Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 2

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +2

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:

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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23		£157	£169	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/22		£187	£182	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/21		£193	£210	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20		£233	£198	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19		£184	£195	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18		£199	£187	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/17		£188	£178	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/16		£171	£171	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/15		£163	£165	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/14		£147	£195	£-48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/13		£233	£227	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/12		£261	£238	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/11		£250	£254	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/10	*	£280	£253	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/09		£285	£270	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.vcth.org.uk

info@vcth.org.uk

02073770956

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering

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 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.

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 activities and opportunities.

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: 31-40

KARIN MASCHLER (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Investment Director

LEO DAVID ZAWADZKI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance Professional Treasury Avp

LOUISE THEOPHILE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Hr Partner

MEGAN ELIZABETH COWLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance

RICARDO MIGUEL LOBO Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Audit And Technology Lead

SABIHA KHANAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Volunteering Co-Ordinator

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
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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 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

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