Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

SALFORD COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SERVICES 

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the public principally but not exclusively in the local government area of Salford and its environs (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.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
Established: 36 years
(38 years as a company)

www.salfordcvs.co.uk

office@salfordcvs.co.uk

01617877795

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Financial Data ?

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£5,031£4,843£189£0£3,395£1,3243.33375
31/03/22£4,820£4,256£565£0£3,206£1,1433.23175
31/03/21£4,923£4,781£142£0£2,641£8992.328145
31/03/20£4,405£3,388£1,017£0£2,499£7542.726250
31/03/19£3,038£2,513£525£0£1,482£5812.823235
31/03/18£1,980£1,879£100£0£958£4663190
31/03/17£959£1,497£-538£0£858£5244.2180
31/03/16£2,080£1,522£558£0£1,396£4973.9140
31/03/15£1,928£1,494£434£6£839£4033.2110
31/03/14£554£644£-90£7£404£3336.2120
31/03/13£535£676£-141£6£494£3906.9150
31/03/12£881£710£171£3£635£3295.6160
31/03/11£831£831£0£7£465£3254.7160
31/03/10£829£701£128£7£465£2614.5150
31/03/09£765£691£74£8£337£2263.9150
31/03/08£1,013£1,105£-91£8£262£1781.9200
31/03/07£1,336£1,313£23£8£354£1951.8240
31/03/06*£1,266£1,229£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,148£1,105£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,276£1,288£-12£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 39%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 7.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Lancashire, Salford City,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 33 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Forever Manchester - Salford CVS' Recovery Support Programme
£19,970 21/09/2020
Infrastructure support for organisations supporting the community
National Lottery Community Fund - Salford Community Neighbourhood Support
£82,708 10/07/2020
7
Salford CVS will use the funding to coordinate the volunteers and offer support such as food parcels shopping welfare calls prescription collection signposting and foodbanks.
Power to Change - Little Hulton Big Local
£9,375 20/06/2018
Grant to Little Hulton Big Local

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 26-66
  • ADAM WEBSTER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Development Manager
  • BEN WHALLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Operations
  • TERESA PEPPER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Local Authority Councillor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/09/1988, number: 519361
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/09/1985, number: 01948293
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
20 returns made; AR06: 1 days late,
Main office

THE OLD TOWN HALL
5 IRWELL PLACE
ECCLES
M30 0FN

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PRINCIPALLY BUT NOTEXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF SALFORD AND ITS ENVIRONS (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.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 ARTICLE: A) 'THIRD SECTOR' MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARYORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, B) 'CHARITIES' ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH AREESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLANDAND WALES. C)'VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES' ARE INDEPENDENTORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS AWHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIRCONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF SALFORD AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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