Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 22

GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU

Volunteer Centre Glossop provides infrastructure support to Volunteer Involving organisations across all sectors. We also provide direct services to vulnerable people within the community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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		£743	£710	£33	£0	£522	£415	7	27	227
31/03/22		£601	£661	£-60	£0	£489	£427	7.8	24	210
31/03/21		£794	£546	£248	£0	£549	£428	9.4	21	356
31/03/20		£536	£454	£82	£0	£302	£236	6.2	18	303
31/03/19		£435	£441	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	250
31/03/18		£364	£340	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£207	£191	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£148	£144	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£163	£151	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£183	£188	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£170	£200	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£135	£207	£-73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£363	£323	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£382	£357	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£378	£331	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£246	£192	£54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£167	£187	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£257	£252	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£221	£201	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£174	£198	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 26 years

www.the-bureau.org.uk

natalie@the-bureau.org.uk

01457 865722

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Derbyshire,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

27 employees
227 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£174,300
National Lottery Community Fund	£36,045
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£9,984

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Glossopdale Peer Support
£8,147	09/06/2023	The funding will be used to run peer support groups including social and allotment groups for the community including those with physical and mental health conditions. The project aims to bring ....more The funding will be used to run peer support groups including social and allotment groups for the community including those with physical and mental health conditions. The project aims to bring people together to reduce social isolation create networks of support build resilience and improve the health and wellbeing of adults.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Hadfield Community Connections
£9,984	14/12/2022	To provide a number of groups including healthy eating cooking club, seated exercise club, knitting and crochet club, a coffee morning and a gardening group.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Bureau
£174,300	06/12/2022 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing employment support and life development for people with complex needs from disadvantaged areas in Glossop, Derbyshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pathways to Employment
£9,778	19/02/2021 6	The funding will be used to implement a drop in surgery where people who have become unemployed due to the COVID-19 crisis will be provided with the necessary support to create a CV and covering ....more The funding will be used to implement a drop in surgery where people who have become unemployed due to the COVID-19 crisis will be provided with the necessary support to create a CV and covering letter with the aim of reducing the high numbers of unemployment across the community.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	29/01/2021	Core funding - Enabling the application of needs assessment methodology across our projects.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid Call and Connect
£18,120	20/07/2020 6	The group provides a volunteer centre and a wide range of services including advice and information signposting skill development and employment and services to reduce rural isolation. Funding for ....more The group provides a volunteer centre and a wide range of services including advice and information signposting skill development and employment and services to reduce rural isolation. Funding for the group will enable them to continue to support the community.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£17,639	01/04/2019	Continuation and expansion project in Glossop and surrounding rural villages. Group will recruit new volunteers and staff to expand their telephone, transport and companion/befriending services ....more Continuation and expansion project in Glossop and surrounding rural villages. Group will recruit new volunteers and staff to expand their telephone, transport and companion/befriending services reaching an additional 400 rural and socially isolated people per year. The group is well established with 40 years experience, it works with over 150 VCS groups and the project will make the services it provides more sustainable
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£17,639	02/01/2019	Continuation and expansion project in Glossop and surrounding rural villages. Group will recruit new volunteers and staff to expand their telephone, transport and companion/befriending services ....more Continuation and expansion project in Glossop and surrounding rural villages. Group will recruit new volunteers and staff to expand their telephone, transport and companion/befriending services reaching an additional 400 rural and socially isolated people per year. The group is well established with 40 years experience, it works with over 150 VCS groups and the project will make the services it provides more sustainable
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Glossopdale
£44,899	26/11/2018 36	Glossopdale Companions
National Lottery Community Fund - ?A new home for Super Volunteers?
£9,900	09/08/2018 12	This funding will be used to train and connect volunteers, enabling them to support each other when working with isolated and vulnerable people. The project aims to make volunteering more flexible ....more This funding will be used to train and connect volunteers, enabling them to support each other when working with isolated and vulnerable people. The project aims to make volunteering more flexible and responsive to people's needs to provide greater wellbeing support.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Glossop and District Volunteer Bureau
£9,200	13/09/2016	Minibus for a charity in Derbyshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Companions
£154,736	12/07/2012 60	This project will bring together Glossop and District Volunteer Bureau's befriending, supported shopping and health and wellbeing work to help older people. The core of the work is a volunteer car ....more This project will bring together Glossop and District Volunteer Bureau's befriending, supported shopping and health and wellbeing work to help older people. The core of the work is a volunteer car scheme whereby drivers act as befrienders. These social champions will carry out home visits and telephone calls, while providing transport to visit relatives and social group events aimed at improving health and social inclusion.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Volunteer Bureau - Glossop and District
£24,000	27/04/2012	the salary of the Chief Officer

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-69

ADRIAN STOKES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director

DR ANNE TALBOT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Gp

SOPHIE GLINKA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Nhs Programme Lead

VICTORIA WELLINGS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Communications Manager

CLARE PLANT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hr Consultant, Other trusteeship: DUKE OF NORFOLK (CONTROLLED) PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION,

DANIEL OLIVER MCLOUGHLIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Solicitor, Other trusteeships: GLOSSOPDALE FOODBANK, PCREFURB,

SIMON ROGERS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

WAYNE PRIOR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/01/1998, number: 1067170
Registered at Companies House on 24/10/1997, number: 03455027

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR10: 48 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 2 days late,

Main office

The Bureau
Bank House
20-22 Henry Street
GLOSSOP
SK13 8BW

Objectives

TO SUPPORT ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AND IN THE PURSUANCE OF THE RELIEF OF SUCH TO PROVIDE CARE TO PERSONS IN SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN THEIR HOMES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT

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