Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

CASTLE POINT ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES LIMITED 

Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS) was formed in 1994 to provide support and guidance to voluntary and community organisations within Castle Point. From the outset we have operated a Volunteer Centre helping to match organisations and potential volunteers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
Established: 20 years

www.cavsorg.uk

office@cavsorg.uk

01268214000

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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£749£761£-11£0£534£4386.929159
31/03/22£984£828£156£0£545£3374.928171
31/03/21£702£622£80£0£389£312621200
31/03/20£613£607£5£0£308£2675.321250
31/03/19£612£587£25£0£303£296619250
31/03/18£458£507£-49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£802£789£13£0£326£3084.7290
31/03/16£811£790£21£0£314£3074.7290
31/03/15£803£808£-5£11£292£2874.3350
31/03/14£939£868£72£8£298£2643.7200
31/03/13£1,010£1,037£-27£14£226£1692320
31/03/12£933£1,046£-112£20£253£1431.6320
31/03/11£1,130£1,057£73£7£366£1141.3370
31/03/10£798£712£86£700£292£621200
31/03/09£522£414£108£409£206£742.2150
31/03/08£280£227£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£96£122£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£117£121£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£143£147£-5£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: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 6.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 4.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 29 employees
  • 159 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Southend-on-sea, Suffolk, Thurrock,

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£499,980
Essex Community Foundation£48,468
Co-Operative Group£1,975
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services
£1,975 21/10/2023
CAVS assist many residents across Castle Point who are in real need of friendship and companionship, through its Befriending, Telephone Befriending and Buddy-Up service.
Essex Community Foundation - Inspire Women Network
£23,468 12/08/2021
6
to continue and enhance a project for women aged 40 and over who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Mentoring Service
£499,980 15/12/2020
35
The organisation is using the funding to run their Family Mentoring Service over the next three years to work with vulnerable families with children (up to age 25 with additional needs) in Castle ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services
£10,000 24/06/2020
to provide further emergency response to support the vulnerable in Castle Point during COVID19
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services
£10,000 05/05/2020
to provide additional emergency response to support the vulnerable in Castle Point during COVID19
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services
£5,000 09/04/2020
to provide an emergency response to support the vulnerable in Castle Point during COVID19
Essex Community Foundation - BuddyUP
£83,329 15/03/2019
35
To run a BuddyUP befriending and community support project to reduce isolation and loneliness over 3 years
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 26/04/2018
CAVS Befriending Scheme
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Mentoring Service
£435,097 05/04/2017
36
This project aims to improve the wellbeing of 190 vulnerable families living in Castle Point who are experiencing economic, social and health inequalities. This will be achieved through a family ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services
£60,000 11/07/2016
Towards two years running costs of the Befriending Scheme that provides support to older people in Castle Point and Rochford.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services
£60,000 09/06/2016
24
towards two years' running costs of a befriending project providing support to older people in Essex
Sport England - Castle Point & Rochford Family Games
£10,000 02/05/2012
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Castle Point & Rochford Family Games'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2004, number: 1103968
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/08/2003, number: 04856677
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Investment
  • 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
19 returns made; AR05: 85 days late,
Main office

The White House
Kiln Road
BENFLEET
Essex
SS7 1BU

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF CASTLE POINT 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:

CASTLE POINT, ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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