Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

CUMBRIA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE 

Infrastructure support for the third sector in Cumbria.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 17 years

www.cumbriacvs.org.uk

info@cumbriacvs.org.uk

01768 800350

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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*£2,239£1,964£275£0£1,156£3722.34126
31/03/22£1,614£1,529£85£13£881£3712.93237
31/03/21£1,765£1,462£304£36£796£3813.13331
31/03/20£1,381£1,606£-225£0£440£1050.83410
31/03/19*£1,223£1,340£-117£54£749£3503.1307
31/03/18£1,452£1,433£19£63£896£5844.9240
31/03/17£892£995£-103£51£877£7118.6270
31/03/16£787£1,010£-223£50£970£93311.1230
31/03/15£865£1,040£-175£86£1,193£1,12813250
31/03/14£1,190£1,106£84£30£1,368£1,28413.9270
31/03/13£1,321£1,259£62£1,259£1,284£1,20011.4340
31/03/12£1,262£1,430£-169£32£1,212£1,1079.3390
31/03/11£1,574£1,485£90£34£1,381£1,1339.2380
31/03/10£1,369£1,557£-188£25£1,291£1,1118.6390
31/03/09£1,524£1,678£-155£19£1,479£1,1178380
31/03/08*£3,322£3,127£196£19£1,634£1,1404.4400

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 52%
Liabilities/Income: 56%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 32%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 41 employees
  • 26 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Poverty Truth Commission (South)
£9,950 29/04/2022
The funding will be used to develop a Poverty Truth Commission led by those directly affected by poverty. The project aims to change perceptions of poverty by promoting meaningful conversations and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Connectors
£294,569 16/02/2022
The project will use the funding to enhance the connections within the third sector in Cumbria and build the capacity of these organisations to deliver connected and complementary services for the ....more
Cumbria Community Foundation - Community Based Falls Prevention Support
£10,000 16/12/2020
Community Based Falls Prevention Support
Cumbria Community Foundation - Development Officer for Bedrock Basics
£100,000 08/10/2020
Development Officer for Bedrock Basics
Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff & IT costs
£6,200 17/06/2020
5
Staff, IT
National Lottery Community Fund - Cumbria CVS Covid Delivery Project
£49,999 26/05/2020
6
The funding will support the community through a volunteering system and hot meals during the COVID-19 pandemic with aim of improving physical and mental wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cumbria CVS Covid Liquidity Funding
£99,950 15/05/2020
6
The funding will support the organisation - which has been support the community through a volunteering system and hot meals during the COVID-19 pandemic - through their shortfalls of income directly ....more
Cumbria Community Foundation - Core funding rescue package
£50,000 01/05/2020
Core funding rescue package
Cumbria Community Foundation - Financial consulting from Dodd & Co
£5,544 01/05/2020
Financial consulting from Dodd & Co
Cumbria Community Foundation - Volunteering Fairs 2020
£2,500 23/01/2020
Volunteering Fairs 2020
Cumbria Community Foundation - Inspiring Barrow
£6,500 11/07/2019
Inspiring Barrow
Cumbria Community Foundation - Inspiring Barrow
£7,500 11/07/2019
Inspiring Barrow
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiring Barrow
£180,000 21/03/2019
36
The project aims to build the skills, capacities and confidence of local people. Funding will be used to run bespoke programmes for kids aged 6 ' 8.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service (CVS)
£122,274 28/02/2019
36
This project delivers personal development programmes for children aged 10-14 years, including eight after-school sessions and an outdoor activity day for each child. They aim to develop life skills ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cumbria CVS
£4,458 19/11/2018
We need to redecorate and equip a room to make it a friendly, welcoming environment. We also need a printer.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Inspiring Barrow
£10,000 19/04/2018
Inspiring Barrow
Cumbria Community Foundation - Inspiring Barrow
£10,000 19/04/2018
Inspiring Barrow
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service (CVS)
£28,400 10/05/2017
36
This project will deliver a 3 week summer school in Barrow for geographically isolated young people aged 10-15 to develop a range of life skills to help them achieve their full potential and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Barrow - People in the lead.
£126,992 08/03/2017
36
The project will provide local community activists the opportunity to get involved in community based services, identify suitable partnerships, increase provision, find more effective ways of working ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Cum/2/3 - Getting Cumbria to Work - Barrow and South Lakeland
£566,654 03/02/2017
35
Activities will be provided by this project to remove barriers, engage, assess and offer ongoing specialist and niche support. The project will use key workers based in organisations with specialist ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Rebuilding Together
£499,958 24/08/2016
36
A project that will build resilience by helping people, communities and organisations in Cumbria to be better prepared for, and better able to recover from the impact of flooding and other ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Communities in Control
£499,613 24/08/2016
36
A project that will build resilience by helping people, communities and organisations in Cumbria to be better prepared for, and better able to recover from the impact of flooding and other ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiring Barrow
£252,411 04/05/2016
36
Disadvantaged young people in Barrow, aged 10-16, will benefit from a personal development programme that aims to increase self-esteem and engagement with education. The course will take place after ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Cum/2/3 - Getting Cumbria to Work - Barrow and South Lakeland
£49,611 26/04/2016
12
This grant will be used to develop plans for a project that aims to support those at greatest risk of social exclusion, particularly people with disabilities or experiencing mental and physical ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Better Opportunities - Cumbria Development Project
£10,000 03/10/2014
6
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiring Barrow
£297,115 21/11/2012
36
This new project, which will build on a pilot that took place in 2011, aims to raise the health and learning aspirations of adults and young people in Barrow by developing their confidence, improving ....more
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Cumbria CVS (Cumbria)
£40,000 11/10/2011
Towards the 'Skilled Volunteering' project, focusing on support and development of trustees.
National Lottery Community Fund - BLT/GPI Barrow Island
£10,000 11/03/2011
12
The money will support a range of community involvement activities to better prepare this Big Local Trust neighbourhood for when the Trust becomes operational.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cumbria Flood Recovery and Community Resilience Programme
£509,733 08/06/2010
23
This project will assist communities in Cumbria to recover from the floods of November 2009, leaving local people and communities stronger and more resilient to the impact of flooding. The project ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-66
  • KAREN DUTTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Registered General Nurse (Education) Let’S Talk
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/06/2007, number: 1119671
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/03/2007, number: 06178269
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR23: 12 days late, AR19: 27 days late, AR08: 1 days late,
Main office

Shaddongate Resource Centre
Shaddongate
Carlisle
CA2 5TY

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE NON METROPOLITAN COUNTY OF CUMBRIA AND SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING), THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS; ANDB) 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:

COUNTY OF CUMBRIA AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

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