Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 7

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 12

GREATER LONDON VOLUNTEERING

GLV trades as London Plus. We are a trusted partner of many organisations across all 32 boroughs of London, working to champion and support charities and community groups. This is done by running networks, collecting data, developing communications, and making connections.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 18 years
(23 years as a company)

Londonplus.org

info@londonplus.org

020 7125 0151

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£555	£373	£182	£8	£274	£62	2	6
31/03/22	*	£356	£437	£-81	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£461	£358	£103	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£317	£342	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£318	£290	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18?		£261	£227	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/16		£66	£96	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/15		£61	£122	£-61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/14		£168	£159	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/13		£357	£330	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/12		£620	£672	£-52	£4	£88	£86	1.5	5
30/09/11		£676	£580	£96	£3	£140	£25	0.5	6
30/09/10		£303	£299	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/09		£262	£265	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/08		£234	£203	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/07	*	£102	£96	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 23%
Reserves/Spending: 2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

6 employees

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
Greater London Authority - London Plus
£68,000	31/03/2022	Delivery of a London-wide VCSE (Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise Organisations) social prescribing network.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Greater London Volunteering
£500,000	14/07/2021 36	£500,000 over three years (£200,000; £175,000; £125,000) towards salaries and running costs supporting the continued development and work of London Plus, through the legal entity of Greater ....more £500,000 over three years (£200,000; £175,000; £125,000) towards salaries and running costs supporting the continued development and work of London Plus, through the legal entity of Greater London Volunteering.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Greater London Volunteering
£15,000	27/08/2020	A one-off, unrestricted grant of £15,000, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment under the organisation’s current grant (ref:15379).
City Bridge Trust - Grant to London Plus
£50,000	19/05/2020	A grant of £50,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Greater London Volunteering
£500,000	09/05/2019 24	£500,000 over two years (£222,500; £277,500) towards the continued development of London Plus.
Sport England - Opportunity Fund
£127,590	11/01/2018 35	Funding under Sport England's Opportunity Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Opportunity Fund. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
Trust for London - Greater London Volunteering
£64,250	12/10/2017 18	The funding is to support a Policy and Project Manager to take forward and build on LVSC's current work on employment and skills in London, including carrying out research, influencing strategic ....more The funding is to support a Policy and Project Manager to take forward and build on LVSC's current work on employment and skills in London, including carrying out research, influencing strategic regional policymakers, engaging with sub-regional employment and skills structures and opening discussions with other sectors over VCSE sector service delivery.
Greater London Authority - Grant to Greater London Volunteering
£75,000	23/09/2016	To progress recommendations in the Way Ahead report on volunteering
Greater London Authority - Grant to Greater London Volunteering
£67,000	01/11/2013	Grant to Greater London Volunteering

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-56

BEAU FADAHUNSI Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Project Manager

DOMINIC JOHN PINKNEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

EDWARD JAMES ANDERTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

RENAE MICHELLE MANN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: National Business Development Manager

SARAH MULLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

STEPHANIE HANN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2006, number: 1115303
Registered at Companies House on 12/09/2000, number: 04070342

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR22: 3 days late, AR07: 21 days late,

Main office

8 Burnell Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4BW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF VOLUNTARY AND CHARITABLE SECTOR ORGANISATION; AND TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IS THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED BY GI BUT IN PRACTICE GREATER LONDON

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