Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2

3VA 

A Council for Voluntary Services. 3VA exists to enhance the quality of life of people in Eastbourne, Lewes District, Wealden and surrounding areas in East Sussex through support to the Voluntary and Community Sector.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 21 years

www.3va.org.uk

info@3va.org.uk

03001246810

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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*£909£811£98£0£678£2353.5130
31/03/22£717£629£89£0£581£2605181
31/03/21£886£776£111£0£492£2864.4189
31/03/20*£552£543£9£0£379£2766.1179
31/03/19£694£593£101£0£370£2595.2182
31/03/18£795£748£47£0£269£1382.2170
31/03/17£862£885£-23£0£222£1011.4250
31/03/16£715£854£-139£0£245£951.3270
31/03/15£748£659£89£14£451£1913.5170
31/03/14£673£779£-105£11£362£1862.9170
31/03/13£864£805£59£9£467£2163.2190
31/03/12£667£646£22£15£408£2274.2170
31/03/11*£743£707£36£12£386£1702.9170
31/03/10*£501£587£-86£14£350£1984170
31/03/09£405£362£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£403£336£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£345£305£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£357£395£-37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£364£389£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£187£202£-15£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 4.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
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
  • East Sussex,

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
Co-Op Foundation - 3VA STC Expand application
£9,940 18/01/2021
Activity in and development of Shinewater Park
Co-Op Foundation - STC Explore
£9,415 03/10/2019
Will hold public conversations through events and social media to capture the local community’s views and ideas for an under-utilised park. They will support local people to identify solutions, ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to 3VA Eastbourne
£3,700 05/07/2019
3
Funding was provided towards website development and staff training.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to 3VA
£5,000 09/06/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of a health and wellbeing project for older people and those with disabilities in East Sussex

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-63
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2003, number: 1096788
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/01/2003, number: 04637252
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 48 days late, AR20: 38 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR10: 20 days late,
Main office

3 VA
Newhaven Enterprise Centre
Denton Island
NEWHAVEN
East Sussex
BN9 9BA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF EASTBOURNE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND TO ENABLE THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES ACROSS EAST SUSSEX, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS;TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES 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:

DISTRICT OF EASTBOURNE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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