Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

COMMUNITY ACTION SUFFOLK 

We aim to improve the economic viability & the health & well being of communities across Suffolk by delivering high quality infrastructure services to strengthen & champion the voluntary & community sector (VCS) in Suffolk.Our work supports rural communities, volunteering & children, young people & families through partnership working within the VCS & working with public & private sectors.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 11 years

www.communityactionsuffolk.org.uk

info@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk

01473345400

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX

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£2,555£2,520£35£418£2,487£1,4146.75210
31/03/22£2,702£2,546£156£309£2,452£1,4396.85510
31/03/21£2,130£1,872£258£287£2,296£1,3498.64710
31/03/20£2,042£2,082£-40£352£2,039£1,2527.25210
31/03/19£2,626£2,598£27£322£2,079£1,2475.8559
31/03/18£2,138£2,271£-133£315£2,052£1,1916.3560
31/03/17£1,930£2,154£-225£320£2,185£1,2166.8560
31/03/16£2,125£2,366£-240£249£2,409£1,2746.5810
31/03/15£2,169£2,036£134£446£2,649£1,4818.7560
31/03/14£2,685£2,782£-97£441£2,516£1,4316.2980

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 57%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 52 employees
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk,

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 Community Fund£62,494
People's Health Trust£32,081
Suffolk Community Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
People's Health Trust - Support for Ipswich BMX Club
£32,081 05/02/2020
The Trust has agreed that CAS should support Ipswich BMX Club to further develop an application for funding of up to £30,000 to upgrade the BMX track that is within the Gainsborough neighbourhood.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sufflok ProHelp
£62,494 05/08/2019
36
The organisation will use funding to continue working to provide voluntary sector organisations with free help/services from local professional businesses throughout Suffolk.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Cultural Education Partnership
£15,000 06/06/2019
36
Towards the Cultural Education Partnership in Waveney.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Supporting Social Investment in Suffolk
£60,000 24/05/2018
24
To increase the number of organisations in Suffolk receiving social investment.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Demenita Friendly Good Neighbour Scheme Network
£2,683 26/04/2018
11
Towards delivering 15 Dementia Friends training sessions for Good Neighbour Scheme volunteers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lowestoft Community Capacity Project
£384,970 29/11/2017
36
The aim of the project is to support residents to improve their confidence and develop skills to contribute towards the building of sustainable and resilient communities. There will be a focus on ....more
Sport England - Opportunity Fund
£131,620 30/10/2017
36
Funding under Sport England's Opportunity Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Opportunity Fund'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Opportunity Fund
£131,620 30/10/2017
38
Funding under Sport England's Opportunity Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Opportunity Fund. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Suffolk Good Neighbours Scheme
£260,456 28/06/2017
60
This funding will extend the reach of ‘Good Neighbour Schemes’ across Suffolk enabling volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to people in their community. This can range from ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - NeAn/2/4 - Minding the Gap
£859,848 09/11/2016
36
The funding will support a project that aims to provide targeted and intensive employment support for young people, who are long-term unemployed or economically inactive, to gain and sustain ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - NeAn/2/4 Minding the Gap
£50,000 26/04/2016
11
The funding will be used to develop a client relationship management system, implement quality standards for partners and stakeholders, staff travel expenses, costs to develop the stage two ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Music In Our Bones
£6,600 17/09/2015
towards one year's running costs of a project providing outreach therapeutic singing sessions for disadvantaged or vulnerable people in Ipswich, Suffolk
National Lottery Community Fund - Framlingham Furniture Project
£59,203 05/11/2014
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Creating and Embedding a Learning Culture in Suffolk's Frontline...
£24,487 14/10/2014
12
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Capability in New Anglia
£17,398 03/10/2014
24
Not Available
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Music In Our Bones
£2,000 14/03/2013
towards one year's running costs of singing workshops for older people and people with mental health problems in Suffolk
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-80
  • BEN MATTHEWS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/01/2013, number: 1150501
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/12/2012, number: 08316345
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

BRIGHTSPACE
160 HADLEIGH ROAD
IPSWICH
IP2 0HH

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE ANY PURPOSE THAT IS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, IN PARTICULAR WITHOUT LIMITATION PROMOTING THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN SUFFOLK. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS 'THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR' MEANS:CHARITIES WHICH ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WHICH 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 DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Data Sources

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