Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 17

WELWYN HATFIELD COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES LIMITED

WHCVS PROVIDES INFORMATION GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN WELWYN HATFIELD, SHARING AND DEVELOPING COMMON INTEREST. OUR ACCREDITED VOLUNTEER CENTRE SITS AT THE HEART OF OUR ORGANISATION AND WE RELY HEAVILY ON OUR VOLUNTEERS WHOSE HELP SUSTAIN OUR DATE TO DAY FUNCTIONS. OUR COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME PROVIDE VALUABLE TRANSPORT TO HEALTH RELATED APPOINTMENT.

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

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
31/03/23	£139	£130	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	46
31/03/22	£181	£102	£79	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
31/03/21	£111	£83	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/20	£85	£71	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/03/19	£76	£68	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	49
31/03/18	£71	£70	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£52	£52	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£61	£63	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£80	£77	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£67	£66	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£60	£65	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£53	£52	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.whcvs.org.uk

office@whcvs.org.uk

01707274861

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
46 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Welwyn Hatfield CVS – Blooming Marvellous
£1,141	21/10/2023	We would like to buy lightweight tools, plants, garden sacks, refreshments and travel expenses for volunteers.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Welwyn Hatfield Community and Voluntary Services
£1,966	22/10/2022	We want to bring together like-minded people who are proud of the place they live in. We would like to keep our area tidy from litter and/or spruce up unloved areas.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Potential Kids Learning and Sensory Garden
£1,749	23/10/2021	We would like to create a community and learning garden for workshops and gardening activities that support social skills and mental health, for our families to use for mindfulness and reflection.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Welwyn Hatfield CVS
£5,000	19/08/2021	Application on behalf of Hertfordshire Black Diaspora We will host coffee mornings and online network events to discuss with those who have had the vaccine and are yet to have the vaccine their ....more Application on behalf of Hertfordshire Black Diaspora We will host coffee mornings and online network events to discuss with those who have had the vaccine and are yet to have the vaccine their concerns. experiences and plans. We will use the platform for information sharing from local authority and the NHS. Within these sessions we aim to dispel the negativity and propaganda of information being shared via social media and other networks. We will prioritise discussions with BME people that have had the vaccine and include health professionals in online and face to face meetings with community members to discuss their hesitancies. The key for HBD is to ensure information is shared to encourage people to make decisions.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Potential Kids C/O Welwyn Hatfield CVS
£4,334	15/11/2019	We want to run a group where children and young people with special educational needs can play, learn and grow together.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Welwyn Hatfield Community and Voluntary Service
£4,462	19/11/2018	We want to develop an interactive website to connect business and charities for one-off short-term volunteering.

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: 45-81

TRACEY BERRIDGE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Deputy Director Of Volunteer Operations

CLAIRE COE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Claire Legal Ltd

MADELEINE CLARK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Property Consultant

ALAN LESLIE OTTY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

JOHN HOPLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: HATFIELD ROTARY CLUB TRUST FUND,

SIMON ROBERT TAYLOR Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/05/2011, number: 1141645
Registered at Companies House on 10/02/2011, number: 07525220

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

WELWYN HATFIELD COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVI
GRACEMEAD HOUSE
WOODS AVENUE
HATFIELD
HERTFORDSHIRE
AL10 8HX

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF WELWYN HATFIELD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS, SICKNESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT;B) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN THE CHARITY'S REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;PROVIDED THAT IN CARRYING OUT THESE CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THE CHARITY WILL SEEK TO CHALLENGE ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION AND INEQUALITY AND TO GIVE PRIORITY TO WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHOSE FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY IS LIMITED BY ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE

Defined Area of Benefit:

WELWYN HATFIELD

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