Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE BERWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £207,910 £216,461 £199,732 £329,256 £195,021
Donations & Legacies £8,734 £43,412 £26,978 £7,592 £2,995
Other Income £28,717 £9,737
Investment Income £19 £25
Total income £358,488 £400,206 £352,720 £465,628 £465,619 £391,275
Charitable activities spending £226,858 £234,496 £280,246 £249,190 £289,596
Fundraising costs 53% 31% 28% 20% 20% 28%
Other spending £21,091
Total spending £400,940 £374,748 £379,144 £341,445 £391,530 £398,195
Surplus/deficit -£42,452 £25,458 -£26,424 £124,183 £74,089 -£6,920
Established: 52 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Scottish Borders
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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
Scottish Government£204,337
National Lottery Community Fund£91,927
Foundation Scotland£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Scottish Government - The Berwickshire Association For Voluntary Service
£49,719 17/09/2021
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bavs About - 50 in 2
£56,827 29/03/2021
23
This group will convert one of its community transport minibuses into a mobile community hub which will host various third sector and statutory services and be used to reach more remote communities. ....more
Scottish Government - The Berwickshire Association For Voluntary Service
£48,818 24/02/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Berwickshire Association For Voluntary Service
£5,000 12/10/2020
5
To purchase appropriate electronic devices, licenses and equipment to support remote working to enable continued operation and delivery of BAVS services
Scottish Government - Berwickshire Association for Voluntary Services (BAVS)
£64,000 29/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Berwickshire Association for Voluntary Services
£41,800 01/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid 19 - Berwickshire Association for Voluntary Service
£20,000 31/03/2020
13
This group will use the funding to provide microgrants to Resilient Communities groups, community councils and other community groups to support them to in turn reach those shielding or ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - What Wheely Matters - the strategic role of community transport
£15,100 23/03/2020
16
This group will use the funding engage a Community Transport Business Development Officer. The post-holder will be responsible for developing a community transport network across The Borders which is ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Berwickshire Employment & Employability (BEE)
£9,700 14/03/2017
2
Berwickshire Employment & Employability (BEE)
Robertson Trust - The New Vehicle for Berwickshire Wheels
£7,500 31/01/2017
The New Vehicle for Berwickshire Wheels
National Lottery Community Fund - Wheels Connecting our Community
£10,000 17/05/2016
12
This organisation is tasked with supporting, informing, representing and providing services to community and voluntary groups in the Berwickshire District Area of the Scottish Borders. The ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (12)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 25-93
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/06/1972, number: SC016309
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/06/2010, number: SC381152
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

55 Newtown Street, Duns, Berwickshire, TD11 3AU

Objectives

The company’s objects are to advance community development within the former county of Berwickshire by promoting the voluntary sector and the effectiveness and efficiency of charities

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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