Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

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
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/23£918£880£38£1£278£1083
30/06/22£705£606£99£0£240£2194.3612
30/06/21£336£403£-67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/20£303£139£163n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/19£194£193£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18*£185£166£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17*£88£115£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16£197£228£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/15£179£216£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/14£232£161£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/13£239£244£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/12£235£216£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/11£238£219£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/10£222£232£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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 ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.lancastercvs.org.uk

hello@lancastercvs.org.uk

01524 555900

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering
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 supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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£69,500
Sport England£2,920
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Westminster Foundation - Cost of living grant - Lancaster District Community & Voluntary Solutions - 22/05/2023
£50,000 22/05/2023
12
Cost of Living Grant 2023
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 materials in the system) to produce much less waste ....more
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 crisis. It will include coordinating volunteers to ....more
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
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-62
  • 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
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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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