Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 18

SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE

Support Services to Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise Organisations including Organisational Development such as starting up, governance & committee support, financial systems & accounting, business planning, policy & procedure development, HR advice and volunteer management. We also operate Staffordshire Volunteer Centre services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 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

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		£2,103	£2,145	£-43	£61	£785	£781	4.4	59	70
31/03/22		£1,600	£1,607	£-7	£66	£833	£804	6	44	110
31/03/21		£1,535	£1,313	£222	£32	£829	£559	5.1	48	101
31/03/20		£1,567	£1,235	£331	£2	£606	£604	5.9	44	84
31/03/19		£1,250	£1,222	£29	£2	£275	£221	2.2	47	80
31/03/18		£1,382	£1,369	£13	£0	£246	£176	1.5	59	0
31/03/17		£1,434	£1,576	£-143	£0	£232	£206	1.6	62	0
31/03/16	*	£1,271	£1,407	£-136	£0	£429	£311	2.6	58	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 39%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 9 years

www.supportstaffordshire.org.uk

info@supportstaffordshire.org.uk

03007771207

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

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 voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City,

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 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	£76,452
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£32,250
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£24,693
Tudor Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Support Staffordshire
£24,693	23/11/2023	Cheadle Moon
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Support Staffordshire
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Tudor Trust - Grant to Support Staffordshire
£2,000	13/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Infrastructure grant to Support Staffordshire
£30,000	08/12/2020 24	Unrestricted grant over two years to Support Staffordshire under the Infrastructure funding programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid Response Group Legacy
£66,478	29/07/2020 6	Support Staffordshire (SuS) will use the funding to work with 70 'mutual aid' groups across the county helping them to become Good Neighbourhood Schemes with training and guidance to become fully ....more Support Staffordshire (SuS) will use the funding to work with 70 'mutual aid' groups across the county helping them to become Good Neighbourhood Schemes with training and guidance to become fully autonomous.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Hub Improvements
£9,974	19/12/2019 4	The funding will be used to upgrade the security and general facilities at the voluntary services centre. The project aims to improve the experience of visitors and tenants of the community hub.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Support Staffordshire
£40,000	24/04/2019 12	towards the development of a former Victorian primary school in Tamworth into a community hub for the voluntary sector
National Lottery Community Fund - IT 4 IAG
£10,000	03/05/2017 12	This group will use the funding to upgrade their technology equipment. This will offer an improved service, providing advice and support to people who wish to improve their skills and knowledge.
National Lottery Community Fund - Let's Get Going
£181,689	02/06/2016 45	Let's Get Going
National Lottery Community Fund - Find Your Talent - Talent Match Staffordshire
£1,038,909	20/04/2016 59	Find Your Talent - Talent Match Staffordshire
Nesta - AC00334
£50,000	11/02/2013	Innovation in Giving programme grant to Support Staffordshire Grant Ref AC00334

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-72

ELAINE DAY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Headteacher

IAN NORTH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

JANET MARTYNA WILSON (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

JONATHAN MARK EVERETT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Business Growth And External Affairs

MARTIN FRED THOMAS PEAKE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Development Manager

NICOLA TAYLOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Supportive Care

ROWAN EDWIN CROZIER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

SANJIDA RAHIM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Lecturer

WECEAM AKHTAR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive

WEILI HOU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2015, number: 1161077
Registered at Companies House on 31/03/2014, number: 08967045

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

23/02/2016 - Asset transfer in from EAST STAFFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE
09/03/2016 - Asset transfer in from STAFFORD DISTRICT VOLUNTARY SERVICES
23/03/2016 - Asset transfer in from TAMWORTH CENTRE FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES
29/03/2016 - Asset transfer in from CHASE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
29/03/2016 - Asset transfer in from STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES
29/11/2018 - Asset transfer in from SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ACTION
06/01/2021 - Asset transfer in from LICHFIELD AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR SUPPORT

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

8 returns made; AR16: 2 days late,

Main office

Stafford Civic Centre
Riverside
STAFFORD
ST16 3AQ

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:4(1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITIES OF WEST AND EAST MIDLANDS AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES AND THE WIDER PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE ON TRENT AND THEIR ENVIRONS (THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”), TO INCLUDE BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS. CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS 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 DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.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.