Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Overall weighted support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

    INVOLVE COMMUNITY SERVICES

    The overarching aim is to improve lives in our local communities. This is achieved through the provision of support and services to local charities, groups and communities across Bracknell Forest, Wokingham Borough and surrounding areas. Advocating for and representing the VCS and encouraging and enabling partnerships and collaborative working also supports this aim.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • 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

    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
    31/03/23£596£562£34£0£367£2675.71958
    31/03/22£800£738£62£0£333£2363.81915
    31/03/21£486£486£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£449£441£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£494£392£102n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£406£412£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£409£417£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£351£311£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£275£267£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£318£300£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£396£460£-64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£514£592£-78£56£172£931.9120
    31/03/11£608£544£64£49£250£1202.7110
    31/03/10£590£557£33£74£187£751.6100
    31/03/09£499£496£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£488£461£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07*£430£479£-49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/06£481£398£83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05*£263£287£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04£227£220£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 14%
    Liabilities/Income: 10%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
    Reserves/Spending: 5.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
    Quick Ratio: 6.8
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 28 years

    www.involve.community

    info@involve.community

    01344304404

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    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
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • 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
    Postcode Society Trust£25,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
    Co-Operative Group£9,788
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Postcode Society Trust - Millionaire Street 2023 12w4 Year 1
    £25,000 27/12/2023
    Funding was used to support several wellbeing services including a Cancer Support Network. The funds will help support local people living with cancer.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Cancer Support Network Berkshire
    £10,000 29/04/2022
    The funding will be used to deliver advice information and support to people affected by cancer in Berkshire East and Wokingham. The project aims to develop support networks within the community for patients and their carers to reduce isolation and ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to involve Community Services - Befriending
    £4,244 24/10/2020
    We aim to reduce social isolation by recruiting volunteers and matching them with vulnerable or elderly members of the community.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Wokingham Cancer Support Network
    £5,544 24/10/2020
    We will support people affected by cancer in Wokingham. We are delivering local community support to people feeling isolated or alone.
    National Lottery Community Fund - The Wokingham Cancer Support Network
    £10,000 30/05/2019
    12
    The funding will be used to deliver a holistic support network to people affected by cancer including those with the disease and their carers. The project aims to bring people together on a regular basis to share experiences, support each other and ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to involve
    £4,616 04/08/2017
    The Befriending scheme helps to reduce feelings of social isolation and increase confidence to participate in community activities.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 28-92
    • IAN RICHARD JAMES HARRISON (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Management Consultant
    • JAMES MEYJES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sales Manager
    • KEITH SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
    • MALCOLM DUDSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
    • RAJDIP MAROK-DHANJU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Property Manager
    • RENZE KRAMER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Account Manager
    • ROUMIANA RADOUNTCHEVA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Finance Director
    • SIOBHAN GOODCHILD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hr Consultant
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/03/1997, number: 1061373
    • Registered at Companies House on 13/03/1997, number: 03332555
    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
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • 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; AR07: 125 days late, AR05: 17 days late,
    Main office

    The Court House
    Broadway
    Town Square
    BRACKNELL
    BERKSHIRE
    RG12 1AE

    Objectives

    To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the public, principally but not exclusively in Bracknell Forest and Wokingham Borough and the surrounding areas (the area of benefit) and, in particular, to build the capacity of third sector organisations and provide them with the necessary support, information and services to enable them to pursue or contribute to any charitable purpose.  To promote, organise and facilitate co-operation and partnership working between third sector, statutory and other relevant bodies in the achievement of the above purposes within the area of benefit.  To advance other such objects or purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales in the area of benefit in such manner as the trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    BRACKNELL FOREST

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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