Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

VIABLES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

We promote the benefit of people in the Viables area by organising activities and events to advance education and provide facilities for recreation and leisure-time occupation. With partners, these include quiz nights and dances, and groups for gardeners, those with dementia, under 5s, children with special needs, over 55s, keep fit, slimming clubs, sewing classes, war games and martial arts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 gender

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£179£166£12n/a
31/03/22£128£106£22n/a
31/03/21£138£96£42n/a
31/03/20£119£134£-14n/a
31/03/19£154£135£20n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.viables.org.uk

office@viables.org.uk

01256473634

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
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
Power to Change£25,000
DCMS£15,099
CAF£3,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Power to Change - C-19 TISS - Viables Community Association
£25,000 09/07/2020
Grant to C-19 TISS - Viables Community Association
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£15,099 08/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
CAF - Grant to Viables Community Association
£3,500 24/04/2020
3
Grant to Viables Community Association to support the organisation through COVID19
Power to Change - Viables Community Association
£10,750 27/06/2019
Grant to Viables Community Association
National Lottery Community Fund - Tovertafel - Memory Club & Barn Tots SEN
£8,400 21/02/2019
12
The organisation will use funding to purchase a Tovertafel interactive memory game, providing engaging activities for their Dementia and SEN groups and run intergenerational activities with primary school children. The project aims to bring together ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BRUCE HIBBERT Appointed: 2019
  • CLAIRE MARGARET TAYLOR Appointed: 2015
  • GILL BROWN Appointed: 2024
  • IAN MAY-MILLER Appointed: 2019
  • JASON FRASER Appointed: 2016
  • JEANETTE HOBDEN Appointed: 2017
  • KEVIN ROCHE (Chair) Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/02/2018, number: 1177363
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Viables Community Association
Viables Craft Centre
The Harrow Way
BASINGSTOKE
RG22 4BJ

Objectives

A)PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VIABLES AREA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE ATTACHED MAP (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;B)ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS;C)PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINEDD)THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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