Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2

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

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 20

BASSETLAW COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Project and funding help, practical support for groups, training, INVOLVE Volunteer Action in Bassetlaw.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/23	£954	£960	£-7	£0	£1,282	£605	7.6	26	0
31/03/22	£985	£797	£188	£0	£1,289	£567	8.5	24	0
31/03/21	£942	£577	£364	£0	£1,100	£584	12.1	17	10
31/03/20	£565	£453	£112	£0	£736	£484	12.8	19	3
31/03/19	£509	£366	£143	£0	£624	£436	14.3	18	3
31/03/18	£397	£309	£88	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£363	£258	£105	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£257	£243	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£246	£190	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	£176	£155	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	£201	£161	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	£328	£173	£156	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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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: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 47%
Reserves/Spending: 7.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 10.2

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 14 years

www.bcvs.org.uk

officecoordinator@bcvs.org.uk

01909476118

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
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

DCMS	£231,998
Sport England	£62,616
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£2,270

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	13/10/2023	Supporting individuals and the VCSE sector in Bassetlaw and Bolsover
DCMS - Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
£220,000	25/03/2022	National Lottery Project Grants is our open access programme for arts, libraries and museums projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations.
Sport England - Long Term Condition Campaign-Targeted Place Based Investment
£62,616	01/06/2021 9	Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity funding programme for a Revenue project titled Long Term Condition Campaign-Targeted Place Based Investment. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Development grant to Bassetlaw CVS
£2,270	11/02/2021	Restricted grant over six months to Bassetlaw CVS to lead local implementation of the Development directorate's People and Communities programme.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£11,998	17/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-78

ELIZABETH MARION PRIME Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

GREGORY HERDMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

JANE ELIZABETH YATES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

JOSEPHINE MILLAR Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Doctor

KATHERINE MARY WATKINSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Pharmacy Technician

MARGARET IRENE FOWKES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

REV NICOLAS SPICER

SCOTT JAMES SHAW Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance Manager

SYLVIA DWAMENAH ACQUAH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Social Entrepreneur

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/03/2011, number: 1140782
Registered at Companies House on 22/04/2010, number: 07232206

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
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

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

B C V S
The Old Abbey School
Priorswell Road
WORKSOP
S80 2BU

Objectives

1 TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN BASSETLAW DISTRICT AND IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH, AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.2 TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE BASSETLAW DISTRICT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BASSETLAW DISTRICT.

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