Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 3

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

SANDWELL COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS (S.C.V.O.)

Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is an umbrella organisation which supports and represents voluntary organisations and community groups working in Sandwell and promotes volunteering and resident participation in civic life. SCVO is itself a charitable organisation with more than 500 member organisations and is led and overseen by a board of volunteers drawn from its membership.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,887	£1,852	£35	£0	£461	£461	3	18	0
31/03/22		£1,577	£1,544	£33	£0	£426	£426	3.3	17	0
31/03/21		£1,173	£1,133	£40	£0	£393	£393	4.2	20	0
31/03/20		£885	£846	£40	£0	£352	£334	4.7	13	5
31/03/19		£595	£576	£19	£0	£313	£267	5.6	12	0
31/03/18		£432	£433	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£444	£421	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£390	£382	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£398	£478	£-80	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£386	£386	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£452	£479	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£348	£495	£-147	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£836	£761	£75	£7	£517	£477	7.5	8	0
31/03/10		£1,105	£1,052	£54	£13	£442	£426	4.9	8	0
31/03/09		£399	£501	£-102	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£347	£241	£106	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	*	£273	£316	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06	*	£955	£1,018	£-62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£1,046	£1,048	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£1,228	£1,122	£106	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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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: 77%
Liabilities/Income: 82%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 26 years

www.scvo.info

support@scvo.info

01215251127

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Sandwell,

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
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Sandwell Council for Voluntary Organisations
£6,230	13/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Sandwell Council for Voluntary Organisations
£1,431,027	12/09/2017 60	Towards a package of support and grant funding to voluntary sector organisations in Sandwell, enabling improved response to local need and the building of strong communities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

ANDREW WATSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Debt Centre Manager

CLAIRE LOUISE DALE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director Of Operations

GEOFFREY WILLIAM FOSTER, Occupation: Retired

JACQUES MATENSI-KUBANZA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Housing Support Officer

KHATIJA PATEL, Occupation: Head Of Finance

LAURA NOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director Of Scl

LUKE PAUL TYLER Appointed: 2020

MOHAMMED LOAN, Occupation: Magistrate

PAULETTE SUBAN Appointed: 2024

RACHEL ELIZABETH MCFEE Appointed: 2020

REV JON PHILIP GRANT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Exec Director Of A Charity

VICTORIA ELIZABETH BREAKWELL Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/09/1998, number: 1071514
Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: 03570517

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

S C V O
1ST FLOOR
LANDCHARD HOUSE
VICTORIA STREET
WEST BROMWICH

Objectives

WEST MIDLANDS AREA AND IN PARTICULAR BOROUGH OF SANDWELL AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT):-1) TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS; 2) WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE GENERALITY THE FOREGOING TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ORGANISATIONS WITH CHARITABLE OBJECTS IN ORDER TO ASSIST THESE ORGANISATIONS IN THEIR CHARITABLE WORK; AND3) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THESE PURPOSES AND TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST MIDLANDS AREA AND IN PARTICULAR BOROUGH OF SANDWELL AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

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