Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 11
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

HACKNEY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE 

Provide capacity building services, training, grants, representation, advocacy, information, engagement and other services to Hackney's voluntary and community sector and those individuals or organisations connected to the sector
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 26 years

www.hcvs.org.uk

mark@hcvs.org.uk

02079231962

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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£2,943£3,040£-97£148£1,397£9683.8623
31/03/22£3,899£4,169£-270£182£1,500£1,0062.9773
31/03/21£3,713£3,085£629£99£1,761£9073.5796
31/03/20£2,223£2,457£-234£62£1,128£8524.29414
31/03/19£1,657£2,251£-594£48£1,334£94158822
31/03/18£2,730£2,829£-99£53£1,898£1,0044.3910
31/03/17£3,843£3,470£373£56£1,972£1,0553.6400
31/03/16£3,267£2,924£342£51£1,479£9003.7840
31/03/15£1,725£1,839£-114£99£1,136£1,0226.7250
31/03/14£1,527£1,426£102£84£1,175£1,0989.2220
31/03/13*£1,104£1,119£-14£76£1,090£1,09511.7180
31/03/12£1,031£1,235£-204£64£1,105£1,06610.4160
31/03/11£2,163£2,051£111£90£1,309£9365.5200
31/03/10£2,917£2,167£750£42£1,197£1921.1200
31/03/09£1,951£1,989£-38£77£447£1691200
31/03/08£2,383£2,459£-76£92£485£1690.8200
31/03/07*£2,896£2,993£-96£108£560£3251.3170
31/03/06*£2,344£2,085£259£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,875£1,907£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,777£1,585£193£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • 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 Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Hackney,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 62 employees
  • 3 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
Hackney Council£685,000
National Lottery Community Fund£499,255
City Bridge Trust£442,548
Joseph Rowntree Foundation£330,028
Comic Relief£158,778
Lankelly Chase Foundation£97,150
DCMS£85,638
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£50,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£165,000 20/03/2023
Fairer Hackney
City Bridge Trust - Eco audit to Hackney CVS
£2,400 24/06/2022
£2,400 (6 days) to provide an eco-audit.
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£150,000 21/03/2022
Fairer Hackney
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£35,000 21/03/2022
Advice Transformation Using The Vanguard Person Centred Approach
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Outcomes for Young Black Men
£499,255 25/02/2022
The project is using funding to strengthen their youth leadership model with young black people in Hackney support the Parents Forum and a new strand of work with young black women. It will support ....more
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Hackney CVS
£280,028 27/11/2021
Baobab Foundation: a new foundation led by Black and ethnic minority community organisations
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£35,000 10/12/2020
12
For an organisation to develop their knowledge and skills in systems thinking and use this learning to support grant funded advice providers and commissioners to develop a person centred advice ....more
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£150,000 10/12/2020
12
To build the Third Sector Infrastructure in Hackney
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£150,000 09/12/2020
Core funding grant
Comic Relief - The Baobab Foundation
£158,778 08/12/2020
This proposal aims to research, co-design and establish a new type of foundation that will support, grow and strengthen Black and Ethnic Minority communities and community organisations who are led ....more
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Hackney CVS
£50,000 28/11/2020
6
A new foundation led by Black and Ethnic Minority community organisations (Baobab Foundation)
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding: A new type of foundation for BME communities
£50,000 18/11/2020
6
The Baobab Foundation is a new type of foundation that will support, grow and strengthen Black and Ethnic Minority communities and community organisations who are led by Black and Ethnic Minority ....more
Trust for London - Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£10,000 11/11/2020
12
The funding is for our Research Phase which will enable us to consult Black and Ethnic Minority organisations, produce our strategy, establish a new charity, develop a brand, establish governance and ....more
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Hackney CVS
£25,000 03/11/2020
Hackney CVS
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Hackney CVS
£5,000 08/08/2020
Hackney CVS
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£85,638 18/06/2020
"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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£16,148 19/05/2020
A grant of £16,148 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Hackney CVS
£60,000 22/01/2020
24
To fund an individual's time two days p/w over two years to work to embed young black men as strategic drivers and change agents and to scope a London wide approach to disproportionality.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£200,000 26/09/2019
60
£200,000 over five years (5 x £40,000) towards the pt 3dpw salary costs of the VCS Development Manager, pt 2pdw salary costs of the Training Coordinator and contribution to marketing, IT support ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£224,000 26/09/2019
60
£224,000 over five years (£48,000; £41,000; £42,000; £45,000; £48,000) for the costs of launching and running Hackney Giving including the pt 3dpw salary for a Programme Manager; training ....more
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Hackney CVS
£7,150 21/06/2019
For a systemic approach to tackle knife crime
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing the project (Development Grant)
£15,214 18/04/2019
12
This partnership will use funding to co-create a new structure to better embed community partners and young people in the programme.
Trust for London - Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£49,645 02/03/2017
12
The funding is towards working with local partners, to explore the impact of strengths-based narrative therapy on employment outcomes for young black men when combined with bespoke, community-based ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£10,000 11/01/2017
Celebrating Hackney’s heritage – a history of vibrant community action over 20 years
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hackney Council for Voluntary Service
£157,000 25/09/2014
36
£157,000 over three years (£52,000; £52,000; £53,000) towards the salary of a part-time of an Organisation Development Officer, plus management and project running costs of a capacity building ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Connect Hackney
£5,866,500 30/07/2014
72
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Hackney CVS (Development Grant)
£19,690 15/01/2014
3
Hackney CVS (Development Grant)
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Hackney CVS
£250,000 07/12/2012
Take Care of the Pennies provides financial advice, support and guidance to assist people to access personal budgets across the Borough of Hackney. It will ensure that individuals will have accessed ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Families First - working together for Hackney Children
£1,075,775 02/02/2012
60
The project will support 210 families over 3 years. It will work mainly, but not exclusively, with African Caribbean, Turkish and Kurdish families who have been identified as having complex and ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-64
  • JACK GRIFFIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • SARA BARMAN Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Communications For Ubs
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/05/1998, number: 1069736
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/05/1997, number: 03365292
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR13: 1 days late, AR07: 35 days late, AR06: 2 days late,
Main office

The Adiaha Antigha Centre
24-30 Dalston Lane
LONDON
E8 3AZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID PURPOSES BUT NOT OTHERWISE, TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAME AND TO THAT END TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAME BETWEEN COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS AS APPROPRIATE WITHIN THE SAID AREA OF BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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