Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 14

UCKFIELD VOLUNTEER CENTRE

Provide a Volunteer Centre and an Information Centre from a premises in Uckfield High Street for the town of Uckfield and the local area within Wealden.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 33 years

www.uckfieldvolunteer.org.uk

treasurer@uckfieldvolunteer.org.uk

01825760019

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

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	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£22	£39	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/22		£13	£16	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/21	*	£10	£15	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£12	£15	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/19		£17	£14	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18		£14	£14	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£17	£17	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£19	£15	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£51	£24	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£28	£18	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£22	£18	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£14	£14	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£15	£15	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£16	£17	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£16	£14	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£16	£14	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£14	£14	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£13	£10	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£15	£8	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£15	£9	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£21,800
Sussex Community Foundation	£20,800
DCMS	£10,000
Henry Smith Charity	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Uckfield Volunteer Centre
£9,650	25/08/2023	The funding will be used towards the salary of a volunteering manager and a community event. The project aims to ensure the smooth onboarding of volunteers to benefit the local community.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Uckfield Volunteer Centre
£5,000	11/03/2022 2	Funding was provided towards staff costs of the centre manager.
National Lottery Community Fund - Renew and rebuild
£9,650	10/12/2021	The funding will be used to support the Centre Manager and Uckfield Volunteer Centre to engage the community and recruit and train new volunteers The project aims to reduce the effects of loneliness ....more The funding will be used to support the Centre Manager and Uckfield Volunteer Centre to engage the community and recruit and train new volunteers The project aims to reduce the effects of loneliness loss and isolation - especially now in post lockdown
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Uckfield Volunteer Centre
£2,500	07/12/2021 12	towards one year's salary of a Sessional Manager at an organisation providing a volunteering programme in Uckfield, East Sussex.
National Lottery Community Fund - Together We Can
£2,500	22/07/2021	The funding will help to support the Centre Manager/Uckfield Volunteer Centre engage with the community and recruit/train new volunteers. Volunteering provides individuals with many benefits ....more The funding will help to support the Centre Manager/Uckfield Volunteer Centre engage with the community and recruit/train new volunteers. Volunteering provides individuals with many benefits including the chance to learn new skills build relationships within communities and counteracting feelings of loneliness and isolation.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	11/09/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Uckfield Volunteer Centre
£9,000	29/06/2020	Uckfield Volunteer Centre match individuals and groups interested in volunteering with appropriate opportunities in the community. They also provide free services including advice; community support; ....more Uckfield Volunteer Centre match individuals and groups interested in volunteering with appropriate opportunities in the community. They also provide free services including advice; community support; community/business lunches & trainings. Working with 150 local organisations, they build the capacity of the sector, enabling people and organisations to do things for themselves. Funding will support staffing costs, (manager 20 hour per week), admin and safeguarding support.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Uckfield Volunteer Centre
£6,800	05/07/2019 12	Funding was provided for staff costs of a part time sessional worker to co-ordinate the Youth Volunteer Programme.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Uckfield Volunteer Centre
£5,000	06/07/2018 10	Funding was provided for staff costs.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Uckfield Volunteer Centre
£7,500	13/06/2018 12	towards one year's running costs of a youth volunteering programme in a rural area of East Sussex
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Volunteering Programme
£10,000	03/05/2018 12	The project will provide traditional and alternative suggestions to volunteering activities and introduce this to young people at any early age.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Uckfield Volunteer Centre
£4,532	16/03/2018 11	The Uckfield Volunteer Centre’s primary function is matching individuals and groups interested in volunteering, with appropriate opportunities in the local community. Funding was provided to ....more The Uckfield Volunteer Centre’s primary function is matching individuals and groups interested in volunteering, with appropriate opportunities in the local community. Funding was provided to support them in purchasing a new TV information system for their premises and to support and enhance their work.
National Lottery Community Fund - Uckfield Volunteer Centre (UVC)
£9,900	01/02/2017 12	The funding will be used by a charity to purchase new equipment to improve the facilities at the volunteer centre. The project aims to help the organisation increase the number of services they can ....more The funding will be used by a charity to purchase new equipment to improve the facilities at the volunteer centre. The project aims to help the organisation increase the number of services they can deliver in order to meet new demand and provide a more welcoming centre.

Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

ANN COAD Appointed: 2022

JAMIE KEDDIE Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: WEALDEN VOLUNTEERING,

JANE SAMBROOK Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: WEALDEN VOLUNTEERING,

JUDITH AUSTIN Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL PAUL MEAKIN Appointed: 2019

PAUL JOHN SPARKS Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: THE UCKFIELD UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE, UCKFIELD PHAB CLUB, UCKFIELD MEN'S SHED,

THOMAS CRELLIN (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: WEALDEN VOLUNTEERING,

TRICIA POPE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: WEALDEN VOLUNTEERING,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/07/1991, number: 1003511

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR21: 4 days late,

Main office

Uckfield Volunteer Centre
Unit 3
79 High Street
UCKFIELD
TN22 1AS

Objectives

TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK IN EDUCATION, SOCIAL SERVICES AND SIMILAR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AMONGST THOSE CLASSES IN NEED THEREOF. SERVING THE AREA OF UCKFIELD AND CIVIL PARISHES OF BUXTED, DANEHILL, EAST HOATLEY, FLETCHIING, FRAMEFIELD, HADLOW DOWN, ISFIELD, LITTLE HORSTED, AND MARESFIELD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UCKFIELD AND DISTRIC, SEE OBJECTS FOR FULL DETAILS

Data Sources