Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

FRIENDS OF THE VIGILANCE

Fund raising, including grant applications, to support the preservation and conservation of the Brixham-based heritage sailing trawler, "Vigilance BM76" for the public bemefit.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are only 4 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
30/04/23	£241	£271	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	112
30/04/22	£38	£32	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	125
30/04/21	£107	£17	£90	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	125
30/04/20	£8	£14	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
30/04/19	£36	£9	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
30/04/18	£23	£9	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/17	£12	£4	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.friendsofthevigilance.org.uk

finance@vigilanceofbrixham.co.uk

07429374458

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Torbay,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
112 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£100,000
DCMS	£11,000
The Foyle Foundation	£7,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	29/07/2022	Phase 1 - Vigilance Centenary Conservation Project
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,500	11/07/2022	towards the Vigilance 'SOS' restoration fund (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - CRF21 Friends of The Vigilance
£11,000	08/03/2021	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	27/11/2020	Vigilance Centenary Conservation Project
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	14/02/2019	towards the restoration and preservation of The Vigilance
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	07/03/2018	Vigilance Red Sails Appeal

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLYN BROWN Appointed: 2023

HEATHER KEELING Appointed: 2023

PETER MILLIGAN Appointed: 2023

REV CHRISTOPHER DAVID NORTH Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2016, number: 1168570

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

13 Deep Dene Close
BRIXHAM
Devon
TQ5 0DZ

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF SAILING TRAWLERS WORTHY OF PRESERVATION, IN PARTICULAR THE PRESERVATION OF THE BRIXHAM-BASED HERITAGE SAILING TRAWLER VIGILANCE BM76, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SUBJECT OF VIGILANCE BM76, SAIL TRAWLERS AND THE SOCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND SAILING HERITAGE AND HISTORY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS”

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