Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 13

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +13

Overall GiG Score: 9

COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS (EAST AYRSHIRE)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending 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
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years

Established: 28 years

www.cvoea.co.uk

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
Donations & Legacies	£1,288,030	£1,640,066	£1,545,985	£1,475,439		£2,017,899
Other Income
Investment Income	£11	£35	£66	£40		£740
Total income	£1,383,985	£1,769,604	£1,670,280	£1,569,479	£2,185,987	£2,034,674
Charitable activities spending	£1,345,343	£1,759,248	£1,760,003	£1,537,580		£2,169,532
Fundraising costs					1%	3%
Other spending
Total spending	£1,345,343	£1,759,248	£1,760,003	£1,537,580	£2,004,294	£2,237,860
Surplus/deficit	£38,642	£10,356	-£89,723	£31,899	£181,693	-£203,186

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

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

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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	£312,579
The Trussell Trust	£35,758
National Lottery Community Fund	£31,625

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Ayrshire (East) Foodbank
£30,758	05/07/2023	Foodbank Community Connector 21 hpw
National Lottery Community Fund - UKPCOL East Ayrshire Community Living Rooms
£31,625	28/11/2022	This group will use the funding to equip and deliver Community Living Rooms from six community hubs locations in East Ayrshire. The Living Rooms will be staffed by a newly recruited support worker ....more This group will use the funding to equip and deliver Community Living Rooms from six community hubs locations in East Ayrshire. The Living Rooms will be staffed by a newly recruited support worker along with a team of volunteers. They will be delivered for three hours on one day a week and will provide hot drinks soup and sandwiches along with advice and recreational activities. A kitted out double-decker bus will provide the same service in remote locations twice a week.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Ayrshire (East) Foodbank
£5,000	11/10/2022	Emergency grant
Scottish Government - Council Of Voluntary Organisations (East Ayrshire)
£128,206	15/09/2021	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Council Of Voluntary Organisations (East Ayrshire)
£62,874	18/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Council of Voluntary Organisations East Ayrshire L
£27,100	18/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Council Of Voluntary Organisations (East Ayrshire)
£48,881	16/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Council Of Voluntary Organisations (East Ayrshire)
£45,518	15/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Ayrshire East Foodbank
£53,579	13/12/2018 36	Employment costs for food bank Development Worker
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Ayrshire (East) Foodbank
£50,479	12/12/2018	Development Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Wee Place in Shortlees
£41,181	11/12/2018 12	This organisation will use the funding to continue to deliver a range of community activities including coffee mornings, community foras and get-togethers. It will also support other groups using the ....more This organisation will use the funding to continue to deliver a range of community activities including coffee mornings, community foras and get-togethers. It will also support other groups using the hub to deliver a range of other activities including craft groups, fun days and outings.
Robertson Trust - The WG13 Project
£30,000	27/08/2018	The WG13 Project
National Lottery Community Fund - â€œOUR WEE PLACE IN SHORTLEESâ€
£101,971	21/02/2017 18	This group will acquire and refurbish an empty shop unit in Shortlees. This will be run as a community hub, informal meeting space and local information point, and later be managed by trained members ....more This group will acquire and refurbish an empty shop unit in Shortlees. This will be run as a community hub, informal meeting space and local information point, and later be managed by trained members of the local community.
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - TransmIT (Training in Social Media and IT)
£9,700	05/12/2014	To train community groups in East Ayrshire to have an online presence, widening their reach and increasing their engagement in their communities. Embedding digital champions within organisations to ....more To train community groups in East Ayrshire to have an online presence, widening their reach and increasing their engagement in their communities. Embedding digital champions within organisations to pass on their skills to staff members, volunteers and service users.
National Lottery Community Fund - The GRAFT Project
£166,875	24/03/2014 18	The GRAFT Project

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How is it governed?

Directors (5)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 53-79

BROADLEY, Brian Joseph
Appointed: 2009
Occupation: Retired

HOOD, Matthew
Appointed: 2003
Occupation: Retired

HOOD, Peter
Appointed: 2010
Occupation: Retired

HUDSON, Samuel Walker
Appointed: 2008
Occupation: Retired

LASCELLES, Daniel
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 22/05/1996, number: SC024931
Registered at Companies House on 08/04/2003, number: SC247449

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR21: 196 days late, AR20: 248 days late,

Main office

Belford Mill, 16 Brewery Road, Kilmarnock, KA1 3GZ

Objectives

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the inhabitants of east ayrshire and in particular the advancement of education, the furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. to promote and/ or provide training in skill of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist residents of East Ayrshire in obtaining paid employment. To promote, establish, operate and or support other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within East Ayrshire. To do all other things as will properly achieve the above purposes without bias to race, creed or gender and seek to positively promote equal opportunities.

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