Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 15

CVS INVERCLYDE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
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
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/17	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities		£577,076	£599,825	£51,683	£767,628		£1,306,174
Donations & Legacies			£17,248	£11,212	£11,172		£2,000
Other Income
Investment Income		£286	£421
Total income	£307,258	£622,113	£651,980	£561,115	£825,059	£1,244,523	£1,333,309
Charitable activities spending		£462,601	£485,762	£676,556	£679,360		£1,373,957
Fundraising costs		0%
Other spending
Total spending	£313,768	£463,947	£485,762	£676,556	£679,360	£1,113,461	£1,373,957
Surplus/deficit	-£6,510	£158,166	£166,218	-£115,441	£145,699	£131,062	-£40,648

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Established: 29 years

www.cvsinverclyde.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Community services

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The promotion of equality and diversity','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Inverclyde

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Inverclyde Community Hub
£8,700	10/08/2021	The organisation will carry out exploratory work which focuses on the best use of Inverclyde Community Hub in order to best meet the needs of the community in the area post-pandemic.
Scottish Government - Cvs Inverclyde
£36,492	20/01/2021	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - CVS Inverclyde
£46,891	15/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to CVS Inverclyde
£8,500	08/08/2018	YOYP Inverclyde Youth Action
National Lottery Community Fund - Inverclyde's People Leading Inverclyde's Success
£9,060	22/02/2017 12	Inverclyde's People Leading Inverclyde's Success
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Support for Inverclyde's communities and 3rd sector
£10,000	19/01/2017 12	Better Support for Inverclyde's communities and 3rd sector
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Conference and Locality Networks
£10,000	19/03/2013 12	This organisation will develop six new locality networks and organise two conferences in order to provide more opportunities to discuss the challenges faced in their area and to identify potential ....more This organisation will develop six new locality networks and organise two conferences in order to provide more opportunities to discuss the challenges faced in their area and to identify potential solutions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Capacity Support
£249,897	09/11/2011 48	The 'Community Capacity Support' project will run for three years and will increase the ability of existing and new community groups within the Greenock central and east Our Place area, to organise ....more The 'Community Capacity Support' project will run for three years and will increase the ability of existing and new community groups within the Greenock central and east Our Place area, to organise and facilitate community involvement events, structures and processes. A minimum of 200 individuals from 89 local organisations will directly benefit from this project.

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How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 43-63

BROOKS, Paul
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Company Director

GARDINER, Graham
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

JAMIESON-SMITH, Pamela
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Head Of Organisational Development

MCKENNA, Kenny
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

SINNET, Claire Louise
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Accountant

THOW, Beverley Jane
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Service Manager

WYLLIE, Andrea Caryl
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 20/11/1995, number: SC024376
Registered at Companies House on 29/08/2003, number: SC255005

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR18: 6 days late,

Main office

75-81, Cathcart Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire, PA15 1DE

Objectives

The company's objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the inhabitants of the area served by Inverclyde Council and its environs ('The Operating Area') and in particular the advancement of education, the furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness, and in furtherance thereof:- (i) to assist and support the voluntary sector, to represent and support the voluntary sector, to assist organisations in coming together for common purposes, and to enable local people to gain access to decision-making processes which affect their community (ii) to present the polices and concerns of voluntary organisations, to develop new ways of responding to need in partnership with statutory and other health, social work, education, housing, employment, environmental and recreational agencies and any others concerned with the social and economic regeneration of the Operating Area (iii) to develop an integrated strategy for the whole Operating Area, in conjunction with appropriate agencies and funding bodies, for promoting and supporting the voluntary sector in the Operating Area (iv) to do all such other things as will properly attain the above objectives

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