Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

SERVE ON LTD 

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER RESPONSE CHARITY SUPPORTING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES IN TIMES OF NEED. WE TRAIN AND EQUIP DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, EMERGENCY SERVICE AND FORMER MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL ALONGSIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT FROM A NEW PURPOSE IN LIFE. BY CREATING MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS OF VOLUNTEERS, WE DELIVER IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WHEN AND WHERE REQUIRED.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 10 years
(12 years as a company)

www.serveon.org.uk

info@serveon.org.uk

0333 011 5060

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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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£186£177£9n/an/an/an/an/a65
31/03/22£91£100£-9n/an/an/an/an/a88
31/03/21£157£137£21n/an/an/an/an/a128
31/03/20£131£173£-41n/an/an/an/an/a135
31/03/19£202£173£29n/an/an/an/an/a74
31/03/18£230£194£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£149£102£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16?£155£106£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14*£170£138£32£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • British Virgin Islands, Haiti, India, Nepal, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 65 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
Rank Foundation£38,000
National Lottery Community Fund£28,400
The Fore£5,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£5,000
Co-Operative Group£2,763
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Rank Foundation - GOLDEN AWARDS SERVE ON 2022
£20,000 23/03/2022
The Golden Award was given to Serve On who volunteer as 'emergency and resilience' specialists for local, national or international incidents. Their Community Resilience Teams have been busy ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Serve On
£2,763 24/10/2020
We would like to buy small-size kit so more disadvantaged young people can enjoy outdoor pursuits, learn safety skills and develop.
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Serve On
£5,000 22/06/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Serve On, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Serve On
£5,000 11/06/2020
COVID19 : Purchase vehicle for a charity that works providing support to disadvantaged communities in the South West
National Lottery Community Fund - Serve On - Covid 19 response
£28,400 04/06/2020
6
The funding will be used to work with local authorities and emergency services to identify gaps in provision during the Covid-19 crisis. Specifically the project will work in local communities in ....more
Rank Foundation - Resilience Fund Serve On 2020
£18,000 30/04/2020
To cover lost income
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Resilience Team - Kit Van
£10,000 24/01/2018
12
The funding will be used to purchase a community resilience kit van to allow volunteers to transport equipment during emergencies, set up training exercises and provide assistance at community events.
Department for Transport - Inland/Inshore Rescue Boat Fund scheme
£15,257 15/12/2016
3
To support rescue boat charities search and rescue operations and improve response capability
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/04/2014, number: 1156504
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/12/2011, number: 07883243
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
9 returns made; AR14: 80 days late,
Main office

Serve On HQ
Unit 9 Chilmark Business Centre
Chilmark
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP3 5BP

Objectives

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-1)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION OF EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL BY PROVIDING TRAINING TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR TRANSITION INTO CIVILIAN LIFE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO TRAIN THEM IN LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING;AND2)THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE IN PARTICULAR BY TRAINING VOLUNTEERS TO FORM DISASTER RESPONSE TEAMS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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