Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

CANTERBURY DISTRICT VOLUNTEER CENTRE LTD

The Canterbury and Herne Bay Volunteer Centre promotes and develops volunteering within the Canterbury District in all its many facets including both the support of volunteers and organisations who utilise volunteers.We also undertake projects, utilising volunteers, for the benefit of the local community and responding to local need.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 22 years

www.cburydistrictvc.org

enquiries@canterburydistrictvc.org

01227452278

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	£93	£91	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/03/22	£97	£91	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/03/21	£129	£99	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/20	£106	£102	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/03/19	£80	£107	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	53
31/03/18	£84	£96	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£91	£103	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£194	£199	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£206	£199	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£206	£192	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£219	£197	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£193	£190	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£187	£198	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£229	£232	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£237	£224	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£192	£126	£66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£87	£76	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£44	£60	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£54	£64	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£78	£73	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

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

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£54,054
Henry Smith Charity	£25,000
DCMS	£4,250
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£1,500
Co-Operative Group	£1,068

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Canterbury District Volunteer Centre
£10,000	06/12/2022	towards one year's running costs of a volunteering centre which runs a number of services to support older people within the Canterbury District.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Canterbury & Herne Bay Volunteer Centre
£1,068	22/10/2022	We aim to continue to provide a befriending service and recruit more volunteer befrienders in the future.
National Lottery Community Fund - Befriending Seniors
£9,994	10/12/2021	The funding will be used to provide a salaried worker to continue a successful befriending project. The project aims to build on its existing befriending service supporting the elderly.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Canterbury & Herne Bay Volunteer Centre Ltd - 07/07/21
£1,500	28/07/2021	Core Funding
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£4,250	25/09/2020	"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 - Virtual Volunteering (Virtually. . .everyone can volunteer)
£44,060	24/10/2019 11	Virtual Volunteering (Virtually. . .everyone can volunteer)
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Canterbury & Herne Bay Volunteer Centre
£15,000	11/09/2019 24	towards two years' running costs of a volunteering centre supporting older people within the Canterbury District
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteering Roadshows
£5,300	29/11/2018 12	The project will use funding to run a series of participatory workshops for both volunteers and organisations. The project aims to improve awareness of the volunteering process from both ....more The project will use funding to run a series of participatory workshops for both volunteers and organisations. The project aims to improve awareness of the volunteering process from both perspectives, providing peer support and a platform to share stories and experiences.
National Lottery Community Fund - Refreshing IT
£4,101	24/01/2018 12	The organisation will use the funding to improve the IT system of this volunteer led community service.
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthy Homes and Healthy Minds
£265,375	13/12/2012 49	Also promoting well-being among older people is the Canterbury and Herne Bay Volunteer Centre. Through their grant of Â£265,375, the Healthy Homes and Healthy Minds project will provide a low cost ....more Also promoting well-being among older people is the Canterbury and Herne Bay Volunteer Centre. Through their grant of Â£265,375, the Healthy Homes and Healthy Minds project will provide a low cost gardening and home maintenance service helping older people to remain independent retaining their own homes, and a volunteer-led telephone befriending service and support network, aiming to decrease isolation and anxiety among older people and contribute to more positive mental health.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-75

GILLIAM BALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Volunteer Coordinator

ADRIAN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

EMILY CHARLOTTE GRIMWADE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Student

ALAN ROBERTON, Occupation: Solicitor

DR HUW RHYS CLEVERLEY (Chair), Occupation: Doctor

HILARY ADAMS Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: LAMBETH ACCORD, CONFLICT RESEARCH SOCIETY, LOVE HAMBROOK MARSHES CIO, SAMARITANS OF MAIDSTONE AND WEALD, RESET COMMUNITIES AND REFUGEES LTD, FAVERSHAM UMBRELLA, CANTERBURY WELCOMES REFUGEES,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/02/2002, number: 1090620
Registered at Companies House on 12/03/2001, number: 04176994

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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; all on time

Main office

Canterbury Volunteer Centre
Bradbury Wellbeing Centre
16 Reculver Road
HERNE BAY
Kent
CT6 6LE

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CANTERBURY, KENT

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