Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE VC GALLERY

The VC Gallery actively encourages members of the local community and veterans to engage with the arts, they are supported to develop their creativity through weekly workshops run by artists.Working with groups such as the elderly, disabled and people from minority backgrounds, The VC Gallery provides a safe and caring environment to be creative and express themselves.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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		£435	£334	£101	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/22	*	£226	£285	£-59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/03/21	*	£541	£194	£347	£0	£443	£272	16.8	4	55
31/03/20		£166	£113	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19		£82	£74	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/18		£76	£61	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

https://thevcgallery.com

admin@thevcgallery.com

01437765873

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 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

Ministry of Defence	£241,889
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust	£21,651
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,000
The Baring Foundation	£8,000
CAF	£6,375

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Nesta - AC01132
£1,000	18/05/2020 2	HARP (Arts and Health) Sprint programme grant to The VC Gallery Grant Ref AC01132
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£24,768	03/09/2021	For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
Ministry of Defence - Armed Forces Day FY21/22
£850	01/04/2021	Hosting an AFD event in line with the AFD objectives, supporting and involving the local community in support of the AF.
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000	12/02/2021	The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£20,000	12/02/2021	For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£35,000	12/02/2021	Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000	13/11/2020	The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£19,620	13/11/2020	For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£20,000	13/11/2020	For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
The Baring Foundation - Grant to The VC Gallery
£8,000	14/09/2020	To cover overheads for our two community galleries in the North and South of Pembrokeshire
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£10,000	14/08/2020	Small grants of up to £10,000 towards creative and engaging projects, that can be delivered under social restrictions, for people from Armed Forces communities who are isolated as a result of the ....more Small grants of up to £10,000 towards creative and engaging projects, that can be delivered under social restrictions, for people from Armed Forces communities who are isolated as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£21,651	25/06/2020	Funding allowed the group to continue to offer important services to the Armed Forces community throughout Pembrokeshire by responding to the individuals’ needs, be they support with housing, ....more Funding allowed the group to continue to offer important services to the Armed Forces community throughout Pembrokeshire by responding to the individuals’ needs, be they support with housing, financial problems or wellbeing concerns.
CAF - Grant to The VC Gallery
£6,375	22/06/2020 3	Grant to The VC Gallery to support the organisation through COVID19
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£21,651	15/06/2020	To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Covid art response
£9,000	08/06/2020 9	The VC Gallery in Pembrokeshire will use a £9000 grant to run online art sessions for their service users some of whom experience poor mental health to help address loneliness and isolation during ....more The VC Gallery in Pembrokeshire will use a £9000 grant to run online art sessions for their service users some of whom experience poor mental health to help address loneliness and isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bydd Oriel VC yn Sir Benfro yn defnyddio grant o £9000 i gynnal sesiynau celf ar-lein ar gyfer eu defnyddwyr gwasanaeth y mae rhai ohonynt yn profi iechyd meddwl gwael i helpu i fynd i’r afael ag unigrwydd ac arwahanrwydd yn ystod y pandemig COVID-19.
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£20,000	15/05/2020	to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
National Lottery Community Fund - Access to Art
£9,837	30/10/2017 12	Access to Art

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JOHN WARLOW Appointed: 2013

MARK JOLLY (Chair) Appointed: 2019

MARK SHUTTLEWORTH Appointed: 2020

MICHELLE BATEMAN Appointed: 2019

DR SIMON LESLIE HANCOCK Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: PEMBROKESHIRE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST,

JOSHUA BEYNON Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF THE PEMBROKE DOCK MEMORIAL PARK,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2017, number: 1172407

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
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

6 returns made; AR22: 17 days late, AR21: 1 days late,

Main office

30 Augustine Way
HAVERFORDWEST
SA61 1NY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST PEOPLE AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, DISABILITY, ILL HEALTH OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, INCLUDING VETERANS AND SERVING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTION WITH PERSONS IN THE LOCAL AND WIDER COMMUNITY, BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND GENERAL SUPPORT AS NEEDED.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.

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