Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 14

HEREFORDSHIRE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS SUPPORT SERVICE

To build the capacity of third sector organisations and provide them with support, information and services including: -Advancement of community health and social care and activities for young people aged 8 to 25. Activities include volunteering services, capacity building, training, networking events and information, interest groups, policy research, Community Wheels and representational work

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually 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:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£934	£970	£-37	£6	£313	£202	2.5	23	150
31/03/22	£591	£591	£0	£12	£350	£191	3.9	19	350
31/03/21	£477	£466	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	230
31/03/20	£629	£662	£-33	£10	£339	£148	2.7	20	110
31/03/19	£674	£746	£-72	£9	£372	£183	3	26	90
31/03/18	£661	£661	£0	£8	£444	£164	3	22	0
31/03/17	£640	£794	£-154	£6	£444	£181	2.7	24	0
31/03/16	£784	£747	£37	£5	£598	£233	3.7	24	0
31/03/15	£838	£764	£74	£42	£561	£65	1	16	0
31/03/14	£756	£914	£-158	£23	£487	£62	0.8	13	0
31/03/13	£1,193	£901	£292	£20	£645	£228	3	15	0
31/03/12	£560	£556	£4	£18	£353	£156	3.4	13	0
31/03/11	£732	£687	£45	£17	£349	£170	3	12	0
31/03/10	£638	£638	£0	£89	£304	£156	2.9	12	0
31/03/09	£619	£622	£-3	£88	£304	£149	2.9	13	0
31/03/08	£573	£566	£8	£88	£307	£155	3.3	12	0
31/03/07	£659	£583	£76	£82	£299	£162	3.3	13	0
31/03/06	£802	£776	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£878	£854	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£907	£910	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 13.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 21 years

www.hvoss.org.uk

will.lindesay@hvoss.org.uk

01432343932

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
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
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Herefordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

23 employees
150 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

Herefordshire Community Foundation	£45,228
Masonic Trust	£14,420
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,750
BBC Children in Need	£2,227

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Laptops for Ukrainians
£1,638	20/04/2023	Grant to hvoss (Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service)
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Laptops for Afghan families
£644	13/02/2023	Grant to hvoss (Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service)
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Young Adult Carers
£10,000	21/12/2022	Grant to hvoss (Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service)
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Young Carers
£10,000	21/12/2022	Grant to hvoss (Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service)
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Laptops
£3,750	22/09/2022	Grant to hvoss (Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service)
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Laptops
£3,750	22/09/2022	Grant to hvoss (Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service)
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Grant to hvoss (Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service)
£446	01/08/2022	Grant to hvoss (Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service)
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£14,420	08/03/2021	Grant to fund groups for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers, offering support accessible online and face-to-face (when restrictions allow) to reduce isolation, provide respite from caring roles and ....more Grant to fund groups for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers, offering support accessible online and face-to-face (when restrictions allow) to reduce isolation, provide respite from caring roles and access to information, advocacy and peer support.
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Covid 19 Grant to hvoss
£10,000	13/07/2020	Grant to hvoss
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service (hvoss)
£2,227	17/06/2020	COVID19 - This grant is for activity packs and software to support Young Carers impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim is to improve emotional wellbeing and provide opportunities to have fun.
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Grant to hvoss (Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service)
£5,000	22/04/2020	additional costs of giving advice and information for pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - The Base
£9,750	24/02/2020 12	The funding will be used to improve their premises and resources for community organisations. The project aims to develop a community facility to improve access and support for local voluntary groups.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service
£25,000	26/04/2013	To deliver the Mobile Youth Led Opportunities (MYLO) programme in Leominster, Bromyard and Kington within rural Herefordshire, enabling young people to access support and creating opportunities for ....more To deliver the Mobile Youth Led Opportunities (MYLO) programme in Leominster, Bromyard and Kington within rural Herefordshire, enabling young people to access support and creating opportunities for personal development.
National Lottery Community Fund - Talent Match Vision & Prospectus
£1,820,501	22/03/2013 60	The project will work with existing and new partners offering young people personal, practical development and employability skills to make them ready and attractive to the employment market. Young ....more The project will work with existing and new partners offering young people personal, practical development and employability skills to make them ready and attractive to the employment market. Young people will be engaged through outreach work, social media, referrals, young people's social spaces, and existing contacts with support providers. The project will also invest in digital production and communication to increase connectivity and participation, particularly with rural areas.
National Lottery Community Fund - Marches LEP Partnership Development Fund
£10,000	24/10/2012 12	The application is from Herefordshire Voluntary Action, a registered charity and company based in Hereford, serving the development of the Talent Match partnership in the Marches LEP area.
National Lottery Community Fund - HERE for the CITY
£367,772	10/03/2010 36	This project will provide tailored support to improve quality of life and community cohesion in Hereford City. The group will employ a team to develop cross-sector partnership working, encouraging ....more This project will provide tailored support to improve quality of life and community cohesion in Hereford City. The group will employ a team to develop cross-sector partnership working, encouraging local residents, groups and organisations to work together to tackle issues whilst facilitating activities and celebration events. The project aims to tackle isolation faced by BME groups in the area while offering a wide range of services and new opportunities to the local community.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-79

CHRISTOPHER IAIN VICTOR FARMER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of A Community Interest Company

DAVID ANDREW TRISTRAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Funding And Community Support Officer

DR JONATHAN DAVID ARGENT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Semi-Retired

ANNE CONSTANCE ROBINSON Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

JUDITH FAUX Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

LYNDA WILCOX (Chair) Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Chief Executive

RICHARD STEPHEN KELLY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Manager, Other trusteeship: CLOSE HOUSE PROJECTS,

SUZANNE PENNY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE ROYAL NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR THE BLIND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/03/2003, number: 1096451
Registered at Companies House on 30/12/2002, number: 04625595

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

26/04/2013 - Asset transfer in from HEREFORDSHIRE CVYS
01/08/2013 - Asset transfer in from ALLIANCE OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR ORGANISATIONS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
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

52 Broad Street
HEREFORD
HR4 9AB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF HEREFORDSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) AND, IN PARTICULAR1) BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE. 2) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THOSE INVOLVED WITH THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE FIELD OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE.4) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 8 TO 25 RESIDENT OR BORN IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY’.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF HEREFORDSHIRE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

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