Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 19

VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD

Local infrastructre organisation providing a range of services to voluntary and community organisations, including training, specialist advice (including legal, HR, volunteering, ICT) accountancy, payroll, supporting partnership working and accommodation (office, training and meeting facilities).

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased 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 gender

Established: 61 years
(97 years as a company)

www.vas.org.uk

info@vas.org.uk

01142536607

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£3,098	£2,455	£643	£10	£3,404	£1,954	9.5	54	75
31/03/22	£2,391	£1,872	£519	£10	£2,761	£1,858	11.9	46	73
31/03/21	£2,958	£2,604	£354	£9	£2,204	£1,693	7.8	50	98
31/03/20	£1,712	£1,537	£175	£8	£1,850	£1,606	12.5	50	75
31/03/19	£1,585	£1,516	£68	£5	£1,675	£1,560	12.3	50	100
31/03/18	£2,178	£2,148	£30	£7	£1,607	£1,469	8.2	53	0
31/03/17	£2,099	£1,867	£232	£4	£1,577	£1,467	9.4	48	0
31/03/16	£1,395	£1,437	£-42	£4	£1,362	£1,339	11.2	43	0
31/03/15	£1,479	£1,521	£-42	£46	£1,569	£1,531	12.1	28	0
31/03/14	£1,584	£1,788	£-203	£44	£1,611	£1,548	10.4	32	0
31/03/13	£1,771	£1,892	£-121	£45	£1,815	£1,519	9.6	35	0
31/03/12	£1,864	£1,888	£-24	£49	£1,936	£1,653	10.5	37	0
31/03/11	£2,333	£2,481	£-148	£51	£1,960	£1,801	8.7	47	0
31/03/10	£2,050	£2,357	£-307	£50	£2,107	£1,933	9.8	45	0
31/03/09	£2,343	£2,274	£69	£78	£2,414	£2,082	11	42	0
31/03/08	£1,939	£2,008	£-69	£63	£2,345	£1,807	10.8	40	0
31/03/07	£4,066	£5,102	£-1,037	£60	£2,414	£1,932	4.5	45	0
31/03/06	£3,955	£3,005	£950	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£4,380	£3,017	£1,363	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£2,524	£2,953	£-428	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 57%
Reserves/Spending: 9.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 6.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

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
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

54 employees
75 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

Department for Education	£1,057,043
National Lottery Community Fund	£434,761
Esmee Fairbairn	£275,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - New Beginnings Project
£334,761	21/04/2023	The project will use the funding over three years to support refugees and asylum seekers in Sheffield with a package of support including volunteering education and training and employment ....more The project will use the funding over three years to support refugees and asylum seekers in Sheffield with a package of support including volunteering education and training and employment opportunities. This aims to reduce isolation improve mental wellbeing and social cohesion.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD
£25,000	13/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Voluntary Action Sheffield
£250,000	14/09/2021 36	Towards project costs of the Sheffield Youth – Neighbourhood and Communities (SY-NC) a collaboration of community organisations coming together to address the exploitation and lack of resources for ....more Towards project costs of the Sheffield Youth – Neighbourhood and Communities (SY-NC) a collaboration of community organisations coming together to address the exploitation and lack of resources for young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - VAS Sheffield VCS Covid response coordination 2020
£100,000	19/08/2020 5	The funding will support the response hubs and increasing the connectivity of the wider volunteer sector to develop mutual support and greater resilience for communities through sharing intelligence ....more The funding will support the response hubs and increasing the connectivity of the wider volunteer sector to develop mutual support and greater resilience for communities through sharing intelligence bringing hubs together weekly and harnessing capacity and capability to use volunteers at scale in a timely way.
Department for Education - Holiday Activities and Food Programme 2020
£1,057,043	01/04/2020	To make free holiday-club places available to children who are eligible for and receiving benefits-related free school meals.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Cohesion Sheffield: Living Together
£110,000	11/03/2019 24	Voluntary Action Sheffield supports voluntary communities and organisations in Sheffield at all stages of development. This grant will support the organisation to develop and grow Cohesion Sheffield, ....more Voluntary Action Sheffield supports voluntary communities and organisations in Sheffield at all stages of development. This grant will support the organisation to develop and grow Cohesion Sheffield, which delivers the Citywide Cohesion Strategy Framework for Action and promotes cross-sector partnerships to support integration.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Beginnings
£445,451	23/01/2019 36	The project will help adult refugees and asylum seekers to establish contacts, friendships, purpose and live fulfilling lives, where they are in control and make informed choices to improve their ....more The project will help adult refugees and asylum seekers to establish contacts, friendships, purpose and live fulfilling lives, where they are in control and make informed choices to improve their future.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Sheffield Together Cohesion Hub: Valuing and Welcoming people
£60,000	30/01/2017 24	VAS aim to test whether a city-led cohesion strategy and cross-sector partnership can influence policy across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies, helping them to incorporate welcoming ....more VAS aim to test whether a city-led cohesion strategy and cross-sector partnership can influence policy across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies, helping them to incorporate welcoming approach to migration in Sheffield, as well as evaluate the impact of their approach.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Beginnings
£433,792	04/05/2016 35	Refugees and asylum seekers will be supported to help them integrate into their new community and move into employment through access to workshops, training courses, employment and volunteering ....more Refugees and asylum seekers will be supported to help them integrate into their new community and move into employment through access to workshops, training courses, employment and volunteering opportunities. They will benefit from buddies who will provide support, and help with access to wider support services and activities such as libraries, sports and community classes. They will also be encouraged with job searches, applications and preparation for interviews.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Arrivals New Beginnings
£25,284	16/02/2016 11	New Arrivals New Beginnings
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Voluntary Action Sheffield
£10,000	26/06/2012	Towards enabling refugees and asylum seekers in Sheffield to access the benefits of volunteering, enhancing their skills, employability and building stronger links with local communities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-64

JOANNE ARCH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Manager

JOHN HUDSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

SAFIYA SAEED Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Worker

JAMES LOCK Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Managing Director

REV DAVID BUSSUE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Worker, Other trusteeships: CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY TRUST, WESTON PARK HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND LTD,

URIAH RENNIE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Leisure Management

ANDY BUCK Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: CHARTER HOUSING LIMITED,

KAY DICKINSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: INDEPENDENT TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED,

PETER WOZENCROFT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Nhs Manager, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, RANMOOR, SHEFFIELD,

RUTH BROWN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Deputy Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY,

TIMOTHY FURNESS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: AGE UK SHEFFIELD, GAMBLING WITH LIVES,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/1963, number: 223007
Registered at Companies House on 16/08/1926, number: 00215695

Gift Aid

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
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

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

V A S
The Circle
33 Rockingham Lane
Sheffield
S1 4FW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND ELSEWHERE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR, 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF SHEFFIELD

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