Overall GiG Score: -1 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

VIVA NETWORK 

An international Christian charity, Viva is inspiring lasting change in children's lives through the power of collective action because it has a vision to see children safe, well and fulfilling their God-given potential. Viva believes that a network of churches and community organisations, locally focused and united in purpose, is the best possible vehicle for bringing lasting change for children.
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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 28 years

www.viva.org

info@viva.org

01865811660

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2,229£2,741£-512£307£1,019£1,1094.9281
31/03/22£3,370£2,437£933£274£1,530£1,3266.5275
31/03/21£2,858£2,597£261£284£597£4422309
31/03/20£2,651£2,891£-240£316£336£2090.92912
31/03/19£3,699£3,681£18£303£575£4211.42713
31/03/18£2,913£3,240£-327£277£557£5582.1210
31/03/17£2,048£2,270£-223£258£885£6273.3170
31/03/16£2,312£1,857£455£259£1,107£5493.5180
31/03/15£1,669£1,433£236£283£657£5194.3140
31/03/14£1,655£1,579£75£268£421£2602140
31/03/13£1,401£1,474£-73£257£281£2271.8160
31/03/12£1,287£1,241£47£241£347£2062150
31/03/11*£1,276£1,222£54£205£301£2462.4190
31/03/10£2,572£2,616£-44£171£339£1940.9830
31/03/09£3,221£3,194£27£145£405£2150.8500
31/03/08£1,773£1,763£10£119£345£2962490
31/03/07£1,373£1,351£22£192£335£2242450
31/03/06£1,339£1,189£150£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£788£747£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£726£646£80£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 109%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 28 employees
  • 1 volunteer
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Argentina, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Lebanon, Malawi, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oxfordshire, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United States, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

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
Dulverton Trust - Teacher training of young women in Uganda
£15,000 13/06/2018
Teacher training of young women in Uganda

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-65
  • PHILIP NIEM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Investment Manager
  • TERESA PHIRI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Associate, Executive Search
  • TIM POTTLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Development Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/02/1996, number: 1053389
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/02/1996, number: 03162776
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 2 days late,
Main office

Viva
CMS House
Watlington Road
Cowley
OXFORD
OX4 6BZ

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AMONGST CHILDREN AT HIGH RISK WORLDWIDE, ESPECIALLY STREET CHILDREN. 2) TO ENABLE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST THESE CHILDREN. 3) TO ENHANCE THROUGH CHRISTIAN EDUCATION THE GOD GIVEN TALENTS OF THESE CHILDREN ENCOURAGING THEM TO TRAIN FOR A LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY AS GOD INTENDED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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