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Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
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    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    VOLUNTARY SERVICE ASSOCIATION LIMITED

    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
    31/03/24£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/23*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£647£661£-14£0£174£113211800
    31/03/20?£681£630£51£4£188£1082.123230
    31/03/18£404£365£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£351£370£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£336£326£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£287£274£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£254£240£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£202£207£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£159£152£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£144£144£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£131£131£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£163£151£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£154£152£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07£135£137£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/06£123£123£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£120£121£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04£119£126£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 51 years
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering
    How it operates
    • Provides human resources
    Where it operates
    • Lewisham,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities

    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
    The London Community Foundation£30,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
    City Bridge Trust£10,000
    DCMS£9,910
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - VSL Christmas Project
    £10,000 24/09/2021
    The funding will be used to bring together members of community for a Christmas project. The project provides food hampers or vouchers toys gift vouchers and a Christmas eve meal. The project aims to brings communities together and builds strong ....more
    The London Community Foundation - Grant to Voluntary Service Association Ltd.
    £10,000 18/02/2021
    6
    The funding is for VSL to provide essential transport for vulnerable and older people in Lewisham, who have limited mobility and who would be unable to attend their vaccination appointments without our support. Funding will cover the cost of a ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £9,910 07/10/2020
    "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
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Voluntary Services Lewisham
    £10,000 11/06/2020
    £10,000.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners
    The London Community Foundation - Grant to ChART (Chinbrook Action Residents Team)
    £10,000 10/06/2020
    The funding is to supply urgently needed food and essential household products to residents (including families) who need extra support during Covid-19. This includes people who have been instructed to isolate for 12 weeks, senior and disabled ....more
    The London Community Foundation - Grant to Voluntary Services Lewisham
    £10,000 12/05/2020
    The funding is for purchasing food for vulnerable Lewisham residents who are self-isolating, are unable to shop themselves, and do not have others to shop for them. VSL will source, pack and deliver essential and bespoke (according to specific ....more
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Forest Hill and Sydenham Voluntary Service Association Limited
    £34,000 30/05/2012
    the salary of the Project Co-ordinator
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/12/1973, number: 266585
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR23: 212 days late, AR22: 577 days late,
    Main office


    Objectives

    To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) in and around the London borough of Lewisham, principally through voluntary action or by other means, or in the pursuit of objects that improve the living conditions, health and wellbeing of people in need.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    FOREST HILL AND SYDENHAM

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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