Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

VILLAGES IN ACTION

The support of professional performances and particpatory workshops through a network of volunteers in rural communites.

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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£75	£102	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/03/22		£43	£13	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/21		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£27	£32	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/18		£1	£28	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£107	£139	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£168	£156	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£170	£150	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£135	£132	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£123	£124	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£125	£118	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£129	£138	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£152	£164	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£148	£149	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£175	£152	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£141	£132	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£136	£160	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£131	£127	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£105	£92	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 23 years

www.villagesinaction.co.uk

mair@villagesinaction.co.uk

01626 912692

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Devon,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
65 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Village Exchange
£9,985	04/11/2022	The organisation will work to bring people and communities together through arts cultural and music-based activities and skill share events within local rural village locations. They aim to support ....more The organisation will work to bring people and communities together through arts cultural and music-based activities and skill share events within local rural village locations. They aim to support community networks skills development and actions groups to address local issues including social and rural isolation opportunities for young people and access to the arts and community activities.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Villages in Action
£58,400	14/09/2016	Unearth - Discovering the Hidden Histories of Devon's Rural Communities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-68

GRACE LAURA PLANT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teaching Assistant

HELEN MARGARET GILBERT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Education And Engagement Manager

WENDY VAN DER PLANK Appointed: 2021

RACHEL SUTTON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Arts Administrator

CLAIRE ELIZABETH MARSHALL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Manager Of Arts Organisation, Other trusteeship: REDRUTH 2000,

HELEN BOVEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Performer & Producer, Other trusteeship: S&N Theatre Company,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/04/2001, number: 1086138
Registered at Companies House on 02/03/2001, number: 04171822

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Combeinteignhead Village Hall
Combeinteignhead
NEWTON ABBOT
Devon
TQ12 4RG

Objectives

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTING, MAINTAINING, IMPROVING AND ADVANCING EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR OF THE COUNTY OF DEVON BY THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE PERFORMING, VISUAL, MEDIA, PLASTIC AND/OR WRITTEN ARTS, AND BY EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP, ORGANISE, AND SUSTAIN THEIR OWN CULTURAL ACTIVITY AND, IN DOING SO, ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, ENCOURAGE SOCIAL INCLUSION AND BUILD UP A SENSE OF ENTERPRISE AND SELF-CONFIDENCE

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COUNTY OF DEVON

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