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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

WEST DEVON COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SERVICES 

Through our presence in Okehampton & Tavistock we provide infrastructure support to voluntary and community organisations in West Devon through developing capacity, providing information, helping organisations to influence policy and service development and supporting local volunteers through our volunteer centres
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
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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£517£386£131£0£338£33810.597
31/03/22£207£191£15n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£262£231£31n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£176£170£6n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/19£323£260£63n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/18£273£270£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£280£251£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£306£312£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£321£251£69£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£491£468£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£154£126£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£162£141£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£127£140£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£165£176£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£177£147£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£150£112£38£0£0£0n/a00
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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: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 10.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 34.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

westdevoncvs.org.uk

info@westdevoncvs.org.uk

01837 738133

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • 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
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 9 employees
  • 7 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Devon Community Foundation - West Devon Food Network
£7,549 04/02/2021
Development of Emergency Food Network across West Devon and South Hams
National Lottery Community Fund - Devon Active Volunteering Experience Southern Devon
£10,000 03/06/2015
11
Devon Active Volunteering Experience Southern Devon

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-65
  • URSULA MANN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2007, number: 1119730
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/02/2007, number: 06115797
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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Ockment Centre
North Street
OKEHAMPTON
EX20 1AR

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN WEST DEVON (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:

WEST DEVON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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