Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

MIDDLESBROUGH VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency (MVDA) is the local development and support organisation for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in Middlesbrough. Its role is to support, promote and develop local voluntary and community action through a range of practical provision, engagement services and projects.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23£687£523£164£0£644£3598.3104
31/03/22£455£510£-55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£478£665£-187n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£411£781£-371n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£863£879£-16£0£1,093£6879.4207
31/03/18£1,137£1,003£134£0£1,109£3734.5230
31/03/17£1,000£650£351£0£975£2995.5170
31/03/16£423£529£-106n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£318£447£-128n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£974£800£174£23£859£2974.590
31/03/13*£934£926£8£19£684£3434.490
31/03/12£1,046£640£406£25£677£2665120
31/03/11£690£696£-6£31£271£2594.5150
31/03/10£661£593£68£33£277£2274.6150
31/03/09£511£506£5£28£209£1744.1150
31/03/08£777£718£59£33£204£1672.8150
31/03/07£612£666£-54£24£146£1082130
31/03/06£747£656£91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£543£499£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£143£103£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 56%
Reserves/Spending: 8.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 22 years

www.mvda.info

general@mvdauk.org.uk

01642249300

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Middlesbrough,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£313,946
Lloyds Bank Foundation£30,000
County Durham Community Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Middlesbrough Volunteering Academy
£313,946 19/04/2023
Funding will be used to create a ‘volunteering academy’ in Middlesbrough providing a single route to training support good practice advice and guidance. This will provide the local community with access to a well-trained volunteer bank that can ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - FREEbies
£5,000 30/09/2022
To assist us with transportation costs.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Infrastructure grant to Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency (MVDA)
£30,000 08/12/2020
12
Unrestricted grant over one year to Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency (MVDA) under the Infrastructure funding programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Tees Valley (Tees Valley Unlimited) Partnership Development Programme
£19,364 20/08/2012
12
This development grant will enable the Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency (MVDA), a charity and registered company based in Middlesbrough, to work up proposals on how they will use their Talent Match funding to deliver creative ways of ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-65
  • AMANDA BUCK Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Centre Manager
  • CARL DITCHBURN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Housing Co-Ordinator
  • JOHN MARTIN DANIELS Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • MICHELLE ROSE O'ROURKE (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Service Development Manager
  • NICOLA HARKIN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/10/2002, number: 1094112
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/08/2002, number: 04509224
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
  • Investing charity funds 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; AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Broadcasting House
2nd Floor, Vanguard Suite
Gilkes Street
Middlesbrough
TS1 5JA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF MIDDLESBROUGH AND BEYOND IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE (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.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:

MIDDLESBROUGH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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