Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

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

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 18

CONNECTING COMMUNITIES IN BERKSHIRE

CCB is an independent rural community development charity. Our vision is for all communities in Berkshire to be strong, resilient, sustainable and able to take control of their own futures. Our purpose is to inspire action at a community level that reduces poverty & rural disadvantage, improves rural health & wellbeing and increases digital inclusion & social connectedness.

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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£193	£174	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23		£132	£131	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£104	£102	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£104	£100	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?	*	£112	£111	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£98	£114	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£175	£173	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£185	£178	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£203	£199	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£252	£274	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£353	£295	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£382	£487	£-105	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£546	£725	£-179	£33	£138	£129	2.1	18	0
31/03/10		£757	£909	£-153	£368	£317	£242	3.2	20	0
31/03/09		£672	£815	£-143	£39	£470	£444	6.5	19	0
31/03/08		£843	£859	£-16	£40	£613	£463	6.5	18	0
31/03/07		£1,284	£1,161	£123	£34	£629	£265	2.7	21	0
31/03/06		£1,052	£929	£124	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£734	£559	£175	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£482	£446	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 28 years

www.ccberks.org.uk

admin@ccberks.org.uk

01189612000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

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

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£354,935
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000
McCarthy Stone Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2024 Grant - Connecting Communities in Berkshire
£5,000	14/12/2023	To support vulnerable families in Berkshire with one-to-one or group sessions addressing poverty associated with high utility bills - giving them the skills and confidence they need to reduce energy and water costs or debts.
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2023 Spring Community Grants
£5,000	24/11/2022	Grants up to £7,500 to support programmes that connect and engage older people through befriending and social inclusion
National Lottery Community Fund - Rural Hubs – Fit for the 21st Century
£339,622	08/09/2022	This funding will support Connecting Communities in Berkshire Ltd (CCB) to support village hall trustees throughout Berkshire. They will undertake audits of Berkshires Village Halls and provide tailored action plans to improve community spaces and ....more This funding will support Connecting Communities in Berkshire Ltd (CCB) to support village hall trustees throughout Berkshire. They will undertake audits of Berkshires Village Halls and provide tailored action plans to improve community spaces and upskill volunteer management committees to achieve their Hallmark Quality Award.
National Lottery Community Fund - The CCB Family Fuel and Water Poverty Project
£9,262	19/08/2022	The funding will be used to support more than 300 vulnerable families by providing advice through group sessions 1-2-1 phone consultations and training delivered to frontline workers. The project aims to provide families with the skills and ....more The funding will be used to support more than 300 vulnerable families by providing advice through group sessions 1-2-1 phone consultations and training delivered to frontline workers. The project aims to provide families with the skills and confidence they need to reduce their energy and water costs and deal with utility debt.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid Secure Village Halls in Berkshire
£6,051	20/11/2020 6	The funding will be used to launch a new digital platform enabling easy access to accurate information on COVID-19 and other Governance issues and communication between trustees of village halls. The project aims to help trustees respond quickly ....more The funding will be used to launch a new digital platform enabling easy access to accurate information on COVID-19 and other Governance issues and communication between trustees of village halls. The project aims to help trustees respond quickly and have increased confidence to open their facilities for the community and adapt during the crisis and beyond.
National Lottery Community Fund - Addressing Rural Loneliness
£6,808	19/09/2019 12	Addressing Rural Loneliness
Dunhill Medical Trust - Feasibility study
£4,739	18/06/2018 12	To identify rural communities in Berkshire where there are few engaging social activities taking place that focus on older people and offer opportunities to improve physical and mental wellbeing

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-77

CATHERINE JANE SALZEDO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Training Fellow

ELIZABETH HERBERT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

MARK NEVITT (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

PETER THORN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired College Principal

PAMELA BEDDOES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

SARAH ANNE MORLAND Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/06/1996, number: 1056367
Registered at Companies House on 17/06/1996, number: 03212736

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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; AR20: 9 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

WYVOLS COURT
BASINGSTOKE ROAD
SWALLOWFIELD
BERKSHIRE
RG7 1WY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFITOF THE COMMUNITIES IN BERKSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:1. COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING IN URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE EQUALITYAND DIVERSITY OF OPPORTUNITIES AND SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION;2. INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT, TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OFINDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR;3. INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMUNITIES, VILLAGEAND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE PUBLIC ANDVOLUNTARY SECTORS;4. INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT, TRAINING AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THEBENEFIT OF DISADVANTAGED GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS, ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND YOUNGPEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BERKSHIRE

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