SOUTHEND ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES 

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Southend Association of Voluntary Services
£2,500	30/11/2022	This project will provide the opportunity to develop and grow a community partnership with your local McDonald’s restaurant. This will support disadvantaged children and young people to reach ....more This project will provide the opportunity to develop and grow a community partnership with your local McDonald’s restaurant. This will support disadvantaged children and young people to reach their full potential.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Southend Association of Voluntary Services
£95,435	03/02/2022	This project will provide weekly clubs for disadvantaged young people in Southend. They will help to improve emotional well-being, improve their physical health and encourage positive action in their ....more This project will provide weekly clubs for disadvantaged young people in Southend. They will help to improve emotional well-being, improve their physical health and encourage positive action in their community.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Southend Association of Voluntary Services
£1,000	03/12/2021	This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing ....more This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing their understanding of financial management.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Turning Tides
£3,545	23/10/2021	We would like to buy equipment and materials so we can deliver more outdoor activities to improve the confidence and wellbeing of children living in the most disadvantaged areas of Southend.
National Lottery Community Fund - Equal Southend
£10,000	06/04/2021	The funding will be used to hold an equality audit of a number of community organisations. The project aims to connect with local people improving the service they provide and removing barriers for ....more The funding will be used to hold an equality audit of a number of community organisations. The project aims to connect with local people improving the service they provide and removing barriers for people regardless of factors such as ethnicity sexuality and disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Well Ready and Together
£536,000	30/03/2021 36	The funding will provide an extensive network of support services for older people and people with mental health challenges in the town. The aim is to improve people's mental health and wellbeing as ....more The funding will provide an extensive network of support services for older people and people with mental health challenges in the town. The aim is to improve people's mental health and wellbeing as well as tackling feelings of social isolation and loneliness.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend Association of Voluntary Services
£3,000	11/02/2021	to help deliver educational sessions on community safety for young children living in the most disadvantaged wards of Southend
Essex Community Foundation - Civic Pride Champions
£4,820	04/02/2021	For the running costs of the civic pride champions youth campaigning and volunteering project in Southend
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Southend Association of Voluntary Services
£2,336	17/06/2020	COVID19 - This grant will fund activity packs for 73 children and young people from deprived backgrounds who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help them improve their confidence, family ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund activity packs for 73 children and young people from deprived backgrounds who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help them improve their confidence, family relationships and decrease isolation.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend Association of Voluntary Services
£5,973	16/04/2020	towards the running costs of a service that works with older people at risk of fraud and scams in Southend
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend Association of Voluntary Services
£10,000	15/04/2020	to provide additional staff capacity while running the Southend Community hub for vulnerable residents during COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Southend Association of Voluntary Services (SAVS)
£4,055	15/11/2019	We want to buy new enclosed rubbish bins for Milton Gardens, to help maintain a clean environment for families and other park users.
Essex Community Foundation - Civic Pride Champions
£4,779	06/09/2019 12	For the running costs of the civic pride champions youth campaigning and volunteering project in Southend
Essex Community Foundation - A Better Space project (ABS)
£2,200	25/04/2019	To provide resources for young people to study nature in an improvement project at a local park in Southend
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£21,751	01/04/2019	Expansion project in Essex creating an additional hub in Shoeburyness. They operate a range of services for older people from the hubs, including an allotment, social activities and a befriending ....more Expansion project in Essex creating an additional hub in Shoeburyness. They operate a range of services for older people from the hubs, including an allotment, social activities and a befriending service. There is strong partnership working in the new location and plans are in place to wind down the project.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Southend Association of Voluntary Services
£102,907	28/02/2019 36	This project will provide weekly clubs for disadvantaged young people in Southend. Young people will learn life skills and take part in activities in a safe space to help increase their confidence, ....more This project will provide weekly clubs for disadvantaged young people in Southend. Young people will learn life skills and take part in activities in a safe space to help increase their confidence, resilience and raise their aspirations.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£21,751	02/01/2019	Expansion project in Essex creating an additional hub in Shoeburyness. They operate a range of services for older people from the hubs, including an allotment, social activities and a befriending ....more Expansion project in Essex creating an additional hub in Shoeburyness. They operate a range of services for older people from the hubs, including an allotment, social activities and a befriending service. There is strong partnership working in the new location and plans are in place to wind down the project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Triple Ts Family Support
£9,678	06/12/2018 12	The organisation will use the funding to continue running the family support project to help families in difficult circumstances receive tailored support and assistance.
Essex Community Foundation - Triple Ts Family Support
£10,000	29/11/2018 11	To provide one to one work through a 'Triple Ts Family Support' project for deprived families in Southend
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend Association of Voluntary Services
£55,367	26/11/2018 36	Southend Association of Voluntary Services
National Lottery Community Fund - Folk Like Us
£378,511	21/03/2018 36	This project will support isolated and disadvantaged older people living in Southend-on-Sea. Its aim is to improve their quality of life and access to social activities by tackling barriers such as ....more This project will support isolated and disadvantaged older people living in Southend-on-Sea. Its aim is to improve their quality of life and access to social activities by tackling barriers such as transport difficulties, lack of confidence, poor physical and mental health, difficulties in accessing online information, and a lack of awareness of available services. Activities will include social events, drop-in sessions and computer classes.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Southend Association of Voluntary Services
£49,500	18/05/2016	Volunteering-on-Sea
National Lottery Community Fund - Supported Volunteering Project
£234,537	20/04/2016 60	The project works with people with mental health issues to help them find and maintain suitable volunteering roles in local voluntary and community sector organisations. The project will provide a ....more The project works with people with mental health issues to help them find and maintain suitable volunteering roles in local voluntary and community sector organisations. The project will provide a project worker who will support 50 people each year with various mental health conditions including ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, personality disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia.
National Lottery Community Fund - Folk Like Us
£339,076	02/12/2014 35	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Supported Volunteering
£249,777	10/03/2010 73	This project will support people recovering from mental ill-health into becoming volunteers for mainstream volunteer organisations. At present the organisation receives many enquiries from potential ....more This project will support people recovering from mental ill-health into becoming volunteers for mainstream volunteer organisations. At present the organisation receives many enquiries from potential volunteers who would benefit from additional support to overcome lack of confidence at the start, but the current referral service does not offer sufficient support to help these individuals embark on volunteering, so very few actually pursue the activity.

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Trustees (8)

Legal constitution

• Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/07/1997, number: 1063655
• Registered at Companies House on 14/04/1997, number: 03351855

Gift Aid

• Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

SAVS CENTRE
29-31 ALEXANDRA STREET
SOUTHEND ON SEA
ESSEX
SS1 1BW

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN ESSEX, SUFFOLK, HERTFORDSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, BEDFORDSHIRE, NORFOLK AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS. B) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.C) TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT ALL FORMS OF CHARITABLE ENDEAVOUR THAT HAVE A STRONG AND ABIDING PUBLIC BENEFIT MOTIVE WHICH IS EVIDENCED AND DOCUMENTED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX, SUFFOLK, HERTFORDSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE.