Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 14

HELPFORCE COMMUNITY

We accelerate the growth and impact of volunteering in health and care organisations by working together to increase volunteering opportunities and accelerate their impact by:1. Co-producing innovative volunteering solutions to health and care challenges2. Enabling them to maximise the potential of volunteering to improve outcomes for people3. Connecting volunteer leaders to improve quality

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity

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
31/03/23	£2,032	£1,592	£440	£56	£1,495	£1,459	11	18
31/03/22	£519	£1,635	£-1,116	£0	£967	£967	7.1	0
31/03/21	£1,622	£483	£1,139	£0	£2,083	£2,083	51.7	0
31/03/20	£737	£576	£161	£0	£944	£419	8.7	0
31/03/19	£1,353	£571	£783	£0	£783	£783	16.5	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 34%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 11 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 3

Asset Split ?

Established: 2 years
(6 years as a company)

https://helpforce.community/

help@helpforce.community

02077591050

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

18 employees

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£75,000	04/02/2022	Back to Health
CHK Foundation - CHK Emergency /Disaster Grant
£25,000	09/04/2020	unrestricted (response to COVID)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000	24/09/2019	Core Costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Helpforce Community Trust
£60,000	11/07/2018 12	Towards Place based community volunteering.
Dulverton Trust - Core funding
£50,000	13/06/2018	Core funding

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

DR MASSOUD KEYVAN-FOULADI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Opthamalogist

DR ANNA LOUISE DIXON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

JAYNE BLACKLAY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

KAREN BONNER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Nursing

LARA SONOLA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Independent Consultant

PROFESSOR SIR MICHAEL RICHARDS CBE Appointed: 2023

ROSEMARY BROOK ARBITER Appointed: 2023

THE HONOURABLE MICHAEL SAMUEL MBE Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION,

CLAIRE NEWTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Finance Director, Other trusteeship: RICHMOND ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON DISABILITY (RAID),

CLAIRE RILEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Of Communications An Corporate Affairs, Other trusteeship: SEVEN STORIES, THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2022, number: 1199824
Registered at Companies House on 16/08/2017, number: 10919485

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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from HELPFORCE COMMUNITY TRUST on 08/02/2023

Main office

New Wing
Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA

Objectives

3.2 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:3.2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY WORKING TOGETHER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITH PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS; AND3.2.2 SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE,IN EACH CASE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ADVANCING THE ACCELERATION, GROWTH AND IMPACT OF VOLUNTEERING.

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