Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

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

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 17

LANCASTER DISTRICT COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SOLUTIONS

LDCVS is an infrastructure organisation providing support for the voluntary sector throughout the district of Lancaster in Lancashire

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
30/06/23		£918	£880	£38	£1	£278	£1	0	8	3
30/06/22		£705	£606	£99	£0	£240	£219	4.3	6	12
30/06/21		£336	£403	£-67	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/06/20		£303	£139	£163	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/06/19		£194	£193	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
30/06/18	*	£185	£166	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17	*	£88	£115	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16		£197	£228	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15		£179	£216	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14		£232	£161	£71	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13		£239	£244	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12		£235	£216	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11		£238	£219	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10		£222	£232	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 50%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Established: 15 years

www.lancastercvs.org.uk

hello@lancastercvs.org.uk

01524 555900

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria, Lancashire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

8 employees
3 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£407,813
Westminster Foundation	£19,500
Sport England	£2,920

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Closing loops: stimulating a regenerative food economy in North Lancashire
£362,500	04/10/2021	The Closing Loops project (CLP) will illustrate how food production consumption and waste in the community can be transformed into ‘closed loops’ (a model that reuses recycles or composts all ....more The Closing Loops project (CLP) will illustrate how food production consumption and waste in the community can be transformed into ‘closed loops’ (a model that reuses recycles or composts all materials in the system) to produce much less waste enable more regenerative food production and support a thriving local economy. The project will achieve this through a partnership of six organisations co-led by LESS CIC and Lancaster District CVS with four main programme activities of connecting training and upskilling growing infrastructures and reaching projects who would not usually engage through an onward granting programme.They will achieve this through a partnership of six organisations co-led by LESS CIC and Lancaster District CVS with four main programme activities of connecting training & upskilling growing infrastructures and reaching projects who would not usually engage through an onward granting programme.
Sport England - TGC CF CANFIT
£2,920	11/08/2021 6	This project will provide keep fit and self defense classes for women and girls aged 16+.
Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
£7,000	21/07/2020 6	COVID-19 - Summer Programme for Young People
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid Response and Resilience
£45,313	15/05/2020 8	A project to provide guidance co-ordination representation and development support to the voluntary community faith and social enterprise sector across the Lancaster District during the COVID-19 ....more A project to provide guidance co-ordination representation and development support to the voluntary community faith and social enterprise sector across the Lancaster District during the COVID-19 crisis. It will include coordinating volunteers to support vulnerable residents social enterprise development develop partnerships with groups and invest in a volunteer management system.
Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
£10,000	06/05/2020 6	COVID-19 Response Fund for young people in Lancashire
Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
£2,500	06/05/2020 6	COVID-19 - Volunteer Expenses

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-61

ALASTAIR CHARLES LOASBY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Worker

ALISON NICOLA RICHARDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lecturer

ANTHONY MATTHEW MURRAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

EMMA JANE BRANT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

PAUL JEBB Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Nurse, Other trusteeship: AIMING HIGHER FOR THE DISABLED COMMUNITY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/01/2009, number: 1127626
Registered at Companies House on 07/11/2008, number: 06743623

Gift Aid

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
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

14 returns made; AR18: 65 days late, AR17: 24 days late,

Main office

THE CORNERSTONE
SULYARD STREET
LANCASTER
LA1 1PX

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF LANCASTER (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:

LANCASTER DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

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