Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

VOLUNTARY ACTION EPPING FOREST 

PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR IN EPPING FOREST DISTRICT
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending 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 and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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

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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*£573£628£-55£0£468£2033.92530
31/03/22£701£632£68£0£523£211425120
31/03/21£569£499£71£0£455£2105.12164
31/03/20*£483£492£-9n/an/an/an/an/a64
31/03/19£461£472£-11n/an/an/an/an/a66
31/03/18£488£443£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£428£445£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£469£458£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£516£454£62£9£364£1644.3140
31/03/14£488£471£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£461£438£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£476£568£-93£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£600£644£-44£24£356£1583160
31/03/10£728£675£53£19£399£1713200
31/03/09£591£626£-35£20£346£1613.1290
31/03/08£644£649£-5£22£369£1212.2300
31/03/07£673£709£-36£23£374£510.9330
31/03/06£694£631£63£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£532£561£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£419£410£9£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: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
Reserves/Spending: 3.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 5.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 25 employees
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Essex,

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£302,596
Youth Music£89,625
Essex Community Foundation£64,770
DCMS£28,920
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Voluntary Action Epping Forest
£2,000 09/02/2023
to assist with the installation of enhanced Key Safes and other safety equipment in the homes of vulnerable people in Epping Forest District
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Voluntary Action Epping Forest
£10,000 15/09/2022
towards the cost of operating a benefit advice service for vulnerable and housebound residents across Epping Forest district
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Voluntary Action Epping Forest
£6,730 18/08/2022
to fund a part-time Community Hub Responder for Epping Forest and Harlow districts to support Ukrainian nationals and other marginalised migrant communities
Essex Community Foundation - Celebrating Volunteering during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II
£6,760 23/03/2022
towards a tea party celebrating the volunteer sector throughout the queens reign, that will include an art exhibition and musical performances in Epping Forest
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Voluntary Action Epping Forest
£5,000 19/08/2021
towards the cost of operating a benefit advice service for vulnerable and housebound residents across Epping Forest district
Youth Music - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
£30,000 01/07/2021
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£28,920 05/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Youth Music - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
£29,661 02/07/2020
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Voluntary Action Epping Forest
£10,000 09/04/2020
to provide a comprehensive support service for vulnerable people in Epping Forest District in response to the COVID19 pandemic
Essex Community Foundation - VAEF Community Handyman
£10,000 20/03/2020
11
towards the running of a community handyman project in the Epping Forest District supporting elderly and vulnerable homeowners on low incomes
Essex Community Foundation - Voluntary Action Epping Forest Ace Activities - Specialised Mate / Hate Crime Training
£4,286 06/02/2020
5
To run specialist workshops for people with learning disabilities to help them avoid being exploited or victims of hate crime
Essex Community Foundation - Ace Activities Recycling Project Worker
£9,994 17/10/2019
11
To fund the initial costs of a furniture restoration and recycling project for adults with learning disabilities
Youth Music - Ain't No Mountain High Enough'
£29,964 05/07/2019
Ain't No Mountain High Enough'
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Clubs
£302,596 01/07/2019
60
The organisation will use funding to continue its Community Clubs project, providing opportunities for over 65's who are socially isolated to enjoy regular club activities, telephone befriending, ....more
Youth Music - Aint No Mountain High Enough'
£29,985 28/06/2018
Aint No Mountain High Enough'
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Voluntary Action Epping Forest
£64,100 14/03/2018
36
towards three years' running costs of a project in Essex providing benefit advice and application support to people who are housebound
Essex Community Foundation - Voluntary Action Epping Forest Handyperson Service
£4,493 08/02/2018
11
To assist with the installation of enhanced Key Safes and other safety equipment in the homes of vulnerable people in Epping Forest District
Essex Community Foundation - 'Out There!'
£4,961 01/02/2018
12
To create a volunteering project for young people with learning disabilities in the Epping area
Essex Community Foundation - Benefits Advice - Expansion to include mentoring of volunteers
£9,832 09/11/2017
11
To support the training and mentoring of volunteers to expand and improve an outreach benefits advice service for vulnerable and isolated members of the community in Epping Forest
Youth Music - Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
£29,853 07/07/2017
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Essex Community Foundation - Continuation of service - Voluntary Action Epping Forest Benefits Advice
£9,180 02/03/2017
11
To provide an outreach worker to offer benefits advice to vulnerable and isolated members of the community in Epping Forest
National Lottery Community Fund - Chat-Tea, Befriending Service
£250,558 13/12/2012
60
This is a continuation and expansion of an existing project by Voluntary Action Epping Forest which provides a befriending service that reduces the isolation and loneliness felt by elderly and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 59-76
  • GERALD SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Club Development Officer
  • NIGEL AVEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/05/2003, number: 1097376
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/03/2003, number: 04689779
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
  • 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: 14 days late, AR20: 8 days late,
Main office

Community 360
Winsleys House
High Street
COLCHESTER
Essex
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Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF EPPING FOREST AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE 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 IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF EPPING FOREST AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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