Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 10

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 21

THURROCK C.V.S (COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE)

Thurrock Council for Voluntary Service TCVS is the Local Infrastructure Organisation (LIO) for the local voluntary and community sector organisations. TCVS provides resources, advice, support and information, training and networking opportunities to VCS in Thurrock. All this aim to build the capacity of the VCS and enabling them to function according to their mission statement.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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		£1,247	£1,069	£178	£94	£1,255	£612	6.9	37	2,145
31/03/22		£910	£870	£40	£80	£1,077	£460	6.3	23	500
31/03/21		£903	£837	£66	£72	£1,037	£374	5.4	20	500
31/03/20		£740	£829	£-89	£25	£971	£306	4.4	20	35
31/03/19		£796	£825	£-29	£25	£1,060	£334	4.9	28	32
31/03/18		£937	£709	£228	£43	£1,089	£346	5.9	18	0
31/03/17		£560	£539	£21	£38	£861	£219	4.9	16	0
31/03/16		£432	£563	£-131	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£1,199	£862	£337	£13	£1,164	£279	3.9	10	0
31/03/14		£483	£412	£71	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£519	£433	£86	£5	£756	£80	2.2	7	0
31/03/12		£334	£373	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£312	£434	£-122	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£577	£679	£-102	£21	£1,841	£95	1.7	12	0
31/03/09	*	£479	£704	£-225	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£287	£298	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07?	*	£286	£294	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,715	£428	£1,287	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£826	£304	£522	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 49%
Reserves/Spending: 6.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 4.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 22 years

www.thurrockcvs.org

info@thurrockcvs.org

01375389881

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Thurrock,

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 works here?

37 employees
2,145 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£70,729
Essex Community Foundation	£20,965
Co-Operative Group	£2,511

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Big Lunch Coronation Legacy Project
£5,000	05/04/2023	to run a series of community lunch events across parks in Thurrock open to the community
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Thurrock CVS
£965	03/11/2022	to celebrate the work of staff and volunteers at Thurrock CVS in recognition of the team’s hard work and commitment in our communities
National Lottery Community Fund - Constellations
£9,906	10/09/2021	The funding will be used to pilot a series of podcasts to support community development in Southend and Thurrock. The project aims to reach out to residents and communities to share success stories ....more The funding will be used to pilot a series of podcasts to support community development in Southend and Thurrock. The project aims to reach out to residents and communities to share success stories knowledge and support on how to grow stronger communities and develop new community groups in the area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 response - Thurrock CVS
£60,823	11/05/2020 6	Thurrock CVS supports the voluntary community social enterprise and faith sector of Thurrock. The organisation will use funding to cover the initial crisis response to COVID19 and help support the ....more Thurrock CVS supports the voluntary community social enterprise and faith sector of Thurrock. The organisation will use funding to cover the initial crisis response to COVID19 and help support the voluntary sector in Thurrock.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Thurrock CVS
£15,000	23/04/2020	towards the staffing costs of providing an emergency response in Thurrock during COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Thurrock Community Voluntary Service
£2,511	15/11/2019	We want to provide food, toys and entertainment for several Christmas events for people of all ages in the community.
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation Grant
£12,165	01/04/2019	To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local areas SEND parents, carers and families.
Essex Community Foundation - By Your Side Volunteer Costs
£5,000	14/02/2019 11	To support the volunteer costs of a By Your Side scheme helping elderly people resettle at home following discharge from hospital
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Community Hubs and Stronger Together
£24,457	17/05/2018 5	Grant to Thurrock CVS
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£4,997	01/04/2018	152 parent carer forums (one per LA)
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£7,500	01/04/2018	152 parent carer forums (one per LA)
Essex Community Foundation - Social Media Support Worker (SMSW)
£10,000	25/11/2016 11	Towards the cost of employing a Social Media Support Worker

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-75

NAVEED BAKHSHI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Public Finance Manager

ROGER HARRIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

TANIA CARMICHAEL-SITCH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

BABATUNDE OJETOLA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee Of Thurrock Bme, Other trusteeship: HIS GRACE WORLD OUTREACH TRUST,

KEVIN EDWARD BRICE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: STANFORD LE HOPE AND DISTRICT U3A,

MICHAEL JAMES KELLY Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Manager

MICHAEL LAWRENCE HURSTHOUSE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Accountant

SCOTT SULLIVAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

ANTHONY WILIAM FISH Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Youth Worker, Other trusteeship: TRANS - VOL,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/01/2002, number: 1090253
Registered at Companies House on 08/10/2001, number: 04300967

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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

19 returns made; AR10: 1 days late, AR09: 42 days late, AR07: 170 days late,

Main office

Beehive
West Street
GRAYS
RM17 6XP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:(A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF THURROCK AND ITS 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:

ESSEX

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