Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

WIRRAL CVS 

Wirral CVS is an infrastructure organisation to support capacity building across Wirral's Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise organisations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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
31/03/23£29,564£25,645£3,91915
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

https://www.wcvs.org.uk

info@wcvs.org.uk

0151 433 3371

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/11/2021, number: 1196584
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Community Village
330-334 New Chester Road
Rock Ferry
Wirral
CH42 1NB

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF WIRRAL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE. (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. (3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE: (A) THIRD SECTOR MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES; (B) CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES; (C) VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES 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 AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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