Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

VOLUNTARY ACTION CAMDEN

VAC is an independent charitable organisation run by an elected board of Trustees to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the public, principally but not exclusively in the Greater London area and its environs, with specific reference to the London Borough of Camden.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£448£499£-50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£414£445£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£483£437£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£419£443£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£461£485£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£731£903£-172£0£-1,173£-1,205-16220
31/03/17£721£1,063£-342£0£-1,178£-1,219-13.8220
31/03/16*£1,009£1,028£-20£0£-967£-1,067-12.5330
31/03/15£1,066£1,149£-84£47£-1,394£-1,444-15.1160
31/03/14*£1,088£1,097£-10£42£-723£-769-8.4150
31/03/13£1,144£1,173£-29£53£-392£-504-5.2160
31/03/12*£1,322£1,128£194£47£-100£-368-3.9200
31/03/11£1,394£1,476£-82£67£-38£-121-1250
31/03/10£1,480£1,391£89£55£-1,278£-1,527-13.2250
31/03/09£1,660£1,633£27£62£-359£-606-4.5250
31/03/08*£1,163£1,353£-191£43£-28£-125-1.1270
31/03/07£1,332£1,503£-171£75£-116£-407-3.2240
31/03/06*£1,654£1,638£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1,578£1,632£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,303£1,182£121n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Established: 35 years

www.vac.org.uk

info@vac.org.uk

02072846550

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Camden,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£69,500
The London Community Foundation£25,000
Co-Op Foundation£10,000
Greater London Authority£9,942
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Greater London Authority - Camden VCSE Sector Community Resilience
£5,000 08/09/2023
Through the Fund we are seeking to achieve the following: Review of learning from recent emergency responses (e.g. flooding, Afghan, Ukraine, Covid) in terms of council/ VCS mobilisation and response. Develop a response framework- a visual tool ....more
Greater London Authority - Camden VCSE Sector Community Resilience
£4,942 28/02/2023
Camden VCSE Sector Community Resilience Through the Fund we are seeking to achieve the following: Review of learning from recent emergency responses (e.g. flooding, Afghan, Ukraine, Covid) in terms of council/ VCS mobilisation and response. Develop ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Navigating through Crisis - Support to Groups in Camden
£10,000 06/01/2023
The funding will be used to develop new digital and printed information and advice for voluntary and community organisations in the Camden area. The project aims to provide support to organisations that are working directly with communities ....more
Co-Op Foundation - Voluntary Action Camden STC Expand application
£10,000 18/01/2021
The grant will be used to build sustainability beyond the project lifetime, levering additional support for communities and groups involved.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Voluntary Action Camden
£25,000 30/09/2020
Salary and running costs for a new Camden Health Inequalities Network. The Network will work closely with grass roots BAME communities to connect them with health providers and policy makers, to collaborate and take action to address health issues ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving the effectiveness of Coronavirus responses in Camden
£59,500 10/07/2020
5
VAC will use the funding to support new and established frontline organisations and emerging mutual aid groups to deliver crisis interventions to the most vulnerable residents impacted by Covid-19.
Co-Op Foundation - STC Explore
£10,000 03/10/2019
Will run focus groups and events to examine how community spaces can be better used. This will lead to the creation of a Local Spaces Network to explore the potential of local spaces in Camden.
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Action in the Digital Landscape
£10,000 19/09/2019
12
Social Action in the Digital Landscape
Camden Giving - Between the Tracks
£4,000 01/05/2017
11
The project is a community newspaper covering local issues and stories directly effecting and relevant to residents of Somers town. The paper is run by and written by residents of Somers Town.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-73
  • ARVINDA GOHIL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Ceo
  • BENAIFER BHANDARI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • CASSANDRA AUSTEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Financial Consultant
  • CHIKWABA ODUKA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Consultant
  • HARRY GRAHAM GEORGE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Entrepreneur
  • KATHY ELLIOTT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Consultant
  • LOTIS BAUTISTA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Learning Manager
  • SAGAL ABDI-WALI Appointed: 2021
  • TRICIA RICHARDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Centre Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/1990, number: 802186
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/05/1989, number: 02388150
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 12 days late, AR16: 8 days late, AR14: 27 days late, AR12: 3 days late, AR08: 13 days late, AR06: 23 days late,
Main office

Greenwood Centre
37 Greenwood Place
LONDON
NW5 1LB

Objectives

3 THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE3(1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA AND ITS ENVIRONS, WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN (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 PURPOSE3(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 BENEFIT3(3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE 3 (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

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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