Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

ASSOCIATION OF CHAIRS 

We:- Provide support and challenge and foster peer networking among Chairs;- Create, disseminate knowledge through research, analysis and exchange;- Assure standards, generating self-regulation, offer professional development;- Give voice to Chairs, champion their role and contribution to the effectiveness of their boards and organisations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • 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 only provides its support via other charities
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 11 years

www.associationofchairs.org.uk

info@associationofchairs.org.uk

020 7898 9728

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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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£195£286£-91n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£197£229£-32n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£307£242£65n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£387£369£18n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/03/19£326£308£19n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18£289£197£92£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£207£117£89£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£148£111£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£35£68£-33£0£0£0n/a00

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 27%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 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
City Bridge Trust£172,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£153,000
Pears Foundation£105,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
Esmee Fairbairn£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,625
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Backbone support for the Association of Chairs
£10,000 18/01/2023
The Association of Chairs is a membership organisation supporting Chairs and Vice Chairs of charities and social enterprises in England and Wales. They support over 900 members with a unique peer ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Association of Chairs
£172,000 15/11/2022
36
£172,000 over three years (£53,000; £58,000; £61,000) towards the share of the organisation’s costs of supporting London Chairs and Vice Chairs, including proportionate contributions to the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Chairs & Vice-Chairs in Wales
£9,713 11/10/2022
Association of Chairs will provide training and support for voluntary sector chairs and vice chairs across Wales to help them improve their own effectiveness. £9713 will fund a staff translation ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid Recovery Support for Chairs
£9,912 07/10/2022
The funding will be used to provide training and support for voluntary sector chairs and vice chairs. This project aims to help organisations to lead their charities effectively by offering ....more
Pears Foundation - Grant to Association of Chairs
£60,000 31/03/2022
Core Funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£30,000 07/01/2022
Application for core costs
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Backbone support for the Association of Chairs
£125,000 06/07/2021
The Association of Chairs is a membership organisation supporting Chairs and Vice Chairs of charities and social enterprises in England and Wales. They support over 900 members with a unique peer ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£30,000 31/12/2020
Application for core costs
Pears Foundation - Grant to Association of Chairs
£45,000 07/06/2020
24
Core Funding
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Association of Chairs
£25,000 12/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Development of core training delivery
£18,000 25/06/2019
6
To develop and deliver core training and webinars tailored to the needs of Chairs of social purpose and not-for-profit organisations.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Association of Chairs
£100,000 06/11/2018
24
Towards core costs to deepen and extend support for Chairs, develop the organisation’s membership and built its sustainability
Pears Foundation - Grant to Association of Chairs
£40,000 23/05/2018
24
Core funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing Chairs of Small Charities
£463,114 17/05/2017
36
This project will work with Chairs of small Voluntary and Community Sector organisations to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence. This in turn will enable small charities to maximise their ....more
Pears Foundation - Grant to Association of Chairs
£30,000 06/05/2015
36
Core funding
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Association of Chairs
£35,000 09/03/2015
36
Towards core costs allowing the organisation to develop and provide targeted services and support to the Chairs of third sector bodies.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2013, number: 1154293
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/11/2012, number: 08287034
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR15: 18 days late,
Main office

AoC
Canopi
7-14 Great Dover Street
London
SE1 4YR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; AND2) THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY DEVELOPING THE SKILLS AND CAPACITY OF CHAIRS OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR ORGANISATIONS.IN THESE ARTICLES 'VOLUNTARY SECTOR' MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ORGANISATIONS WHICH EXIST FOR PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT PURPOSES AND WHOSE CONSTITUTIONS PROHIBIT THE DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS ASSETS TO MEMBERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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