Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE (MEDWAY)

Services and support for local voluntary groups and organisations which includes: identifying, co-ordinating and providing trainingensuring full participation for disadvantaged groups, networking and building partnerships,Advice, information and resources,infrastructure support,Development, support and management of projects

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 29 years

www.mva.org.uk

jane@mva.org.uk

01634812850

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
31/12/22		£581	£563	£18	£0	£731	£495	10.5	14	64
31/12/21		£466	£362	£103	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	123
31/12/20		£319	£336	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	112
31/12/19		£243	£301	£-58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/18?		£136	£162	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	6
31/03/17		£219	£282	£-63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£262	£299	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£295	£384	£-88	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£354	£382	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£447	£391	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£599	£544	£55	£3	£688	£130	2.9	11	0
31/03/11		£633	£657	£-24	£3	£633	£125	2.3	12	0
31/03/10		£691	£616	£74	£3	£657	£144	2.8	11	0
31/03/09		£561	£518	£44	£3	£583	£143	3.3	11	0
31/03/08		£584	£569	£15	£3	£539	£159	3.4	13	0
31/03/07		£1,043	£1,033	£10	£2	£524	£144	1.7	12	0
31/03/06	*	£1,508	£1,498	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,075	£1,072	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£839	£792	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
Reserves/Spending: 10.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 7.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Medway,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

14 employees
64 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
Department for Work and Pensions - EMINENT ESTATES
£5,015	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - EMINENT ESTATES
£10,147	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
National Lottery Community Fund - MVA Digital Inclusion
£10,000	12/01/2021 12	The funding will be used to continue the delivery of a digital inclusion project for people who are lonely and isolated due to Covid-19 and other circumstances. The organisation will loan out tablets ....more The funding will be used to continue the delivery of a digital inclusion project for people who are lonely and isolated due to Covid-19 and other circumstances. The organisation will loan out tablets and provide volunteer digital champions to support individuals to get online communicate with friends and relations and learn new skills.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Medway VCSE Social Investment Champion Programme
£21,000	24/05/2018 24	Medway Voluntary Action (MVA) will create a social enterprise champions programme by recruiting local sector leaders who will be trained to act as advocates and mentors for social investment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mapping Medway
£10,000	18/11/2015 12	This charity will use the funding to carry out research and record data to create an online database to support not for profit organisations in Medway and improve joint working within the VCS. This ....more This charity will use the funding to carry out research and record data to create an online database to support not for profit organisations in Medway and improve joint working within the VCS. This project will improve access to services and improve the infrastructure of community and not for profit organisations so that they empower and meet the needs of the wider community and tackle community issues.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-77

ASHA RANI RITA GRAHAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

GORDON DAVID VIGGERS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

JAMIE DEREK MCCONVILLE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director

LAWRENCE JOHN MCVEIGH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

PETER CHARLES STOKES (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN DENNIS DANTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH ALLHALLOWS,

STEPHEN MILFORD-KEMP Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

TONI ANNE CLARKE Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Manager

YASMIN QURESHI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/12/1994, number: 1042475
Registered at Companies House on 08/11/1994, number: 02987866

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR06: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from MEDWAY MEDIATION on 11/05/2022

Main office

5A NEW ROAD AVENUE
CHATHAM
KENT
ME4 6BB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE OBJECT OR PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITHIN THE MEDWAY AREA AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:1) TO PROVIDE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF, AND DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, INCLUDING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY;2) TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY DISTRESS AND SICKNESS 3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LEARNING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITHIN THE MEDWAY AREA

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