Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 16

TELFORD AND WREKIN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

As described in Annual Report

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity only provides its support via other charities
Over half the Board have joined recently

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	£1,035	£1,011	£24	£6	£1,178	£344	4.1	31	13
31/03/22	£993	£853	£140	£0	£1,217	£442	6.2	28	16
31/03/21	£830	£773	£57	£0	£1,098	£294	4.6	20	18
31/03/20	£792	£817	£-25	£0	£983	£219	3.2	34	69
31/03/19	£731	£736	£-5	£0	£1,037	£260	4.2	28	51
31/03/18	£703	£686	£17	£0	£1,033	£267	4.7	25	0
31/03/17	£679	£752	£-73	£0	£1,018	£266	4.2	25	0
31/03/16	£798	£979	£-182	£0	£1,194	£439	5.4	35	0
31/03/15	£1,032	£1,101	£-69	£14	£1,380	£550	6	35	0
31/03/14	£1,170	£1,121	£48	£30	£1,436	£733	7.8	33	0
31/03/13	£1,094	£1,326	£-233	£25	£1,302	£773	7	23	0
31/03/12	£1,583	£1,297	£287	£14	£1,535	£1,061	9.8	45	0
31/03/11	£1,864	£1,769	£95	£29	£1,248	£667	4.5	51	0
31/03/10	£2,030	£1,911	£119	£24	£1,144	£740	4.6	46	0
31/03/09	£1,500	£1,484	£15	£29	£1,025	£755	6.1	46	0
31/03/08	£1,286	£1,227	£59	£29	£1,038	£615	6	46	0
31/03/07	£1,222	£1,161	£61	£33	£1,027	£589	6.1	46	0
31/03/06	£1,362	£1,135	£228	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£950	£884	£65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£939	£900	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 29%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 34 years

www.telfordandwrekincvs.org.uk

debbie.gibbon@tandwcvs.org.uk

01952 916035

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

31 employees
13 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	£25,000
Masonic Trust	£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,698

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£15,000	08/03/2021	Grant to fund the Creative Me Time project for Young Carers, a weekly youth club during term time, enabling them to participate in a range of activities to reduce isolation, improve mental well being ....more Grant to fund the Creative Me Time project for Young Carers, a weekly youth club during term time, enabling them to participate in a range of activities to reduce isolation, improve mental well being and reduce stress.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Telford & Wrekin CVS – Young Carers' Service
£2,698	24/10/2020	Funds will enable us to provide social trips out and improve the emotional wellbeing of young carers (aged 5–24 years).
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£25,000	18/06/2020	"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 - The New me
£10,000	02/03/2020 12	The funding will be used to deliver a community café and volunteer opportunities for vulnerable and older people. The project aims increase participants skills and enable them to create friendships ....more The funding will be used to deliver a community café and volunteer opportunities for vulnerable and older people. The project aims increase participants skills and enable them to create friendships and support networks.
National Lottery Community Fund - Allsorts: Allsorts of people, Allsorts of activity
£10,000	11/07/2013 12	This is a project by a charity organisation in Telford. The group will use the funding to test the viability of the activities offered on their website. This will allow them to identify which ....more This is a project by a charity organisation in Telford. The group will use the funding to test the viability of the activities offered on their website. This will allow them to identify which activities the beneficiares will benefit from, what they personally want and what skills they want to develop.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-74

JOZEF RYS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee

PAUL MASTERMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

SHANA MARY ROBERTS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee

THOMAS WILLIAM SAMUEL HOULT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee

VERLEY BRISSETT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Family Intervention Worker, Other trusteeship: TELFORD WEST INDIAN ASSOCIATION,

CLLR PAUL ROBERT WATLING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Councillor

JULIE CATHERINE FRANCIS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None

RODERICK ANDREW CHARLES ROMAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Tax Partner

RIZWANA REZA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: THE WELCOME DIRECTORY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/02/1990, number: 702589
Registered at Companies House on 26/10/1989, number: 02436644

Gift Aid

NOT 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; all on time

Main office

Telford and Wrekin CVS
Suite 12 & 15 Hazledine House
Central Square
Telford Centre
TELFORD
Shropshi

Objectives

(I) TO ACQUIRE AND TAKE OVER ALL OR PART OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PRESENT UNINCORPORATED BODY KNOWN AS TELFORD COMMUNITY COUNCIL (II) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE WREKIN AREA BY ASSISTING THE WORK OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN ADVANCING EDUCATION, FURTHERING HEALTH, RELIEVING POVERTY, DISTRESS OR SICKNESS OR IN PURSUING ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THE COMPANY MAY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE EXECUTIVE, PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH SHALL IN ADDITION TO BENEFITING THE WREKIN AREA ALSO BENEFIT ANY OTHER AREA WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE (III) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE PURPOSE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TELFORD AREA

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