Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

LINKS: THE CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE AND ACTION LIMITED

Links is the Council for Voluntary Service in Chesterfield and North east Derbyshire; providing advice, training, support and representation for voluntary and community groups.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/23	*	£224	£210	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£166	£267	£-102	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£285	£175	£110	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£158	£174	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£136	£151	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	*	£143	£164	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17		£319	£295	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16		£202	£196	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15		£169	£179	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14		£196	£242	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13		£332	£324	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12		£354	£332	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11		£394	£355	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10		£342	£287	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09		£301	£282	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/08		£252	£252	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/07		£272	£300	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/06		£334	£114	£220	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	*	£223	£220	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£315	£279	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 22 years

linkscvs.org.uk

info@linkscvs.org.uk

01246274844

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Derbyshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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 - BME Culturally Sensitive Sitting Service
£298,160	15/12/2022	The funding will be used to support ethnic minority social care service users (those living with chronic illness disabilities or mental ill-health and their carers) through the continuation of a ....more The funding will be used to support ethnic minority social care service users (those living with chronic illness disabilities or mental ill-health and their carers) through the continuation of a culturally sensitive sitting service. The project aims to support carers by sitting with the cared-for person in their own home making sure they are comfortable and safe providing the carer with an opportunity for respite within or outside the house and giving a listening ear to carers.
National Lottery Community Fund - BME Sitting & Respite Service
£10,000	08/04/2022	This project will be used to support vulnerable people from ethnic minority communities and their carers with a culturally appropriate sitting and respite service. This will enable members of diverse ....more This project will be used to support vulnerable people from ethnic minority communities and their carers with a culturally appropriate sitting and respite service. This will enable members of diverse local communities and their carers to have a better quality of life improving their wellbeing and mental health.
UK Community Foundations - BAME Infrastructure Fund
£19,991	15/10/2020	Restricted funding for COVID-19 Relief (led by people of Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic Heritage)
National Lottery Community Fund - BME Sitting and Respite Service
£100,000	29/09/2020 10	The Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire Council for Voluntary Service and Action Limited (Links CVS) provide support to voluntary organisations and community groups operating in Chesterfield and ....more The Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire Council for Voluntary Service and Action Limited (Links CVS) provide support to voluntary organisations and community groups operating in Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire. They also lead projects and work in partnership across the wider area of Derbyshire. Funding will enable the organisation to engage with BME communities better which have been impacted by Covid.
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrating Diversity
£10,000	05/12/2016 12	The project will work with local community groups and service users to deliver a celebration event. The event will bring a wide range of groups together to celebrate their achievements and promote ....more The project will work with local community groups and service users to deliver a celebration event. The event will bring a wide range of groups together to celebrate their achievements and promote their work to the wider community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-86

BARBARA ARRANDALE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Teacher

BARBARA SANSOME Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Lecturer

RACHAEL FRANCES PRIEST Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Worker

TERESA KATHERINE WALDRON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

LORRAINE DUNG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

RITA KING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

ANN CATHERINE MONK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: AGE CONCERN CHESTERFIELD AND DISTRICT,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/01/2002, number: 1089963
Registered at Companies House on 26/09/2001, number: 04294079

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR05: 12 days late,

Main office

Suite H
First Floor
Market Hall
Market Place

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS OF CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS;B) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO- OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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