Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 10

No PartB

Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 4

VOLUNTARY ACTION STRATFORD ON AVON DISTRICT

The charity's object and principle activity is to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the Stratford-on-Avon District; in particular, the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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.vasa.org.uk

hello@vasa.org.uk

01789262889

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	*	£304	£304	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	190
31/03/22		£230	£245	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	183
31/03/21		£280	£249	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	278
31/03/20		£247	£193	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	213
31/03/19		£317	£315	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	187
31/03/18		£260	£363	£-104	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£217	£291	£-74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£186	£186	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£190	£179	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£223	£214	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£244	£253	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£298	£269	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£317	£395	£-79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£380	£383	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£354	£351	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£301	£364	£-63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£531	£588	£-57	£4	£329	£186	3.8	19	0
31/03/06		£323	£375	£-52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£331	£277	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£222	£190	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Warwickshire,

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?

Unknown number of employees
190 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£247,213
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
Co-Operative Group	£8,182
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - VASA Making the most of volunteers and others
£230,644	29/06/2023	This funding will be used to employ two new members of staff to support the organisation's variety of services. The project aims to increase wellbeing and bring people together.
National Lottery Community Fund - VASA Memory Cafes
£7,500	16/09/2022	The funding will be used to deliver respite to carers of people experiencing dementia with a memory café. The project will ensure carers can relax in the knowledge that the person they care for is ....more The funding will be used to deliver respite to carers of people experiencing dementia with a memory café. The project will ensure carers can relax in the knowledge that the person they care for is being looked after in a safe and engaging environment. The project aims to reduce isolation and promote wellbeing to those who have been disproportionately impacted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Voluntary Action Stratford on Avon District - 25/08/22
£2,500	13/09/2022	Core Funding
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Studley Dementia Garden
£3,497	24/10/2020	We will provide somewhere inclusive for people living with dementia to meet and explore nature in a safe and friendly environment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Combating loneliness in Stratford upon Avon
£9,069	23/03/2020 11	The funding will be used to run a localised lunch club for older people and memory club for people living with dementia. The project aims to build social relationships and reduce loneliness.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Studley Dementia Allotment Project
£4,685	15/11/2019	We want to install some solid walkways for wheelchair access between our raised beds and around our summer house.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	08/05/2019	VASA - core funding
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Carer Respite Day Services
£8,297	20/12/2017 12	additional groups that address the need of carer respite
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Voluntary Action Stratford on Avon District (VASA)
£3,379	29/11/2017	Help fund a volunteer-led community transport scheme to help alleviate loneliness and isolation for vulnerable residents.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Voluntary Action Stratford on Avon District (VASA)
£3,732	04/08/2017	We need IT database software and hardware to expand a scheme that helps alleviate loneliness and isolation in the community.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 61-84

CHARLES GOODY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

DAVID ROACHE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

IAN PROSSER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

KAZIMIERZ AUKSTOLIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

MICHAEL WELLS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Businessman

TREVOR RUSSEL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/01/1998, number: 1067584
Registered at Companies House on 17/12/1997, number: 03482562

Gift Aid

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; AR23: 50 days late, AR17: 29 days late,

Main office

3 Arden Court
Arden Street
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Warwickshire
CV37 6NT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY , DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID PURPOSES, BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE, TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAME AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER THE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

STRATFORD ON AVON

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