.
National Lottery Community Fund - Emotional Support & Well-Being Service
£102,123 07/06/2021
The group is using funding to continue supporting local beneficiaries in Greenwich through an emotional and wellbeing service to deal with the impact of prolonged isolation employment debt and bereavement. The service is delivered via telephone and ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich
£10,000 18/02/2021
3
To continue to deliver our Emotional and Well-Being service, providing emotional support and pathways to meet the changing needs of vulnerable residents in Greenwich. This funding will enable the continuation of referrals to this project, support ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£38,779 05/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich
£11,005 22/04/2020
We are looking to expand our transitioned befriending service to meet current demands. The funding would enable us to rapidly recruit, train and supervise additional volunteers. These volunteers will provide emotional support and pathways to meet ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich
£14,650 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £14,650, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - 3 R's of Volunteering
£9,567 27/02/2019
12
The project will deliver an outreach event for the volunteer centre. The aim is to raise awareness on volunteering opportunities in the local community.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich
£255,600 07/09/2018
60
£255,600 over five years (£63,000; £58,000; £50,000; £45,200; £38,300) towards the salaries of the CEO and Volunteering and Operations Manager and associated costs to support the future sustainability of the organisation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich (VCG)
£124,300 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Supported Volunteering Project' providing volunteering support and training to individuals with a learning disability in the London Borough of Greenwich
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich
£41,700 08/11/2016
£41,700 over 18 months to cover £31,250 towards the salaries of the two VCG staff members, the Project Manager and the Project Coordinator. £10,450 of the grant will be used for recruitment costs and to cover 50% of premises, financial and ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich
£106,000 28/01/2016
24
£106,000 over 2 years (£52,500; £53,500) for the salaries of a 2dpw Volunteer Services Manager; a 3dpw Membership Services Officer; and associated running costs of a project increasing the number and the quality of volunteering placements in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Enhanced Volunteering Project
£207,610 12/05/2010
36
This project is a continuation of a pilot project aims to increase the employability of disadvantaged local people in the London Borough of Greenwich through the provision of enhanced volunteering, support and qualifications. The project will be ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-78
  • CHRISTOPHER GRIGSBY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • DEBORAH ANNE WALLIS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Banker
  • JONATHAN RICHARD FRICKER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Marketing Director
  • KATE ASKEW Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • MANH DUC NGUYEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Product Analyst
  • MELANIE TAYLOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Manager
  • SARAH JOSEPH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Research Scientist
  • WILLIAM WILLSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Barrister
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/2000, number: 1081369
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/08/1999, number: 03832423
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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

Equitable House
1st Floor
7 General Gordon Square
London
SE18 6FH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROTECT HEALTH, RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) ADVISING AND SUPPORTING PERSONS WILLING TO VOLUNTEER (B) PROMOTING VOLUNTEERING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT (C) PROVIDING CENTRES (D) ADVISING AND SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS WHICH INVOLVE AND ARE WILLING TO INVOLVE VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND AND IN PARTICULAR THE LONDON BOROUGHS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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