Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 1

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2

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

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 13

BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Community CVS is a local development agency which exists to promote, develop and support voluntary and community action in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 32 years

www.communitycvs.org.uk

office@communitycvs.org.uk

01254583957

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	*	£2,021	£2,742	£-721	£0	£1,437	£994	4.3	54	50
31/03/22		£1,489	£1,395	£94	£0	£2,041	£586	5	42	322
31/03/21		£954	£879	£75	£0	£1,946	£509	7	30	300
31/03/20		£918	£913	£5	£0	£1,872	£356	4.7	31	300
31/03/19		£942	£908	£34	£0	£1,866	£300	4	32	150
31/03/18	*	£840	£728	£112	£0	£1,832	£224	3.7	24	0
31/03/17	*	£511	£512	£-1	£0	£1,721	£100	2.3	16	0
31/03/16		£519	£693	£-175	£0	£1,722	£42	0.7	20	0
31/03/15	*	£868	£847	£20	£17	£1,897	£92	1.3	18	0
31/03/14	*	£660	£769	£-108	£151	£1,876	£15	0.2	15	0
31/03/13	*	£756	£753	£2	£147	£1,984	£47	0.8	13	0
31/03/12	*	£921	£603	£318	£177	£2,015	£61	1.2	11	0
31/03/11		£2,556	£1,351	£1,205	£141	£1,664	£147	1.3	20	0
31/03/10		£1,655	£1,584	£71	£206	£459	£223	1.7	19	0
31/03/09		£1,326	£1,221	£105	£189	£389	£215	2.1	18	0
31/03/08	*	£919	£1,152	£-233	£122	£284	£201	2.1	23	0
31/03/07	*	£1,601	£1,260	£341	£50	£576	£365	3.5	23	0
31/03/06		£1,170	£1,010	£160	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,041	£1,037	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£799	£770	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	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: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackburn With Darwen, Blackpool, Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

54 employees
50 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Ways to Well-being
£313,595	26/07/2017 36	This project will use peer mentoring to support 360 vulnerable people to realise their potential and actively contribute to their communities. The peer mentors will use their lived experience of ....more This project will use peer mentoring to support 360 vulnerable people to realise their potential and actively contribute to their communities. The peer mentors will use their lived experience of severe and multiple disadvantage (SMD) to empower, build resilience and improve the well-being of the people they support. The project will improve life chances of all involved by connecting people with their local community, building their confidence and skills and providing volunteer opportunities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Community CVS
£73,600	09/06/2016 36	towards three years' running costs of a mentoring project supporting male ex-offenders to resettle into life in Blackburn
Nesta - AC00392
£51,361	27/03/2014	Innovation in Giving programme grant to Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service Grant Ref AC00392
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to CVS Blackburn with Darwen
£40,000	28/02/2014	providing supported volunteering, training & development for ex-offenders to enable them to enhance their employability opportunities
Nesta - AC00331
£48,950	25/03/2013	Innovation in Giving programme grant to Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service Grant Ref AC00331

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-65

HANNAH ALLEN-ROBSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

SAJIDA SHAH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

AMAR ABBAS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: YOUNG BWD FOUNDATION,

MOHAMMED TAYYAB SIDAT (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Operational Manager, Other trusteeship: YOUNG BWD FOUNDATION,

REV DR SHANNON LEDBETTER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Priest, Other trusteeship: HOUSING PEOPLE BUILDING COMMUNITIES,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/02/1992, number: 1008190
Registered at Companies House on 06/12/1991, number: 02668971

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
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; AR23: 7 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 14 days late, AR12: 16 days late, AR08: 5 days late, AR07: 62 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Community C V S
45 Railway Road
BLACKBURN
BB1 1EZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN

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