Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

PLYMOUTH VCSE

PVCSE (our common name being POP+) is Plymouth's infrastructure and co-ordinating body for the voluntary and community sector. Our organisation convenes networks, delivers funding advice and capacity building and seeks strategic influence on behalf of the sector in all aspects of City life. PVCSE works collaboratively within and across all other sectors.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/23£655£777£-122£0£257£951.5131
31/03/22£719£532£187£0£380£1052.4101
31/03/21£438£349£89n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£405£378£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£431£436£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18?*£261£207£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/01/17*£53£24£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

www.plymouthoctopus.org

Info@plymouthoctopus.org

01752 741 411

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth City, Torbay,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Esmee Fairbairn£1,068,500
Alex Ferry Foundation£30,000
The Blagrave Trust£20,400
Devon Community Foundation£3,600
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to PLYMOUTH VCSE
£990,000 25/04/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs to support infrastructure, connection and collaboration with grassroots groups, charities, Local Authorities, business and other community stakeholders in Plymouth
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to PLYMOUTH VCSE
£48,500 20/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£10,000 07/01/2022
community grant
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£10,000 07/01/2022
community grant
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£10,000 21/06/2021
community grant
The Blagrave Trust - Evolving funder practice
£20,400 11/05/2021
Challenging funder practice. Additional welfare grant: total funding increased by £400 in December 2021.
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Reaching out & telling the story
£3,600 04/06/2020
2
Grant to POP coop Plymouth Octopus
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Plymouth Octopus Project +
£30,000 28/04/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Barrow Cadbury Trust - SIMPL. Plymouth (Social Investment Market Place Links)
£38,600 24/05/2018
12
A joint initiative across three infrastructure organisations to create a viable and vibrant market for social finance in Exeter and Devon.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Plymouth Octopus Project +
£1,300,000 25/07/2017
60
Towards a place based funding programme in Plymouth that will seek to coordinate and make more effective the work of the local voluntary sector.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DR ALAN JOHN BUTLER Appointed: 2017
  • EMMA JANE HANDLEY Appointed: 2023
  • JONATHAN RICHARD DINGLE Appointed: 2023
  • MARTIN ERIC MILLS Appointed: 2019
  • PETER SPENCER DAVEY Appointed: 2023
  • SALLY WALKER Appointed: 2021
  • STUART WATSON Appointed: 2023
  • TANIA NANA Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2016, number: 1167515
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investing charity funds 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
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR18: 8 days late, AR17: 48 days late,
Main office

Box Number 48
HQ Building
237 Union Street
Plymouth
PL1 3HQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF PLYMOUTH AND ITS ENVIRONS BY:I.LIAISING BETWEEN CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER GROUPS ON RELEVANT ISSUES; II.PROVIDING TRAINING, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ON SUBJECTS RELEVANT TO THEIR EFFICIENCY; III.IDENTIFYING THEIR NEEDS AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR POLICIES TO ADDRESS THEM; IV.ASSISTING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDING PROGRAMMES TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, MONITORING FOR GRANTS, RECOMM ENDING GRANTS, ASSISTING IN APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS; V.PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE OPERATION OF, OR PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THEM; VI.PROVIDING SERVICES TO THEM SUCH AS LEGAL, ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT ADVICE SERVICES; VII.PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON FUND-RAISING TECHNIQUES APPROPRIATE FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES; VIII. ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE IN RELATION TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND LEGISLATION. THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS. - CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. - VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS 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 DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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