Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

DUNDEE VOLUNTEER AND VOLUNTARY ACTION 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £1,286,755
Donations & Legacies £1,055,026 £1,174,093 £5,928 £1,632,591 £2,165,235
Other Income £164,779 £173,140 £15,235 £132,138 £134,378
Investment Income £4 £22 £50 £15 £24 £1,063
Total income £1,219,809 £1,347,255 £1,482,535 £1,764,744 £2,299,637 £2,205,372
Charitable activities spending £1,310,064 £1,335,063 £1,463,056 £1,657,035 £2,125,195 £2,116,801
Fundraising costs
Other spending £116,132
Total spending £1,310,064 £1,335,063 £1,463,056 £1,657,035 £2,241,327 £2,116,801
Surplus/deficit -£90,255 £12,192 £19,479 £107,709 £58,310 £88,571
Established: 24 years
(39 years as a company)
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Social & legal advocacy
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Dundee City
Who it helps
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

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
Scottish Government£107,088
Corra Foundation£104,127
National Lottery Community Fund£9,530
Foundation Scotland£2,952
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action
£2,952 11/11/2020
The grant would contribute towards the cost of continuing and extending the online exercise classes Dundee Volunteering and Voluntary Action have been delivering over the past few months, adding ....more
Scottish Government - Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action
£60,000 05/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action
£47,088 15/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Corra Foundation - Challenge_Fund-19/972
£104,127 07/04/2020
To work with services (such as substance use and homeless services) to help them become more accessible for women who are dependent on drugs/alcohol.
National Lottery Community Fund - ReDiscover Dundee
£9,530 16/12/2019
11
This group will deliver a programme of cycling taster sessions and guided cycle rides in Dundee which will be open to all.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Companions Social Cafe
£9,938 26/03/2018
12
This charity will extend their Community Companion Social Café project following a successful pilot. The project works to reduce isolation and loneliness by providing opportunities for adults to ....more
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - volunteer with IT
£3,148 05/12/2014
This project will embed passing on digital skills to the existing project which aims to train peer supporters to access quality volunteering opportunities. We will use a variety of IT equipment to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Directors: 32-65
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 17/12/1999, number: SC000487
  • Notes: Charity Name change from Dundee Voluntary Action Ltd 17-12-99 to Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action 05-02-2020
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/04/1985, number: SC093088
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Number Ten, 10 Constitution Road, Dundee, DD1 1LL

Objectives

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the inhabitants of Dundee and district, and in particular to promote the advancement of education, the furtherance of health and welfare and the relief of hardship and distress, without distinction as to race, age, gender and sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, political, religious or other opinions

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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