Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

VOLUNTEER CENTRE TOWER HAMLETS 

Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets (VCTH) is the Volunteer Infrastructure Organisation for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Our mission is to provide a comprehensive volunteering infrastructure service to non-profit groups and communities in Tower Hamlets, so that we increase the quality, quantity and impact of volunteering in the borough.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • The Board has little diversity 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

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
30/09/22£187£182£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/21£193£210£-17n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20£233£198£36n/an/an/an/an/a1
30/09/19£184£195£-11n/an/an/an/an/a2
30/09/18£199£187£12£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£188£178£10£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£171£171£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£163£165£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£147£195£-48£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£233£227£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£261£238£24£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£250£254£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10*£280£253£27£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£285£270£15£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.vcth.org.uk

info@vcth.org.uk

02073770956

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Tower Hamlets,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets
£24,307 05/06/2020
£24,307.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteering in Tower Hamlets
£9,991 19/09/2019
12
Volunteering in Tower Hamlets
National Lottery Community Fund - Tower Hamlets Speed Volunteering Fairs
£9,960 05/04/2017
12
This project will hold two volunteering fairs to promote volunteering and facilitate matches between residents and local charities. This will enable participation in community life through engaging ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-33
  • SABIHA KHANAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Volunteering Co-Ordinator
  • KARIN MASCHLER (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Investment Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/12/2008, number: 1127300
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/07/2008, number: 06638750
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR10: 16 days late,
Main office

NORVIN HOUSE
45-55 COMMERCIAL STREET
LONDON
E1 6BD

Objectives

1) THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF TOWER HAMLETS, GREATER LONDON, IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.2) THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF VOLUNTARY WORK FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, PREDOMINANTLY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS BUT ADDITIONALLY PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF VOLUNTARY WORK SUB-REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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