Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 14

ACTION POINT COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES

Volunteering advice and support, Volunteering good practice development, Project delivery.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 age 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

Established: 22 years

www.volunteerkeighley.org.uk

admin@keighleyvc.co.uk

01535609506

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£320	£327	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/22		£321	£309	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	250
31/03/21		£315	£249	£66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/20		£241	£272	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/19		£301	£313	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/03/18	*	£197	£215	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£286	£255	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£203	£200	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£361	£355	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£243	£252	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£270	£320	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£291	£336	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£477	£436	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£533	£434	£99	£0	£196	£17	0.5	16	0
31/03/09		£210	£267	£-57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£326	£308	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£268	£292	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£257	£225	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£245	£211	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£221	£164	£58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Bradford City,

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 works here?

Unknown number of employees
200 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	£233,598
The Clothworkers Foundation	£15,000
Leeds Community Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Carelink Befriending & Support Scheme
£203,598	25/01/2021 35	The project is using funding to deliver a befriending scheme for lonely and isolated people. The service includes telephone/video link support to people experiencing anxiety a shopping service ....more The project is using funding to deliver a befriending scheme for lonely and isolated people. The service includes telephone/video link support to people experiencing anxiety a shopping service doorstop welfare checks to people at high risk support with essential health appointments and delivery of care packages which include DVDs books and jigsaws. The project helps reduce loneliness and isolation and improves wellbeing and quality of life.
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Action Point Community Support Services
£10,000	04/08/2020 4	Grant to Action Point Community Support Services
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000	04/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Action Team
£30,000	11/06/2020 6	The funding will provide support for older people people with learning disabilities and people with mental health needs through the COVID19 pandemic. The project will include telephone befriending ....more The funding will provide support for older people people with learning disabilities and people with mental health needs through the COVID19 pandemic. The project will include telephone befriending advice/signposting shopping and practical support and aims to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Keighley and District Volunteer Centre
£15,000	03/09/2019	purchase of a minibus for a charity which works with older people in Yorkshire
National Lottery Community Fund - CarelinK Befriending Scheme
£207,713	09/02/2017 36	The project will provide a one-to-one befriending support, for older people who are experiencing loneliness and social isolation. Each older person will be introduced to a trained volunteer who will ....more The project will provide a one-to-one befriending support, for older people who are experiencing loneliness and social isolation. Each older person will be introduced to a trained volunteer who will visit them for an hour or two each week to provide companionship and social support. Lunch/friendship sessions will also be offered once a month to provide service users with social opportunity â€“ enabling them meet each other and increase their support networks by developing new friendships.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Keighley Volunteer Centre
£25,000	28/02/2014	This charity provides a number of supported volunteering projects and support for older people. They will use the grant to employ an additional member of staff for their supported volunteering fro ....more This charity provides a number of supported volunteering projects and support for older people. They will use the grant to employ an additional member of staff for their supported volunteering fro people with learning disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Hands
£176,864	21/11/2012 36	This is the resurrection of a previous project that aims to help older people living in the Keighley area to maintain their independence and enable them to continue living in their homes in the ....more This is the resurrection of a previous project that aims to help older people living in the Keighley area to maintain their independence and enable them to continue living in their homes in the community for as long as possible by providing an affordable handyperson service. The main beneficiaries will be 550 older people living in the Keighley area, West Yorkshire. 90 volunteers will also benefit from working on the project.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 27-82

AYRAN ROWE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Support Worker

DR MICHAEL PLUMB Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

GARETH LOGAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Former Civil Servant, Other trusteeships: SIR TITUS SALT'S CHARITY, KEIGHLEY COMMUNITY TRANSPORT,

JACK ALLINSON Appointed: 2013

PATRICIA DILLON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

REGINA THOMPSON (Chair) Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Community Social Worker

ROBERT GREENWOOD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

WILLIAM MOYLE BSC Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/01/2002, number: 1090144
Registered at Companies House on 02/02/2001, number: 04153147

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
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; AR18: 104 days late, AR16: 38 days late, AR15: 27 days late, AR14: 42 days late, AR13: 2 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from KEIGHLEY AND DISTRICT DISABLED PEOPLE'S CENTRE on 05/12/2019

Main office

ACTION POINT
23 Temple Row
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 2AH

Objectives

To promote and develop voluntary work and volunteering opportunities for all individuals and such other similar charitable activities for the benefit of the community. To develop and provide such services throughout the Bradford District specifically but not exclusively in Keighley which meet the identified needs of the community with emphasis on those which support people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. To advance education of volunteers by providing advice, information and assistance support where appropriate.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KEIGHLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE

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