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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL PRISON VISITORS 

The object of the Association is the relief in need, hardship and distress of prisoners in penal establishments in England and Wales.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending


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Established: 21 years

www.naopv.com

info@naopv.com

01422376132

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£18£14£4n/an/an/an/an/a443
31/12/21£12£7£5n/an/an/an/an/a224
31/12/20£13£9£3n/an/an/an/an/a253
31/12/19£12£18£-6n/an/an/an/an/a600
31/12/18£9£14£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£17£18£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£19£17£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15?£16£17£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£28£14£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£11£12£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£17£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£17£13£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£6£12£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£18£14£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£17£17£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£17£15£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£20£24£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£22£21£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£29£21£7£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 443 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
Ministry of Justice - National Association of Official Prison Visitors (NAOPV) Infrastructure Support
£11,000 01/04/2022
To encourage and co-ordinate the work of Official Prison Visitors both at local and national level.
Ministry of Justice - NAOPV Infrasructure Support
£7,968 01/04/2021
To encourage and co-ordinate the work of Official Prison Visitors both at local and national level.
Ministry of Justice - To Promote, Maintain and Support Official Prison Visiting
£11,000 01/04/2020
To promote and maintain support to official prison visitors through meetings and regional support network
Ministry of Justice - HMPPS - NAOPV Infrastructure Support
£11,000 01/04/2019
To promote and maintain support to official prison visitors through meetings and regional support network
Ministry of Justice - National Association of Official Prison Visitors (NAOPV) - Infrastructure Support.
£11,000 01/04/2018
To promote and maintain support to official prison visitors through meetings and regional support network
Ministry of Justice - NAOPV (Nat. Assocn. of Official Prison Visitors)
£11,000 01/04/2017
To promote and maintain support to Official Prison Visitors.
Ministry of Justice - NAOPV - Infrastructure Support
£11,000 01/04/2016
12
For activities around Official Prison Visitors - to provide infrastructure support and capacity build the organization; provides volunteer befrienders to prisoners who have little outside contact.
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How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/14 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/2003, number: 1099041
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

33 Daleside
Greetland
Halifax
HX4 8QD

Objectives

THE RELIEF IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF PRISONERS IN PENAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND AND WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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