Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Low unrestricted reserves: -2

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

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 4

BRADFORD VCS ALLIANCE LIMITED

The VCS Alliance covers Bradford District and Craven, and has been developed by the local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) to become an equal partner in the Integrated Care System, alongside with other key local health, social care and support providers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

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		£2,973	£2,770	£203	£0	£280	£77	0.3	8	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: 87%
Liabilities/Income: 65%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 28%
Reserves/Spending: 0.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 2 years
(7 years as a company)

https://www.thevcsalliance.org.uk/

info@thevcsalliance.org.uk

01274306624

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

8 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-77

BEVERLEY ANN FEARNLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Deputy Director Nhs Foundation Trust

MOHAMMED ZAFRAN LIAQAT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Development Manager

VICTORIA SUZANNE BEERE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chief Executive

CHRISTINE HELEN WHILEY Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: A BIT OF A BREAK,

WILLIAM MANLEY GRAHAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: LEEDS COMMUNITY SPACES,

JONATHAN ROYLE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chief Executive (Charity), Other trusteeship: THE RICHMOND FELLOWSHIP,

PAMELA MARGARET ESSLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ccg Governing Body Member, Other trusteeships: KEIGHLEY HEALTHY LIVING NETWORK, COMMUNITY ACTION BRADFORD & DISTRICT LTD.,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/05/2022, number: 1199129
Registered at Companies House on 02/02/2017, number: 10597133

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
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

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE VCS ALLIANCE
PERKIN HOUSE
82 GRATTAN ROAD
BRADFORD
WEST YORKSHIRE
BD1 2LU

Objectives

2.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE DEFINED AREA OF BRADFORD DISTRICT AND CRAVEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WITHIN WEST YORKSHIRE AND HARROGATE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY:(A) LIAISING BETWEEN CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER GROUPS ON RELEVANT ISSUES;(B) PROVIDING TRAINING, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ON SUBJECTS RELEVANT TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;(C) IDENTIFYING NEEDS IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR POLICIES TO ADDRESS THEM;(D) ASSISTING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDING PROGRAMMES TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, MONITORING FOR GRANTS, RECOMMENDING GRANTS, ASSISTING IN APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS;(E) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE OPERATION OF, OR PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY, THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;(F) PROVIDING SERVICES SUCH AS LEGAL, ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT ADVICE SERVICES TO THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;(G) PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON FUND-RAISING TECHNIQUES APPROPRIATE FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES;(H) ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN RELATION TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND LEGISLATION.2.2 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE ‘THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS:5(A) CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.(B) 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 AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.2.3 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY STATUTORY PROVISION REGARDING THE MEANING OF THE WORD CHARITABLE OR THE WORDS CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN FORCE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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