Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 17

THE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE UTTLESFORD

CVS Uttlesford is an infrastructure organisation which operates to strengthen and support voluntary activity primarily in the District Council area of Uttlesford but also in other areas of the county of Essex.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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		£737	£600	£137	£0	£351	£67	1.3	19	200
31/03/22		£484	£372	£112	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	300
31/03/21	*	£434	£366	£69	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	301
31/03/20		£443	£440	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£240	£284	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£143	£145	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£148	£144	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£148	£144	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£92	£89	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£76	£66	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£72	£73	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£67	£75	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£79	£79	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£81	£79	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£101	£89	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£75	£84	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£79	£85	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£78	£73	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£49	£65	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£32	£20	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 19%
Reserves/Spending: 1.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 21 years

www.ucan.org.uk

connect@ucan.org.uk

01371 404474

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

19 employees
200 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

DCMS	£74,548
Essex Community Foundation	£42,432
CAF	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Uttlesford Community Action Network
£9,500	09/03/2023	to help meet the staff costs of volunteer centre services in Utllesford
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Uttlesford Community Action Network
£2,000	02/03/2023	for the costs of a community fridge project in Saffron Walden
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to The Saffron Walden Community Shed / CVSU
£500	14/02/2023	to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to The Saffron Walden Community Shed / CVSU
£1,598	14/04/2022	to purchase tools for a men's shed project
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Council for Voluntary Service Uttlesford
£5,000	10/12/2020	to continue and expand support for vulnerable, isolated people across the district during the ongoing Covid19 crisis
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£74,548	29/09/2020	"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."
CAF - Grant to Council For Voluntary Service Uttlesford
£10,000	18/06/2020 3	Grant to Council For Voluntary Service Uttlesford to support the organisation through COVID19
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Council for Voluntary Service Uttlesford
£15,000	31/03/2020	for the community hub and telephone helpline established to help vulnerable and older people in need during the COVID19 pandemic in Uttlesford
Essex Community Foundation - Keeping Safe at Home
£8,834	20/03/2020 12	to support a home and garden maintenance service for vulnerable, elderly and disabled people across Uttlesford district
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrating the Voluntary Sector Event
£8,995	24/01/2019 12	The organisation will use the funding to run a celebratory event for the volunteers and the community in the area, run by young people with learning difficulties, to promote volunteering.
Essex County Council - Community Inititives Fund Grant
£7,714	29/11/2018	Uttlesford Rural Outreach Project (Mobile Community Café)
National Lottery Community Fund - Essex Shed Network Partnership
£299,277	23/11/2018 36	The organisation will use funding to develop and expand the Essex Shed Network. The project will support new shed development, replicate and embed pilots across the county, increase volunteering ....more The organisation will use funding to develop and expand the Essex Shed Network. The project will support new shed development, replicate and embed pilots across the county, increase volunteering within Sheds and explore additional outreach opportunities. The project aims to use the funding to influence and embed Sheds into local strategy, recruit high level ambassadors and to look at sustainability models such as sponsorship, membership or income generation.
Essex Community Foundation - Modify an existing barn and fit it out as a community shed.
£3,914	19/11/2018 11	To set up a Community Shed project in Uttlesford to help reduce social isolation

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-71

ALICE VYE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Nhs Commissioner

CHARLEY BOUGHEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Account Manager

CLAIRE HUSBAND Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Unknown

LOUISE HOWARD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hr Professional

RICHARD BOYCE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MARC DAVIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

STEVEN BROOME Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant

ROWENA GARDNER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: VOLUNTEER CENTRE UTTLESFORD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/07/2003, number: 1098627
Registered at Companies House on 25/03/2003, number: 04709512

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
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; AR21: 1 days late, AR11: 14 days late,

Main office

UCAN
1 Forest Court
Stortford Road
GREAT DUNMOW
Essex
CM6 1DA

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF UTTLESFORD 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:

THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF UTTLESFORD AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

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