Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

COMMUNITY VOLUNTARY ACTION LEDBURY & DISTRICT

The Charity aims to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the local government district of Ledbury and surrounding parishes; in particular to build the capacity of voluntary sector organisations and provide them with services that allow them to pursue or contribute to any charitable purpose.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£241£217£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£175£189£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£143£167£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£166£189£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£223£166£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£161£177£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£184£159£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£153£152£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£153£152£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£111£115£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£126£111£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£125£126£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£75£88£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.caledbury.org.uk

info@caledbury.org.uk

01531635339

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,770
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
McCarthy Stone Foundation£3,500
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£3,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2023 Spring Community Grants
£3,500 18/04/2023
Grants up to £7,500 to support programmes that connect and engage older people through befriending and social inclusion
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Community Voluntary Action Ledbury & District - 12/10/22
£2,500 24/10/2022
Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Running costs 22-23
£9,770 19/08/2022
The funding will be used to continue to deliver a low-cost minibus transport scheme for a period of six months for those who are vulnerable and unable to access GP and hospital appointments and other ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000 03/12/2021
24
Community Transport - Core Costs 2021-24
National Lottery Community Fund - 21-22 Running Costs (Covid recovery)
£10,000 19/02/2021
9
The group will use the funding to provide transport and support for older people and those living with disabilities. This will help people access medical appointments prescriptions and other ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Community Voluntary Action Ledbury & District - 04/01/21
£1,000 22/01/2021
Core Funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000 14/08/2020
Ledbury Community Transport
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 29/07/2020
towards core funding in yearend March 2021 (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Transport Ledbury 2018-19
£10,000 04/06/2018
12
This funding will be used to continue a ring and ride service, allowing accessible transport for local people, which will help to reduce social and rural isolation.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 18/04/2018
Service Delivery 2018-19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Community Voluntary Action Ledbury & District
£3,453 04/08/2017
Help us support vulnerable people to remain as independent as possible for as long as possible with transport & mobility aids.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-81
  • DAVID MICHAEL ELLISTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director
  • DR BRYAN SPENCER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Gp
  • GRAHAM EVERY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director Graham Every Limited
  • HEATHER LEONIE COPPOCK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Workplace Coach
  • JOHN EDWARD TALLIS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • JANE SALT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • SUSAN MILLINGTON-JONES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/08/2010, number: 1137377
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/05/2010, number: 07265811
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Community Voluntary Action Ledbury & District
4B Bye Street
LEDBURY
Herefordshire
HR8 2AA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF LEDBURY AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEDBURY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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