Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

HYNDBURN AND RIBBLE VALLEY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE 

A local development agency, which exists to promote, develop & support community & voluntary action in Hyndburn & Ribble Valley and surrounding areasAims are to:Assist the positive development of local groups.Maximise local group involvement in regeneration,health & social welfare initiativesFacilitate liaison between local groups and other organisationsPromote co-ordinated effort.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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£468£441£27n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£384£404£-20n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/21*£594£541£53£0£207£1753.91615
31/03/20*£320£299£21n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£243£247£-4n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/18£275£264£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£444£389£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£73£332£-259£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£321£264£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£328£217£111£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£273£280£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£232£198£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£221£207£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£233£263£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£309£303£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£299£384£-85£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£326£320£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£592£641£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£586£596£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£723£625£98£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

www.hrvcvs.org

mail@hrv-cvs.org.uk

01254888614

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Lancashire, North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Ribble Valley Hive
£10,000 19/05/2023
The funding will be used to develop a co-working space in the community which will accommodate partnership working across the VCFSE sector in the area. The space aims to act as a community hive; ....more
CAF - Grant to Hyndburn & Ribble Valley CVS
£5,000 04/05/2020
3
Grant to Hyndburn & Ribble Valley CVS to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Connector Plus
£60,089 18/02/2019
36
Connector Plus

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:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/07/1998, number: 1070612
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/03/1998, number: 03530868
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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 53 days late, AR20: 58 days late, AR07: 26 days late,
Main office

Suite 5
The Chambers
Town Hall Square
Great Harwood
BB6 7DD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS OF HYNDBURN AND RIBBLE VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS (HERE IN AFTER CALLED ‘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 IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS OF HYNDBURN AND RIBBLE VALLEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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