Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 13

VOLUNTEER CENTRE WEST BERKSHIRE

Provides a Centre for volunteering, free impartial information advice and guidance about volunteeringcommunity transport, cars, buses and Shopmobility, The Council for Voluntary Service to include, training events, funding advice, partnership working, advocacy for the voluntary sector (CVS)Suicide Prevention Action Group

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
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:

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

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
31/03/24	£351	£354	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23	£270	£277	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£223	£204	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£235	£179	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?	£292	£235	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£231	£266	£-35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£293	£237	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£250	£249	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£207	£226	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.volunteerwestberks.org.uk

rachel@vcwb.org.uk

0163549004

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hampshire, West Berkshire,

Who it helps

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
National Lottery Community Fund - The Post Covid Challenge
£235,214	20/06/2022	The project is using funding to increase and develop capacity as a CVS to support and develop the VCSE sector in West Berkshire. The funding will be used to employ a Partnerships Officer to support the delivery of day-to-day services to attend all ....more The project is using funding to increase and develop capacity as a CVS to support and develop the VCSE sector in West Berkshire. The funding will be used to employ a Partnerships Officer to support the delivery of day-to-day services to attend all the local meetings that request a CVS representation and to increase the number of community forums to improve communication between groups and with statutory organisations. Increasing capacity for the team will allow VCWB to continue their work and grow their service.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000	12/05/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Volunteer Centre West Berkshire
£11,000	03/09/2019	purchase of a minibus for a charity which works with older people in Berkshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Voluntary Sector Support
£76,715	19/12/2018 36	The organisation will use the funding to continue the running and development of the Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) arm of their organisation, providing free, impartial information advice and guidance about volunteering throughout West ....more The organisation will use the funding to continue the running and development of the Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) arm of their organisation, providing free, impartial information advice and guidance about volunteering throughout West Berkshire. The organisation will use the funding to cover salary costs, travel, expenses and evaluation costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - West Berkshire Community Knowledge Event
£3,815	14/02/2018 12	The project will run a one day event in partnership with the local council in order to raise awareness of the work of statutory, voluntary and community services in West Berkshire and promote partnership working.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

ELLIS BANFIELD Appointed: 2019

GARY WALSH (Chair) Appointed: 2020

LESLEY WYMAN Appointed: 2024

PALMIRA ARNAU BRET Appointed: 2024

PAUL DICK Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Magistrate

ROSALIND LITTLEJOHN Appointed: 2024

SITHEMBINKOSI MICHAEL MPALA Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/03/2014, number: 1156302

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

22/04/2015 - Asset transfer in from NEWBURY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
17/05/2017 - Asset transfer in from EMPOWERING WEST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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; all on time

Main office

Volunteer Centre West Berkshire
4-8 The Broadway
NEWBURY
Berkshire
RG14 1BA

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE (CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF WEST BERKSHIRE AND HAMPSHIRE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) PROMOTING, ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING VOLUNTEERING;(B) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO VOLUNTEER;(C) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS.2. TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF WEST BERKSHIRE AND HAMPSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND SERVICES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE SUCH NEEDS.

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