Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

BURNLEY PENDLE AND ROSSENDALE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE 

To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in Lancashire and neighbouring areas; to promote, coordinate, support and develop community activities and to unite citizens of all classes irrespective of gender, religion or political opinion in the promotion of heath and social welfare.
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 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
Established: 27 years

www.bprcvs.co.uk

info@bprcvs.co.uk

01282 433740

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UN SDGs
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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£2,155£2,363£-207£0£1,326£8164.13680
31/03/22£2,677£2,530£147£0£1,537£8924.246300
31/03/21£1,955£1,638£317£0£1,384£6664.938300
31/03/20£1,042£1,114£-72£0£1,055£4845.229100
31/03/19£1,014£1,084£-69£0£1,129£5776.42990
31/03/18£938£881£57£0£1,194£6078.3240
31/03/17£1,374£1,201£172£0£1,136£6086.1220
31/03/16£955£1,035£-80£0£957£6137.1190
31/03/15£793£847£-55£10£1,039£6739.5170
31/03/14£1,002£998£4£9£1,090£7168.6260
31/03/13£1,117£1,176£-59£8£1,085£6626.8230
31/03/12£1,120£1,118£2£8£1,139£7167.7250
31/03/11£1,586£1,494£92£11£1,138£6935.6310
31/03/10£1,442£1,287£155£4£1,044£5895.5290
31/03/09£1,098£1,051£46£7£881£4785.5270
31/03/08£944£917£27£5£846£4395.7230
31/03/07£1,045£1,031£14£6£822£3844.5220
31/03/06£1,158£1,099£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,156£1,059£97£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,146£1,091£55£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 11.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • 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 Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • 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?
  • 36 employees
  • 80 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 - BPRCVS Volunteering for Wellbeing & Community Hub
£230,730 19/04/2023
The funding will enable Burnley Pendle & Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service to expand and enhance volunteering across the three boroughs through the promotion of social action the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Carers
£9,870 08/07/2022
The organisation will provide support to young carers with parents who have substance misuse issues or mental health challenges through one to one sessions and group activities with the aim of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - BPRCVS - Covid-19 Response
£49,502 08/07/2020
8
The funding will provide support to members of the community in the form of emotional practical and welfare assistance and also support to the wider VCF sector mainly the smaller organisations.
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Burnley Pendle and Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service
£30,000 13/02/2019
37
Female Empowerment Project; support for girls at risk of sexual exploitation
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Burnley Pendle and Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service
£123,724 23/10/2018
36
This project will deliver a range of support services to young carers who are identified as caring for someone with mental health problems or substance misuse. Young people will feel less isolated, ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Burnley Pendle and Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service
£29,712 08/05/2018
36
This project will deliver one to one support sessions for Looked After Children to develop individual support plans through tailored activities such as arts and crafts. This will lead to raised ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Gannow Going Forward
£186,398 21/03/2018
36
This funding will be used to grow the community centre into an active hub run by local volunteers. The centre will offer a mix of services and activities, including support programmes for people ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service
£106,600 12/06/2014
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a young carers support project in Lancashire
National Lottery Community Fund - Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service (Grant deve
£11,497 15/01/2014
3
Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service (Grant deve
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Burnley Pendle and Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service
£105,743 01/02/2013
Mental Health Young Carers Support project will provide flexible outreach support for Young Carers who care for parent(s) with mental illness alcohol or substance misuse issues.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-83
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/05/1997, number: 1062446
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/03/1997, number: 03328219
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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; all on time
Main office

The CVS Centre
62-64 Yorkshire Street
BURNLEY
Lancashire
BB11 3BT

Objectives

The Charity is established for the following objects (the Objects):to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the Community in the County of Lancashire hereinafter called the area of benefit, and in particular the advancement of education, the preservation and protection of good health, the relief of poverty, distress and sickness, and to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreational and other leisure time activity with the object of improving conditions of life in the said community.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LANCASHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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