Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    VOLUNTARY SECTOR STUDIES NETWORK 

    Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

    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 ?

    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/07/23£17,619£14,035£3,5841
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 2 years

    https://www.vssn.org.uk

    execofficer@vssn.org.uk

    07503192258

    Charity Commission for England and WalesX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • 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
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 1 volunteer

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (12)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 10/12 persons

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2022, number: 1197827
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    1 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Foil Cottage
    Manse Road
    Aberfoyle
    Stirling

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION CONCERNING THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR:(1) BY THE PROMOTION AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE; AND(2) BY THE PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH; AND(3) BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF CONTACT BETWEEN WORKERS IN RELEVANT FIELDS OF ENQUIRY; AND(4) BY UNDERTAKING SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES (BEING CHARITABLE IN LAW) AS SHALL BE CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE OBJECTS.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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