Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Good reserves management: +3
Reasonable growth: +1

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 19

THE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF ESSEX

RCCE works to provide local communities with the skills, resources and expertise necessary to achieve a thriving and sustainable future, specialising in working with local community groups in villages and market towns across Essex on community-led planning, village halls and community buildings, funding, housing enabling, transport and access to services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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		£1,631	£1,800	£-169	£0	£1,386	£906	6	63	30
31/03/22		£2,517	£2,119	£399	£0	£1,555	£867	4.9	38	30
31/03/21		£1,543	£1,319	£224	£0	£1,156	£835	7.6	41	30
31/03/20		£1,658	£1,532	£126	£0	£932	£797	6.2	43	30
31/03/19		£1,479	£1,451	£29	£0	£807	£777	6.4	40	30
31/03/18		£1,332	£1,273	£59	£0	£850	£755	7.1	33	0
31/03/17		£1,264	£1,260	£4	£0	£171	£120	1.1	34	0
31/03/16		£1,230	£1,300	£-70	£0	£472	£412	3.8	36	0
31/03/15		£1,301	£1,183	£117	£65	£433	£320	3.2	19	0
31/03/14		£762	£740	£22	£82	£642	£562	9.1	15	0
31/03/13		£615	£690	£-74	£70	£558	£467	8.1	16	0
31/03/12		£580	£807	£-227	£72	£910	£772	11.5	18	0
31/03/11		£988	£1,071	£-83	£66	£1,137	£771	8.6	24	0
31/03/10		£1,675	£1,337	£338	£72	£1,219	£716	6.4	16	0
31/03/09		£1,176	£1,092	£84	£67	£881	£691	7.6	14	0
31/03/08		£845	£885	£-40	£70	£797	£633	8.6	13	0
31/03/07		£972	£1,134	£-162	£64	£837	£651	6.9	13	0
31/03/06		£1,234	£940	£293	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£622	£535	£87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£503	£497	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 10.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 21 years

www.essexrcc.org.uk

enquiries@essexrcc.org.uk

01376574330

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

63 employees
30 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

Department for Work and Pensions	£7,565
Essex Community Foundation	£7,000
DCMS	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Rural Community Council of Essex
£500	18/04/2023	to cover the cost of materials to be used in a community project designed to reduce social isolation amongst vulnerable residents in Castle Point district
Department for Work and Pensions - JONATHAN BENTON
£7,565	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Rural Community Council of Essex
£500	05/03/2021	To help older vulnerable people in North East Essex to stay healthy during the winter months
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Rural Community Council of Essex
£1,000	05/03/2021	To help with food parcels and deliveries for vulnerable people and those shielding living in rural areas across Essex during COVID19
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	26/06/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Essex Community Foundation - Colchester Community Volunteers Group
£5,000	25/06/2020	to provide free activity packs to isolated and vulnerable adults in the Colchester area to help mitigate the impact of the constraints of the COVID19 crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Rural Community Council of Essex
£5,000	12/03/2018	To support a Community Agents scheme supporting older people and their carers
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Rural Community Council of Essex
£2,650	09/01/2018	To support a Rural Crime Prevention Initiative
National Lottery Community Fund - SEL/2/4 - Essex Rural Skills Project
£250,001	03/02/2017 29	The funding will be used to provide a range of skills training to people over 45, primarily from rural locations and across North Essex. The project aims to provide employability skills, group life ....more The funding will be used to provide a range of skills training to people over 45, primarily from rural locations and across North Essex. The project aims to provide employability skills, group life skills and therapy sessions in order to help people gain experience and knowledge to be able to access direct employment, self-employment and further education or volunteering.
National Lottery Community Fund - SEL/2/4 - Essex Rural Skills Project
£42,790	26/04/2016 12	Funding will be used to develop a project that works to help rural communities addressing issues such as social isolation, poor access to services and a shortage of affordable housing. The grant will ....more Funding will be used to develop a project that works to help rural communities addressing issues such as social isolation, poor access to services and a shortage of affordable housing. The grant will be used for staffing costs, events, developmental work to engage with external partners and stakeholders, materials and equipment to prepare for activities. All will work towards working with local community groups in villages and market towns across Essex on community-led planning.
National Lottery Community Fund - Braintree Advice Services Partnership
£101,357	25/04/2013 36	The aim of this new project is to integrate advice services in the district of Braintree by establishing formal relationships with the main providers. Currently, advice agencies work in silos and the ....more The aim of this new project is to integrate advice services in the district of Braintree by establishing formal relationships with the main providers. Currently, advice agencies work in silos and the project aims to combine their knowledge and experience to review and document the services and transform them into a sustainable partnership. The Rural Community Council of Essex (RCCE) will lead on the project.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-87

SUSANNAH DUTTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: School Learning Mentor

DR FRANCIS JAMES ARCHIBALD BETTLEY FSA Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: THE ESSEX HERITAGE TRUST,

DR SIMON LYSTER Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: KILVERSTONE WILDLIFE CHARITABLE TRUST, CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL UK,

GRAHAM BUTLAND Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: FITCH'S AND MOTT'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION,

HOWARD MARTIN STUCHFIELD MBE Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeships: THE ESSEX SOCIETY FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY, MONUMENTAL BRASS SOCIETY, FRIENDS OF ESSEX CHURCHES TRUST, FRANCIS COALES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, NORTH HINCKFORD TEAM,

RALPH BRAY Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

REV JANET NICHOLLS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chaplain

ROGER BRICE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Farmer

SARAH PINKERTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Business Manager

SIMON ROBERT BRICE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Farmer

DR CAROLINE DOLLERY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Gp, Other trusteeships: OPEN ROAD VISIONS, KIDS INSPIRE,

PAUL ROBERTS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: HEARING HELP ESSEX LIMITED, ESSEX HEARING ADVICE SERVICES LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2003, number: 1097009
Registered at Companies House on 05/12/2002, number: 04609624

Gift Aid

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
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

20 returns made; AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

R C C E House
Threshelfords Business Park
Inworth Road
Feering
Colchester
CO5 9SE

Objectives

3.1 THE COUNCIL IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX AND, IN PARTICULAR(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;(B) THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH; AND(C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF ESSEX

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