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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12


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Established: 38 years

www.volunteerscotland.org.uk

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £779,938 £854,500 £853,146 £811,454 £1,677,695
Donations & Legacies £800,000 £800,000 £800,000 £800,000
Other Income
Investment Income £6,157 £6,354 £7,297 £5,047 £4,109
Total income £1,715,283 £1,814,323 £1,813,980 £1,710,157 £1,802,612 £1,769,213
Charitable activities spending £1,496,556 £1,578,944 £1,650,903 £1,623,064 £1,641,352
Fundraising costs 7% 7% 4% 5% 4% 4%
Other spending
Total spending £1,617,293 £1,701,986 £1,729,071 £1,711,741 £1,560,079 £1,720,514
Surplus/deficit £97,990 £112,337 £84,909 -£1,584 £242,533 £48,699
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of public participation in sport','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Stirling
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Spirit of 2012 - Open Ceremonies
£197,000 25/09/2015
Volunteer support pot to enable completion of roles at the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in summer 2014 to address hardship on the basis of need. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Legacy 2014 Volunteer Support
£554,756 30/07/2013
24
This is not a funding request this is an arrangement.
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Improvement Programme
£474,435 29/10/2010
36
The Volunteer Improvement Programme aims to strengthen the voluntary and community sector in Scotland. It will provide support to BIG funded projects to offer improvements in volunteering practice, ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (15)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 27-65
  • ROSS, Selina
    Appointed: 2021
    Occupation: Charity Chief Officer
  • WYLIE, Rosie
    Appointed: 2020
    Occupation: Community Engagement Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 10/12/1985, number: SC013740
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/09/1987, number: SC106743
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling, FK8 1QZ

Objectives

To encourage, stimulate and support volunteering principally in Scotland, and in carrying out this object to advance education, to relieve poverty, sickness and distress and in general to benefit the community

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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