Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 7

MEDWAY VOLUNTEER CENTRE

Undertake voluntary work in Social Services and similar charitabe activities amongst those classes in need thereof within the Areas of Chatham Rochester and Strood and Adjacent Parishes within the Borough of Medway.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 42 years

www.medwayvolunteercentre.org.uk

manager@medwayvc.org.uk

01634380030

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		£35	£39	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/22		£30	£35	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/21		£98	£51	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/20		£31	£30	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/19		£33	£42	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	29
31/03/18		£64	£67	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£70	£59	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£48	£54	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£89	£79	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£82	£71	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£61	£63	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£58	£61	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£54	£68	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£51	£65	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£55	£65	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£66	£55	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£53	£60	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£47	£45	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£64	£45	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£49	£44	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Medway,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
18 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

DCMS	£47,500
Henry Smith Charity	£27,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,390
The Foyle Foundation	£7,500
Charles Hayward Foundation	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre (HANDS)
£9,500	10/03/2022 12	towards one year's running costs of the befriending and transport services for older and vulnerable people from disadvantaged communities in Medway, Kent.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre
£4,000	21/12/2021	Befriending for older people
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre (HANDS)
£10,000	18/03/2021	towards one year's running costs of a volunteer befriending project supporting vulnerable older people in Medway, Kent.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£47,500	04/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - recruiting more volunteers during the Coronavirus pandemic
£9,520	07/05/2020 12	The project will use funding to increase its support of vulnerable and isolated older residents by recruiting more volunteers. The project aims to help support more vulnerable people during the ....more The project will use funding to increase its support of vulnerable and isolated older residents by recruiting more volunteers. The project aims to help support more vulnerable people during the pandemic.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,500	23/04/2020	towards core costs (specifically the salary costs of a 'Tackling Loneliness Co-ordinator) during the year end March 2021 (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre (HANDS)
£7,500	31/08/2019 12	towards one year's running costs of a volunteer befriending project supporting vulnerable older people, in Medway, Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Expansion of Befriending Project
£9,870	13/06/2019 12	The organisation will increase their volunteer numbers to meet the increased demand for befriending services to support older people who are socially isolated within their community.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre (HANDS)
£4,000	13/06/2018 12	towards one year's running costs of a volunteer befriending reminiscence project in Medway, Kent that helps support people with dementia to re-access memories
National Lottery Community Fund - Workshops for volunteers
£9,620	26/03/2018 12	The organisation will run workshops specifically for volunteers with special needs. This will teach them the skills they need to help them support older people and reduce social isolation for both ....more The organisation will run workshops specifically for volunteers with special needs. This will teach them the skills they need to help them support older people and reduce social isolation for both the volunteers and beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cemetery Angels
£9,750	01/03/2017 12	This organisation will use the funding to provide equipment and run sessions for homeless people to clean and tend to the graves in a nearby cemetery. This will provide new skills for homeless ....more This organisation will use the funding to provide equipment and run sessions for homeless people to clean and tend to the graves in a nearby cemetery. This will provide new skills for homeless volunteers and help reduce social isolation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre
£9,000	08/09/2016 12	towards one year's running costs of the 'Supported Volunteer' project, providing training and voluntary work to disadvantaged people in Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hands Volunteer Centre
£8,450	04/12/2014	towards one year's running costs of a befriending service for isolated and older people in a deprived area of Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hands Volunteer Centre
£9,000	14/03/2013	towards one year's salary of the Manager at a befriending service in Kent for isolated older people

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Gender Split

ALAN JAMES STREET

DAN MCDONALD, Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: RELATE MEDWAY & NORTH KENT,

JOANNA BROWN Appointed: 2022

NICOLA ODWYER- GIBBONS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/03/1982, number: 284288

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Homes England

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
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

20 returns made; AR13: 2 days late, AR08: 76 days late, AR07: 112 days late,

Main office

KINGSLEY HOUSE
37-39 BALMORAL ROAD
GILLINGHAM
KENT
ME7 4PF

Objectives

TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK IN SOCIAL SERVICES AND SIMILAR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AMONGST THOSE CLASSES IN NEED THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHATHAM, ROCHESTER, STROOD AND ADJACENT PARISHES WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF MEDWAY,

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