Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

BASINGSTOKE VOLUNTARY ACTION

Basingstoke Voluntary Action is an umbrella organisation for Community and Voluntary Organisations in the Basingstoke and Deane Borough, providing information training and advice to promote support and develop voluntary action.

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

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	£738	£620	£118	£0	£515	£276	5.3	17	10
31/03/22	£692	£581	£111	£0	£76	£-35	-0.7	17	9
31/03/21	£607	£607	£0	£0	£-245	£-278	-5.5	15	1
31/03/20	£543	£487	£56	£0	£-249	£-338	-8.3	14	39
31/03/19	£621	£610	£10	£0	£-279	£-325	-6.4	15	28
31/03/18	£770	£787	£-17	£0	£-359	£-438	-6.7	16	0
31/03/17	£833	£848	£-15	£0	£-321	£-398	-5.6	15	0
31/03/16	£797	£863	£-65	£0	£-236	£-295	-4.1	15	0
31/03/15	£1,018	£1,056	£-38	£604	£-211	£-316	-3.6	20	0
31/03/14	£1,220	£1,284	£-64	£750	£-113	£-271	-2.5	23	0
31/03/13	£1,093	£1,202	£-109	£693	£-139	£-308	-3.1	23	0
31/03/12	£877	£864	£13	£420	£41	£-214	-3	25	0
31/03/11	£852	£893	£-41	£443	£148	£-138	-1.9	19	0
31/03/10	£817	£830	£-13	£390	£39	£-291	-4.2	14	0
31/03/09	£937	£789	£147	£338	£192	£-149	-2.3	14	0
31/03/08	£692	£654	£37	£312	£405	£213	3.9	15	0
31/03/07	£791	£714	£77	£257	£367	£182	3.1	14	0
31/03/06	£790	£776	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£711	£724	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£847	£783	£65	£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: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 25 years

www.BVAction.org.uk

contact@bvaction.org.uk

01256 423816

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Hampshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

17 employees
10 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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Basingstoke Voluntary Services
£17,458	30/07/2020	Covid19 - This project will provide a skills development and work placement programme within the third sector for young people with experience of the care system. Young people will improve their ....more Covid19 - This project will provide a skills development and work placement programme within the third sector for young people with experience of the care system. Young people will improve their confidence and voluntary sector leadership skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Coronavirus Community Relief Hub
£44,015	25/06/2020 8	Basingstoke Voluntary Action (BVA) will use the funding to cover increased staff hours volunteer expenses and food parcel supplies.
National Lottery Community Fund - Engaging the Community Sector
£9,200	25/10/2018 12	The organisation will use funding to run a pilot project, which includes a programme of events to engage community sector groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hampshire Young Carers
£1,224,871	09/02/2016 36	This project brings together a partnership of organisations across Hampshire to identify and support young carers. Through a co-ordinated approach they will work with schools and families, provide ....more This project brings together a partnership of organisations across Hampshire to identify and support young carers. Through a co-ordinated approach they will work with schools and families, provide respite opportunities and raise the voice of young carers in policy and practice at a local and UK-wide level, which will in turn improve their wellbeing and educational attainment. They will also work with statutory services and national organisations, and deliver community outreach and training to young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - BVS CHARITY SHOP
£10,000	19/03/2014 12	_x000B_This is a project by an incorporated charity in Basingstoke. The organisation will use the funding to create a charity shop in their town centre. This will enable the organisation to increase ....more _x000B_This is a project by an incorporated charity in Basingstoke. The organisation will use the funding to create a charity shop in their town centre. This will enable the organisation to increase funding to enable them to continue to provide services for the wider community and offer volunteering opportunities for the wider community._x000B_
National Lottery Community Fund - Hampshire Young Carers
£999,989	05/05/2011 36	'Hampshire Young Carers' is a three year project, based in Hampshire to support young carers in Basingstoke and Deane, Test Valley, New Forest, Fareham, Gosport, Eastleigh, and Winchester. It will ....more 'Hampshire Young Carers' is a three year project, based in Hampshire to support young carers in Basingstoke and Deane, Test Valley, New Forest, Fareham, Gosport, Eastleigh, and Winchester. It will provide support and guidance to young carers both at school and at home. Activities will include giving schools the skills and knowledge needed to identify and better support young carers and group activities and youth clubs for young carers._x000B_

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID BOWERS Appointed: 2021

DAVID TELFORD Appointed: 2023

FRANCESCA DELFINA MARITAN Appointed: 2023

JONATHAN PAUL BERNHARD BREWIN Appointed: 2023

NEIL MORROW (Chair) Appointed: 2021

SUSAN ELSIE BROWN Appointed: 2023

DR BETH LINKLATER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Assistant Principal

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/09/1999, number: 1077442

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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; all on time

Main office

B V A
The Orchard
White Hart Lane
BASINGSTOKE
RG21 4AF

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT AND BOROUGH OF BASINGSTOKE AND DEAN AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS INCLUDING ALL DISTRICTS OF HAMPSHIRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.B) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. PROVIDED THAT, IN CARRYING THESE CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THE CHARITY WILL SEEK TO CHALLENGE ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION AND INEQUALITY AND GIVE PRIORITY TO WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHOSE FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY IS LIMITED BY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE.C) TO BE SO CONSTITUTED AND ADMINISTERED IN THAT IT IS AT NO TIME (FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING ACT 1989) UNDER THE CONTROL OR SUBJECT TO THE INFLUENCE OF A LOCAL AUTHORITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

ALL DISTRICTS OF HAMPSHIRE

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