Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 2

Liabilities <10%: +3

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

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 14

GLAMORGAN VOLUNTARY SERVICES

Glamorgan Voluntary Services helps to improve the quality of life of people and communities by supporting volunteers, volunteering opportunities and voluntary groups. Our role is to provide information, advice and guidance on all aspects of volunteering for both volunteers and recruiting organisations.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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 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	£857	£860	£-3	£0	£730	£661	9.2	13	39
31/03/22	£1,042	£1,135	£-93	£0	£734	£721	7.6	13	18
31/03/21	£1,076	£902	£174	£0	£827	£822	10.9	14	12
31/03/20	£768	£717	£51	£0	£653	£579	9.7	15	2
31/03/19	£685	£583	£102	£0	£602	£569	11.7	12	2
31/03/18	£560	£540	£20	£0	£500	£481	10.7	13	0
31/03/17	£512	£507	£4	£0	£479	£473	11.2	14	0
31/03/16	£451	£501	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 9.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 9.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 9 years

www.gvs.wales

enquiries@gvs.wales

01446741706

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

13 employees
39 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Equip St Paul's Community Centre in Penarth
£9,807	30/11/2021	Glamorgan Voluntary Services in Vale of Glamorgan will use £9807 to create and equip a new community hub in Penarth.
National Lottery Community Fund - Re-Build
£99,821	20/12/2018 24	Project Summary :_x000D_ The organisation will deliver a mental health volunteering project across the western part of the Vale of Glamorgan. With a focus on peer support and meaningful interaction ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ The organisation will deliver a mental health volunteering project across the western part of the Vale of Glamorgan. With a focus on peer support and meaningful interaction the project will introduce people into volunteering and provide them with the support needed to succeed and improve their physical and mental health._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ The grant, over two years, will fund a full time Volunteer Organiser, recruitment, travel marketing, monitoring and evaluation, equipment and expenses.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connected Carers
£259,202	22/03/2017 36	Connected Carers
National Lottery Community Fund - Friendly AdvantAGE
£129,994	09/10/2015 24	Friendly AdvantAGE

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-74

CHRISTIAN MARK JAMES PEGRUM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Commercial

PAUL HAWKINS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

ROBERT EWEN GATIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

SUZANNE LYNNE CLIFTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Self Employed

TERESA PAMELA POWER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

CONWAY HAWKINS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

ELLIS LLOYD WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: CROESO LLANTWIT,

GRAHAM BENFIELD (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE BOWER TRUST, ST DONAT'S ARTS CENTRE LIMITED, THE PLAYTHINGS PAST MUSEUM TRUST, THE BETTY CADBURY TRUST, ROTARY CLUB OF LLANTWIT MAJOR TRUST FUND, VALE FOR AFRICA, BUILDING COMMUNITIES TRUSTEE LIMITED, CROESO LLANTWIT, LLANTWIT MAJOR CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL,

LYNDA WALLIS HAWKINS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

STEVE COX Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Finance Director

SIAN DAVIES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE AMELIA METHODIST TRUST COMPANY LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/08/2015, number: 1163193
Registered at Companies House on 30/03/2015, number: 09517850

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

04/12/2015 - Asset transfer in from VALE VOLUNTEER BUREAU
02/02/2016 - Asset transfer in from VALE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES

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
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

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Illtud House
Station Road
Llantwit Major
Vale of Glamorgan
CF61 1ST

Objectives

4.1 TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.4.2 TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE 4.1:(A) THIRD SECTOR MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES.(B) CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.(C) VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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