Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 7
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

CVS BRENT 

-Consulting the local sector and residents in empowering them to influence strategy, policy and decision-making-Bespoke fundraising training, advice, information and guidance-Governance and planning advice and support-Themed events-Networking and Representation-Online capacity building services with training on accessing those services-Developing partnerships
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 12 years

www.cvsbrent.org.uk

a.bhatt@cvsbrent.org.uk

0203 011 1693

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX

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£524£386£138£8£335£391.262
31/03/22£716£680£36£0£197£661.2108
31/03/21*£356£319£37n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£295£407£-112n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£456£482£-27n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/18£470£366£104£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£481£442£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£358£390£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£358£390£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£377£335£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£280£176£104£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 12%
Reserves/Spending: 1.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
Who works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 2 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brent,

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£250,000
National Lottery Community Fund£200,000
City Bridge Trust£60,459
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to CVS Brent
£250,000 09/11/2022
We Wear Heritage
National Lottery Community Fund - Brent CVS - Brent grants scheme
£200,000 02/12/2020
11
The funding will be used to provide grants to local community groups which have been heavily impacted by the pandemic. This includes BAME groups and those supporting issues such as mental health ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to CVS Brent
£49,234 11/09/2020
towards the development of an improved on-line presence for voluntary and community groups in LB Brent, as outlined in your application
City Bridge Trust - Grant to CVS Brent
£11,225 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £11,225, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant’
City Bridge Trust - Grant to CVS Brent
£134,800 06/07/2018
36
£134,800 over three years (£44,900, £43,800, £46,100) for the part-time salary of the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer and project running costs.
Greater London Authority - Grant to CVS Brent
£18,500 01/03/2016
To reinvigorate five unused Wembley High Street retail units

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 56-74
  • NORMA HOYTE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Charity Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/05/2012, number: 1147186
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/11/2011, number: 07835718
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
  • 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
11 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR13: 1 days late,
Main office

SEIDs
Empire Way
WEMBLEY
London
HA9 0RJ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOTEXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BRENT AND ITS ENVIRONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.(2) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE 4:(A) THIRD SECTOR MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES.(B) CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.(C) VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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