Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

WARWICKSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ACTION

Support to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Organisations through Funding and Governance advice and support , Training , Community development . Strong representation, Group support and development . Campaigning and promotion, Volunteer recruitment and good practice in Volunteer management, Direct delivery projects include Social Prescribing, Youth Employment and two Big Local areas

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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 16 years

www.wcava.org.uk

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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		£1,545	£1,421	£124	£0	£1,064	£419	3.5	41	21
31/03/22		£1,303	£1,430	£-128	£0	£940	£380	3.2	47	30
31/03/21		£1,388	£1,313	£75	£0	£1,067	£357	3.3	44	30
31/03/20		£1,135	£1,369	£-234	£0	£991	£340	3	45	80
31/03/19		£2,093	£1,804	£290	£0	£1,300	£427	2.8	52	120
31/03/18		£1,881	£2,006	£-126	£0	£1,010	£374	2.2	56	0
31/03/17	*	£1,843	£1,826	£17	£0	£1,136	£436	2.9	54	0
31/03/16		£1,120	£947	£174	£0	£1,118	£425	5.4	37	0
31/03/15		£861	£953	£-92	£8	£945	£386	4.9	26	0
31/03/14		£1,073	£1,123	£-50	£8	£1,036	£385	4.1	28	0
31/03/13		£1,333	£1,434	£-101	£8	£1,085	£410	3.4	32	0
31/03/12		£1,195	£1,319	£-124	£8	£1,186	£422	3.8	34	0
31/03/11		£1,398	£1,384	£14	£10	£1,309	£465	4	35	0
31/03/10		£1,847	£1,372	£474	£8	£1,295	£460	4	34	0
31/03/09		£1,653	£832	£821	£7	£819	£569	8.2	24	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 39%
Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Coventry City, Solihull, Warwickshire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

41 employees
21 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Newtown Centre
£10,000	13/01/2023	The funding will be used to refurbish a community centre where various positive social activities occur and will aim to improve a space that matters to the local community.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (Rugby)
£24,920	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£73,500	05/10/2018	Transformation of the Newtown Centre
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (Rugby)
£149,518	29/08/2018 36	Towards the costs of expanding a successful social-prescribing scheme that has supported the wellbeing of people in Rugby and Nuneaton to further areas of Warwickshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Talent Match Coventry and Warwickshire
£2,271,247	05/04/2016 47	Talent Match Coventry and Warwickshire
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (Rugby)
£60,000	28/09/2015 24	Towards the cost of a social prescribing project, delivered in partnership with the local Clinical Commissioning Group, that uses volunteers and community organisations to support community ....more Towards the cost of a social prescribing project, delivered in partnership with the local Clinical Commissioning Group, that uses volunteers and community organisations to support community re-engagement among people with poor levels of social wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building VCSE Delivery Capacity in Coventry & Warwickshire
£20,000	03/10/2014 9	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Nirvana
£261,947	18/04/2012 48	Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action will bring young people with learning disabilities together, particularly those not in education, employment or training who are isolated, to challenge ....more Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action will bring young people with learning disabilities together, particularly those not in education, employment or training who are isolated, to challenge negative perceptions of disability and improve social integration. A cooking project focusing on budgeting, living skills and healthy eating will be run as one activity. The project will offer confidence building workshops as well as eight structured apprenticeships in administration and youth support work.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-78

ANDREW ARNOLD GABBITAS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

CLARE SPIERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Coach & Grief Recovery Specialist

GUY ANTHONY OTHER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JANINAH ELISHA MCKENZIE Appointed: 2023

JUDITH ANN WILDIG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

RALPH PHILIP ROBSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: MARY ANN EVANS HOSPICE,

SHEILA ANNE HAMMOND Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Community Worker/Volunteer

SUSAN CHERYLL RAWBONE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Insurance Broker, Other trusteeship: THE FRIENDSHIP PROJECT,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/04/2008, number: 1123402
Registered at Companies House on 11/03/2008, number: 06531268

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

24/11/2011 - Asset transfer in from NORTH WARWICKSHIRE C.V.S
18/04/2016 - Asset transfer in from WARWICKSHIRE CHILDREN AND VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR17: 0 days late,

Main office

WCAVA
4-6 Clemens Street
LEAMINGTON SPA
Warwickshire
CV31 2DL

Objectives

3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE 'OBJECTS') ARE WITHIN THE MIDLAND AREA AND IN PARTICULAR WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE BOROUGHS OF NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, RUGBY AND NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS, AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS OF WARWICK AND STRATFORD ON AVON AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT)3.1 TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS;3.2 WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO INCLUDE NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION ADVICE, GUIDANCE, MENTORING, TRAINING, SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS WITH SIMILAR CHARITABLE OBJECTS IN ORDER TO ASSIST THESE ORGANISATIONS WITH THEIR CHARITABLE WORK; AND3.3 TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THESE PURPOSES AND TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH SEPARATE LOCAL MEMBERS COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR EACH OF THE BOROUGHS OF NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, RUGBY AND NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH, AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS OF WARWICK AND STRATFORD ON AVON.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE MIDLANDS AREA, PARTICULARLY THE BOROUGHS OF NORTH WARWICKSHIRE, RUGBY AND NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH, AND LGDS OF WARWICK AND STRATFORD ON AVON AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS.

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