Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +5

ASHFORD VOLUNTEER CENTRE 

To inspire more people in Ashford to volunteer so that they can enhance their lives, the lives of others and build resilient communities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 26 years

www.ashfordvc.org.uk

manager@ashfordvc.org.uk

01233665535

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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£416£373£43n/an/an/an/an/a500
31/03/22£353£316£37n/an/an/an/an/a450
31/03/21£336£335£2n/an/an/an/an/a400
31/03/20£315£254£62n/an/an/an/an/a400
31/03/19£309£285£24n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/03/18£298£261£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£256£286£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£350£343£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£24£25£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£29£22£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£23£24£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£21£17£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£17£26£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£25£19£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£18£27£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£23£32£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£24£23£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£21£18£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£22£19£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£21£19£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 500 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£41,831
DCMS£25,550
Co-Operative Group£5,095
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Our Space
£9,950 04/08/2023
The funding will be used to deliver detached youth work free leisure activities and volunteering opportunities for young people aged 11-25 from the Victoria ward of Ashford. The project aims to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Befriending Project
£10,000 22/04/2022
The funding will be used to employee a member of staff and the costs related to this such as training and supervision. The aim of the project is to build on the success of their befriending project ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ashford Volunteer Centre
£1,511 23/10/2021
Our volunteer car service gives people who can't drive or access public transport an affordable way to get to their appointments. We would like to support, train and recruit more drivers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Community Champions
£4,400 08/09/2021
The funding is being used to run sessions for the community leaders including governance training sustainability partnership working volunteer management and financial sustainability. The project ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Communities
£8,071 12/01/2021
11
The funding will be used to employ a member staff who will work with rural community groups that were formed in response to the COVD-19 crisis . The project aims to support them to develop their ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£25,550 23/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Men In Sheds-Ashford Volunteer Centre
£3,584 15/11/2019
We want to set up a Mens Shed for veterans and isolated men in Ashford to help promote their wellbeing and build social connections.
National Lottery Community Fund - Men In Sheds
£9,410 13/06/2019
12
The project will use funding to develop a Men in Sheds project within the grounds of their volunteer centre. The project aims to provide men with a non-judgemental community space enabling them to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Ashford Timebank
£121,932 01/10/2018
36
The organisation will use the funding to set up a network of timebanks across the Borough of Ashford. Timebanking makes use of the assets and resources that exist within a particular community ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mind My Art
£9,850 28/02/2018
12
The organisation will deliver creative arts sessions led by tutors who have experienced mental health issues and will now support people who are going through similar situations. The aim is to build ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ashford & District Volunteer Bureau
£9,100 13/02/2018
A History of Ashford Volunteer Centre
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 47-74
  • AMANDA SCOTT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Local Government Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/12/1997, number: 1066765
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/11/1997, number: 03464057
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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; AR16: 173 days late, AR15: 52 days late, AR10: 344 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 366 days late, AR06: 8 days late, AR04: 30 days late,
Main office

Ashford Volunteer Centre
Berwick House
8 Elwick Road
ASHFORD
TN23 1PF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS WHOSE PURPOSES ARE CHARITABLE IN DIRECT PURSUIT OF THEIR OBJECTS INCLUDING BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES; (B) ADVISING AND GUIDING PERSONS WILLING TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY SERVICE; (C) ADVISING AND GUIDING ORGANISATIONS USING VOLUNTEERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE BEING MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU;(D) HOLDING AND CONDUCTING CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND ENQUIRIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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