Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 17

VOLUNTEER CENTRE DORSET

Volunteer Centre Dorset commits to promote, support and develop volunteering for all in Dorset.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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		£596	£512	£84	£0	£444	£299	7	11	500
31/03/22		£530	£407	£122	£0	£360	£264	7.8	10	900
31/03/21		£405	£303	£102	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	300
31/03/20		£285	£236	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,200
31/03/19		£206	£195	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	500
31/03/18		£213	£193	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£221	£187	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£170	£192	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£197	£207	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£169	£179	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£152	£153	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£229	£202	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£264	£238	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£282	£242	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£192	£186	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08?		£126	£112	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 67%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Established: 18 years

www.volunteeringdorset.org.uk

info@volunteeringdorset.org.uk

01305269214

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Animals
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Dorset,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
500 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
Spirit of 2012 - Inclusive Volunteering in Volunteer-Run Museums
£30,000	09/06/2021	Incubation grant - inclusive volunteering for disabled people in heritage sector. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
National Lottery Community Fund - Dorset Community Credit Scheme - Continuation
£310,693	16/12/2020 47	This project was set up to support people with additional needs in Dorset. The funding will be used to build capacity to cover the rural towns across Dorset and recruit additional volunteers who ....more This project was set up to support people with additional needs in Dorset. The funding will be used to build capacity to cover the rural towns across Dorset and recruit additional volunteers who will lead and develop opportunities in the towns and surrounding areas.
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Help Scheme
£10,000	22/04/2020 12	Funding will be used to purchase a van. The group will use it to offer physical and manual support such as moving furniture and gardening to those in most need. This includes people on low incomes ....more Funding will be used to purchase a van. The group will use it to offer physical and manual support such as moving furniture and gardening to those in most need. This includes people on low incomes older and disabled people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Easy Pathways
£9,960	29/11/2018 12	The funding will be used to pilot a drop-in centre which will provide generic advice and information to people in need of support. The project aims to provide early intervention assistance.
National Lottery Community Fund - Dorset Community Credit Scheme
£300,819	13/07/2016 48	This is the expansion of a county-wide project engaging people with learning disabilities in activities to improve their health, confidence and well-being. People access volunteering opportunities ....more This is the expansion of a county-wide project engaging people with learning disabilities in activities to improve their health, confidence and well-being. People access volunteering opportunities through a buddy scheme, such as helping out in a charity shop or community garden. In return they receive credits for social and leisure activities, like going to the cinema or visiting a museum. The scheme is supported by local businesses, which benefit from new people accessing their services.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Volunteer Centre Dorset
£19,900	30/06/2011	the salary costs of the Outreach Worker and Manager including staff travel, publicity material and volunteering workshops

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-73

HELEN JOHNSTONE ENRIGHT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

JOY MARY SANGSTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

PHILLIP ASHLEY COOPER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

ANDREW RICHARD BOLT (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Project Manager

JONATHAN MILLS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

ALEC BAILEY Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE DORCHESTER ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH INTO LOCAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/04/2006, number: 1113758
Registered at Companies House on 24/01/2006, number: 05685988

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
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

17 returns made; AR15: 168 days late,

Main office

THE COACH HOUSE
ACLAND ROAD
DORCHESTER
DT1 1EF

Objectives

TO BENEFIT LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY UNDERTAKING VOLUNTARY WORK IN EDUCATION SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER AREAS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITY AND ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO DO SO AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY THEREOF):-1) INFORMING GUIDING AND SUPPORTING PERSONS WILLING TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY SERVICE;2) ADVISING AND GUIDING ORGANISATIONS USING VOLUNTEERS; AND3) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A CENTRE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS ACTIVITIES AND AS A MEETING PLACE IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTIVITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE DORSET

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