Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

ONE VISION

One Vision is a community project which provides practical support to vulnerable individuals and families in the district of Watford. Support is provided to those who self-identify as needing relief as a result of inequalities caused by food poverty and social deprivation. From hot meals and food parcels to mental health signposting services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£140,000	£121,000	£19,000	38

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

https://www.onevisionproject.org/

enoch@ovwatford.org

07702566667

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for the elderly

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

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
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
38 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to One Vision
£5,000	18/08/2021	We will continue to encourage more people to take the COVID-19 vaccine, in particular the hard-to-reach ethnic groups, like South Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities, plus young people IN ....more We will continue to encourage more people to take the COVID-19 vaccine, in particular the hard-to-reach ethnic groups, like South Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities, plus young people IN Hertfordshire. One Vision understands these people groups, and is already well connected via One Voice and the Youth Council. Since March 2020, One Vision has hosted a number of COVID-19 specific webinars with experts, including long COVID, to increase awareness, and answer vaccine questions, plus we have already hosted a pop-up vaccine day, and promoted and distributed self-testing kits. Should our application be successful, we will hire a marquee for the summer fare in late August and offer vaccines.
National Lottery Community Fund - One Vision
£10,000	13/08/2021	The funding will be used to purchase an electric commercial cooker oven gas cooker kitchen utensils dishwasher and extractor fan and to pay for the weekly hire of a storage cabin and storage ....more The funding will be used to purchase an electric commercial cooker oven gas cooker kitchen utensils dishwasher and extractor fan and to pay for the weekly hire of a storage cabin and storage container. The project aims to continue the organisation's service to meet the food needs of people self-isolating and people affected by food poverty.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - One Vision Community Kitchen Refurbishment
£5,000	05/03/2021	Grant to One Vision

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

FAIZAL HAKIM Appointed: 2022

GILLIAN ADEBAYU Appointed: 2021

JAWAD QAMAR MR Appointed: 2020

SHARON LEONIE PLATT-MCDONALD Appointed: 2023

HELEN HYDE DBE Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: HOLOCAUST EDUCATIONAL TRUST, YAD VASHEM UK FOUNDATION, FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH HERITAGE,

HARJIT SINGH GREWAL (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Community Development Worker, Other trusteeship: WATFORD AND THREE RIVERS TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/11/2020, number: 1192511

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

ONE VISION, PENFOLD PARK
ST ALBANS ROAD
WD25 0GB

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN WATFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY:1) PROMOTING NETWORKING AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS THROUGH THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND CO-ORDINATED ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT.2) PROMOTING COHESIVE COMMUNITY STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL AREA REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS, THROUGH INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT.3) PROVIDING PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS BEING IN NEED OF RELIEF AS A RESULT OF INEQUALITIES CAUSED BY FOOD POVERTY AND SOCIAL DEPRIVATION, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOT MEALS, FOOD BAGS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS.

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