Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 23

VOSCUR LIMITED

Voscur is a Council for Voluntary Service; a member-led infrastructure organisation working with voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations and private and statutory sectors to ensure VCS representation at strategic partnerships and decision-making bodies. It offers a range of services to its members and the wider VCS including the provision of information, advice, training and networking.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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

Established: 12 years
(24 years as a company)

www.voscur.org

info@voscur.org

0117 909 9949

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£991	£763	£228	£12	£702	£227	3.6	18	2
31/03/22	£629	£709	£-80	£16	£474	£347	5.9	16	0
31/03/21	£764	£698	£67	£14	£553	£331	5.7	16	0
31/03/20	£594	£495	£100	£16	£487	£369	8.9	16	1
31/03/19	£697	£514	£183	£14	£387	£276	6.4	17	4
31/03/18	£720	£799	£-79	£0	£204	£169	2.5	24	0
31/03/17	£751	£692	£59	£0	£283	£257	4.5	22	0
31/03/16	£710	£687	£24	£0	£224	£224	3.9	23	0
31/03/15	£720	£741	£-21	£5	£210	£204	3.3	16	0
31/03/14	£739	£642	£97	£7	£231	£198	3.7	13	0
31/03/13	£610	£618	£-8	£6	£134	£123	2.4	13	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 32%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 17

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

18 employees
2 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

Sport England	£229,953
Quartet Community Foundation	£167,117
National Lottery Community Fund	£40,251

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to VOSCUR
£1,200	26/02/2024	As requested by the donor towards voscur sector events
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to VOSCUR
£160,000	13/03/2023	To build the capacity of VCSE organisations in Bristol, enabling strong and confident leadership in the sector and reflects the diversity of the city.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to VOSCUR
£1,000	16/02/2023	As requested by the fund holder towards supporting the Cost of Living Conference, ideally to take place to in late March. The intention is threefold: - the morning will focus on Cost of Living Crisis ....more As requested by the fund holder towards supporting the Cost of Living Conference, ideally to take place to in late March. The intention is threefold: - the morning will focus on Cost of Living Crisis as planned (sharing experiences and skills for sustainability and data to inform strategic decision-making as well as building relationships with funders: etc); - the afternoon will focus on specific programmes about inequalities (to learn from them and apply lessons to COL Crisis)" - to launch a COL/Inequalities Peer Network and create a platform for post-Conference learning and action
National Lottery Community Fund - Cost of Living Crisis Conference
£6,781	27/01/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a half-day cost of living conference and monthly peer support network meetings for VCSE organisations in Bristol. This will enable skills-sharing to strengthen ....more The funding will be used to deliver a half-day cost of living conference and monthly peer support network meetings for VCSE organisations in Bristol. This will enable skills-sharing to strengthen organisations and improve sustainability enhance fundraising opportunities and encourage peer networking to help produce solutions that meet needs involving the cost of living crisis.
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive action: LGBTQ+ VCSE Sector in Bristol
£33,470	24/11/2022	The funding will enable Voscur to research the current situation for LGBTQ+ VCSE sector organisations in Bristol and build on community capacity by developing a new partnership that is run by LGBTQ+ ....more The funding will enable Voscur to research the current situation for LGBTQ+ VCSE sector organisations in Bristol and build on community capacity by developing a new partnership that is run by LGBTQ+ VCSE sector leaders.
Quartet Community Foundation - West of England Community Transport Network: Support and Response
£4,917	14/09/2021 5	To assess community transport organisations across the West of England and create recommendations to inform and influence the West of England Community Transport Network's development and decision ....more To assess community transport organisations across the West of England and create recommendations to inform and influence the West of England Community Transport Network's development and decision making.
Sport England - COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
£229,953	22/10/2020 9	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project is a Sport participation and ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
DCMS - Digital Leadership Fund - Voscur Ltd
£46,763	01/01/2019	The Responsible Digital Governance programme builds confidence and capacity, which enables organisations to understand how to embed digital tools and platforms sustainably to meet their needs. The ....more The Responsible Digital Governance programme builds confidence and capacity, which enables organisations to understand how to embed digital tools and platforms sustainably to meet their needs. The training focuses on strengthening leadership skills of third sector leaders, supporting them to feel informed and confident about how to invest in, manage, resource and embrace digital approaches across their organisation. The fund money will be used to expand their existing programme to a total of 110 new organisations
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Enterprise Feasibility Study
£9,019	16/11/2018 12	The funding will be used to run a counselling service study. The project aims to determine the needs and best practice for survivors of sexual violence.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - 2020 South West Social Invest
£59,120	06/09/2018 24	To address the gap in the enterprise development support for VCSEs moving from grant funding to a blended finance model, in partnership with Bristol and Bath Regional Capital (BBRC).
Quartet Community Foundation - Change for Sustainability
£4,000	24/10/2017 12	For the 'Change for Sustainability' project working with voluntary sector groups to improve their sustainability.
Quartet Community Foundation - Bespoke service design, strategic planning and sustainability training
£4,000	14/06/2016 10	To fund VOSCUR bursaries to support training for local VCS organisations.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-53

ALBERT CLARK MARK GARDINER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher

ANDREA JUNE CHRISTINE DELL (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Manager - Local Government

CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH ALESSANDRO EGITTO Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: BRISTOL CCRC TRUST,

EDWARD FRANCIS NORTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Ceo

ELEANOR COLLIER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Ceo

HAYLEY MICHELLE SHAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Hr And Od

KARIN FRANCES TAKEL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Civil Servant

LAN NGUYEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Phd Student

PHILIP ANTHONY BARRY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

SALLY CAROLINE FOX Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Deputy Chief Of Staff

VITA LANG TERRY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Principal Researcher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2012, number: 1148403
Registered at Companies House on 31/01/2000, number: 03918210

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
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

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

Royal Oak House
Royal Oak Avenue
BS1 4GB

Objectives

4(1) To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the public, principally but not exclusively in Bristol and the West and South West of England (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) and, in particular, build the capacity of third sector organisations and provide them with the necessary support, information and services to enable them to pursue or contribute to any charitable purpose. 4(2) To promote, organise and facilitate co-operation and partnership working between third sector, statutory and other relevant bodies in the achievement of the above purposes within the area of benefit.4(3) For the purposes of this Article 4:(a) “third sector” means charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises.(b) “charities” are organisations which are established for exclusively charitable purposes in accordance with the law of England and Wales. (c) “voluntary organisations and social enterprises” are independent organisations, which are established for purposes that add value to the community as a whole, or a significant section of the community, and which are not permitted by their constitution to make a profit for private distribution. Voluntary organisations and social enterprises do not include local government or other statutory authorities.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF BRISTOL AND ITS ENVIRONS

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