Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 4

Good reserves management: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 13

SOUTH DERBYSHIRE CVS

South Derbyshire CVS is committed to the promotion and development of voluntary action within the area of South Derbyshire by providing support to groups and individuals, encouraging partnerships and collaboration, celebrating diversity and challenging bad practice and discrimination.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 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:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,343	£1,207	£136	£5	£625	£508	5	30	179
31/03/22		£845	£997	£-153	£4	£489	£419	5	24	436
31/03/21		£1,012	£940	£73	£5	£642	£579	7.4	26	405
31/03/20	*	£786	£777	£9	£6	£570	£345	5.3	25	127
31/03/19		£609	£699	£-90	£2	£561	£411	7.1	24	118
31/03/18		£682	£757	£-75	£3	£651	£427	6.8	27	0
31/03/17		£722	£691	£32	£2	£726	£440	7.7	26	0
31/03/16		£627	£612	£15	£2	£694	£432	8.5	18	0
31/03/15		£654	£606	£48	£16	£679	£462	9.2	15	0
31/03/14		£593	£535	£59	£18	£631	£449	10.1	14	0
31/03/13		£593	£590	£3	£17	£572	£416	8.5	16	0
31/03/12		£552	£479	£73	£16	£569	£365	9.1	13	0
31/03/11		£581	£595	£-14	£18	£496	£338	6.8	17	0
31/03/10		£648	£660	£-12	£21	£510	£322	5.9	18	0
31/03/09		£676	£684	£-7	£27	£523	£313	5.5	18	0
31/03/08		£649	£584	£66	£23	£530	£325	6.7	17	0
31/03/07		£656	£578	£78	£76	£469	£319	6.6	17	0
31/03/06		£599	£606	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£1,190	£792	£398	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 21 years

www.sdcvs.org.uk

office@sdcvs.org.uk

01283219761

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

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 volunteering

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

Derbyshire,

Who it helps

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

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - South Derbyshire CVS
£5,000	07/06/2023	The funding is for a contribution to the running costs of the organisations core services providing support to the most disadvantaged.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Resilience - Supporting Mental Health
£9,988	06/01/2023	The funding will be used to develop a 12-month pilot project with emphasis on mental health resilience and prevention of mental ill health. The project aims to help the organisation recognise what contributes to them becoming unwell and give them ....more The funding will be used to develop a 12-month pilot project with emphasis on mental health resilience and prevention of mental ill health. The project aims to help the organisation recognise what contributes to them becoming unwell and give them the skills and tools to support their own mental wellbeing
National Lottery Community Fund - Derbyshire Befriending
£25,000	15/12/2022	The funding will support South Derbyshire CVS to build on the work of its lottery funded ‘Isolation & Loneliness Action Networks Derbyshire (IsLAND)’ befriending project by further developing the network into a Community Benefit Society ....more The funding will support South Derbyshire CVS to build on the work of its lottery funded ‘Isolation & Loneliness Action Networks Derbyshire (IsLAND)’ befriending project by further developing the network into a Community Benefit Society (CBS). The CBS will enable a democratic and inclusive structure to be put in place which will strengthen the network provide improved sharing of best practice and position the network well to influence upcoming commissioning and contract tenders for befriending services across Derbyshire.
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - South Derbyshire CVS
£2,000	27/07/2022	The funding is for providing mental health support for vulnerable individuals.
National Lottery Community Fund - Beyond the Crisis - Building Long Term Resilience
£38,898	11/08/2020 12	South Derbyshire CVS (SDCVS) operates in a large rural area with diverse needs. They provide infrastructure support to voluntary organisations and groups and respond to local gaps in services. They operate a foodbank befriending services a hospital ....more South Derbyshire CVS (SDCVS) operates in a large rural area with diverse needs. They provide infrastructure support to voluntary organisations and groups and respond to local gaps in services. They operate a foodbank befriending services a hospital to home transport service and a shopping and prescriptions service. Funding will enable the organisation to increase their capacity to support groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hubco
£49,954	10/12/2019 12	This grant will provide expert specialist advice and support to help the organisation take their model forward.
National Lottery Community Fund - The IsLand Project - Isolate & Loneliness Action Network Derbyshire
£96,599	19/02/2019 36	This funding will enable the organisation to add to and extend the services it provides across the East Midlands. This is to be achieved by providing additional accredited training and support in tackling loneliness including mental health first ....more This funding will enable the organisation to add to and extend the services it provides across the East Midlands. This is to be achieved by providing additional accredited training and support in tackling loneliness including mental health first aid, dementia awareness and end of life support. This will enable the partnership to increase its number of befriending champions, attract new partners and meet the increase in the number of people it supports.
National Lottery Community Fund - Meeting the Need
£10,000	20/05/2010 12	This is a project by this voluntary organisation in Swadlincote, South Derbyshire. The group will use the funding to create and distribute an information pack designed to raise awareness of funding streams available to organisations within the ....more This is a project by this voluntary organisation in Swadlincote, South Derbyshire. The group will use the funding to create and distribute an information pack designed to raise awareness of funding streams available to organisations within the local area.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-69

DEBORAH JANE HOLLAND Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Teacher

HELEN SCOTT-SOUTH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JOHN ANTHONY O'HALLORAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant

KENNETH JAMES HORN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

KEVIN DOWNS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

KEVIN LEE PARKINSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Manager

MARGARET MYTHEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Volunteer

ZOE JANE GILLBE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Executive

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2004, number: 1101450
Registered at Companies House on 10/11/2003, number: 04958843

Gift Aid

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 5 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SOUTH DERBYSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION on 02/03/2023

Main office

The Hive
Top Floor
Unit G
Sharpes Estate
Alexandra Road
SWADLINC

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF SOUTH DERBYSHIRE SOUTH DERBYSHIRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE ADVANCEMENT, PROMOTION AND 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:

PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DERBYSHIRE

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