Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 14
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +14
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

ASSOCN OF CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF VOL ORGS - ACEVO 

ACEVO is the UK's largest network for Charity and Social Enterprise Leaders. For nearly 30 years, we have provided support, development and an inspiring, collective campaigning voice for our members across the UK, the leaders of small, community based groups, ambitious medium-sized organisations, and well known, well-loved national and international not-for-profits.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 18 years
(26 years as a company)

www.acevo.org.uk

info@acevo.org.uk

02070144600

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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£1,249£1,188£61£158£625£5595.6150
31/03/22£1,068£966£102£136£564£5506.8140
31/03/21£1,029£915£114£136£462£4455.8150
31/03/20£1,106£1,091£15£140£348£3273.6150
31/03/19£1,001£885£115£70£334£2643.6130
31/03/18£888£826£62£47£218£2183.2130
31/03/17£1,123£1,262£-138£284£156£1521.4170
31/03/16£1,289£1,480£-191£314£295£2952.4190
31/03/15£1,775£1,821£-46£580£486£4863.2200
31/03/14£1,925£2,016£-90£523£532£5323.2220
31/03/13£1,999£1,998£1£308£622£6223.7190
31/03/12£2,146£2,315£-169£458£621£6213.2270
31/03/11£3,155£3,117£39£351£791£7753320
31/03/10£3,182£3,193£-11£93£752£7412.8330
31/03/09£3,058£2,827£232£177£763£6942.9290
31/03/08£2,112£2,099£13£136£532£4852.8210
31/03/07£2,031£1,795£236£137£519£4783.2180

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 45%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 5.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 15 employees

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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£212,000
National Lottery Community Fund£119,445
Garfield Weston Foundation£45,000
Esmee Fairbairn£30,000
John Ellerman Foundation£30,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust£30,000
Pears Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Assocn Of Chief Executives Of Vol Orgs - Acevo
£30,000 24/01/2024
Towards project costs towards one year's cost of the Home Truths 2 project to increase racial equity in civil society organisations
National Lottery Community Fund - Home Truths 2
£119,445 02/02/2023
The funding will be used to create a support network of major organisations to improve race equity by creating a a survey. The project aims to improve race equity amongst organisations across the ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Backbone Grants 2019-20 Supporting a Thriving Civil Society
£12,000 18/01/2023
ACEVO is the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations which provides support, development and a collective campaigning voice for members across the UK. This grant provides core ....more
John Ellerman Foundation - Staff costs Project delivery (eg editing, venue costs etc) Expert input
£30,000 28/07/2022
Staff costs Project delivery (eg editing, venue costs etc) Expert input
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Home Truths 2
£30,000 30/03/2022
To accelerate practical action in civil society to achieve race equity
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Backbone Grants 2019-20 Supporting a Thriving Civil Society
£200,000 28/07/2020
ACEVO is the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations which provides support, development and a collective campaigning voice for members across the UK. This grant provides core ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
£7,133 24/06/2020
12
This grant is supporting the ongoing collaboration between CEOs of infrastructure organisations, including their response to the COVID19 pandemic
Pears Foundation - Grant to ACEVO
£30,000 22/11/2019
24
Core Funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£45,000 21/08/2019
Supporting chief executives to make the biggest difference
DCMS - Leading Safe Cultures
£37,400 01/04/2019
Research into bullying amongst senior leaders in the charity sector
National Lottery Community Fund - Making Diversity Count in The Charity Sector
£67,228 19/03/2019
12
Making Diversity Count in The Charity Sector
DCMS - Leading Safe Cultures
£73,125 28/01/2019
Research into bullying amongst senior leaders in the charity sector
National Lottery Community Fund - Jane Slowey memorial membership program
£10,000 14/12/2018
12
The project will provide mentor, support and provide guidance for young, disabled and BME women aiming for (or currently in) CEO positions in the third sector. The aim is to help these women succeed ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
£20,000 22/11/2018
12
To fund core costs to enable ACEVO to continue their core work of supporting civil society leaders, whilst working towards the longer term sustainability of the organisation.
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Assocn of Chief Executives of Vol Orgs - Acevo
£10,000 21/11/2018
Co-funding the rebuilding of ACEVO, to ensure leaders in the voluntary sector receive the support they need now and in the future.
Tudor Trust - Grant to ACEVO
£2,500 13/11/2018
12
as a contribution to the Jane Slowey memorial programme, supporting young female chief executives working in the charity sector
Pears Foundation - Grant to ACEVO
£20,000 25/09/2018
12
Core funding
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Stabilisation and growth of ACEVO
£20,000 24/09/2018
12
The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisation (ACEVO) a network of leaders for civil society organisations, will use this funding to meet their current commitment to their membership ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Developing ACEVO's services
£30,000 03/09/2018
24
Consolidation of ACEVO's strategy refresh
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Assocn of Chief Executives of Vol Orgs - Acevo
£10,000 19/12/2017
Co-funding the rebuilding of ACEVO, to ensure leaders in the voluntary sector receive the support they need now and in the future. Colleagues in Lisbon may be interested in looking abroad to see how ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
£30,000 30/11/2017
12
The grant is to be used as part of a pooled fund with other independent foundations to enable ACEVO to stabilise the organisation and make it fit for the future.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to ACEVO
£20,000 31/08/2017
12
Towards the core costs of this membership organisation which seeks to support, develop and champion voluntary sector leaders.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Developing and supporting civil society leaders
£20,000 15/08/2017
12
To enable ACEVO to undertake a review of its business model and services
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Core funding
£20,000 07/08/2017
12
The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisation (ACEVO) a network of leaders for civil society organisations, will use this funding to stabilise the business, meet their current ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - The Low Commission on Civil Society Regulation
£18,000 30/03/2015
2
Part funding of the Low Commission on Civil Society Regulation
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO)
£29,500 12/03/2015
£29,500 for research to support and inform the Loneliness Project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Diversity toolkit for third sector organisations
£10,000 22/07/2010
12
This is a project by a charity based in Hackney who will use the funding to produce a practical guide for third sector organisations to increase diversity within their own management teams and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-62
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2006, number: 1114591
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/02/1998, number: 03514635
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
17 returns made; all on time
Main office

Acevo
71-75 Shelton Street
LONDON
WC2H 9JQ

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE THE THIRD SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(II) LIASING WITH CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PRIVATE SECTOR BODIES AND OTHER GROUPS ON RELEVANT ISSUES;(III) PROVIDING ADVICE, TRAINING, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ON SUBJECTS RELEVANT TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE THIRD SECTOR;(IV) IDENTIFYING NEEDS IN THE THIRD SECTOR BOTH PROACTIVELY AND REACTIVELY AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR POLICIES TO ADDRESS THEM;(V) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE OPERATION OF, OR PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY, THE THIRD SECTOR;(VI) PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON FUNDRAISING TECHNIQUES APPROPRIATE FOR THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES; AND(VII) ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE THIRD SECTOR IN RELATION TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND LEGISLATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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