Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE VICTORY (SERVICES) ASSOCIATION

Residential Club for Servicemen and Women both serving and ex-service and their families providing accommodation,restaurants,conference,banqueting,exhibition and social events to members and others.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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£9,471£8,594£877£1,167£15,277£15,08521.11190
31/03/22£6,183£6,188£-5£594£14,587£14,38927.9900
31/03/21£2,706£5,352£-2,646£156£14,201£13,98531.41180
31/03/20£9,319£8,484£836£1,413£15,966£15,74822.31410
31/03/19£8,675£8,051£624£1,126£15,555£15,421231430
31/03/18£8,503£7,484£1,020£954£14,809£14,67123.51250
31/03/17£7,812£7,380£432£860£13,830£13,83022.51270
31/03/16£7,710£6,621£1,088£784£13,238£13,20723.91180
31/03/15£7,617£6,439£1,178£96£12,235£12,20522.71150
31/03/14£7,091£6,031£1,060£87£10,917£10,91521.71110
31/03/13£6,695£5,717£979£79£9,857£9,85620.71090
31/03/12£6,298£5,606£692£514£8,834£8,77218.81070
31/03/11£5,928£5,112£816£234£8,256£8,25619.4850
31/03/10£5,215£4,622£593£210£7,387£7,38719.2860
31/03/09£5,336£4,362£974£646£6,780£6,78018.7870
31/03/08£5,646£4,305£1,341£770£6,139£4,67713970
31/03/07£4,251£3,769£482£374£4,739£4,15613.2950
31/03/06£3,514£3,412£102n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£3,487£3,487£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£2,888£3,270£-382n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 21.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 54 years
(77 years as a company)

http://www.vsc.co.uk

info@vsc.co.uk

02076168310

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 50-70
  • AIR VICE MARSHAL STEVEN CHISNALL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Strategy Director
  • CATHERINE NEWHALL-CAIGER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Managing Director
  • GETHIN PRITCHARD ROBERTS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director
  • MAJOR CHARLES VERRIOR MARMENT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chartered Wealth Manager
  • MAJ GEN SEUMAS KERR CBE Appointed: 2014
  • MAJOR GENERAL CELIA HARVEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • MAJOR GENERAL JEFFREY SINCLAIR MASON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Clerk To A City Livery Company
  • PAUL BRACKLEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: General Manager
  • PETRA LOUISE CLAYTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Marketing Consultant
  • RUPERT JAMES SPENCER JOHNSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee
  • STUART GUNNING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/06/1970, number: 261307
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/02/1947, number: 00429298
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

63-79 Seymour Street
London
W2 2HF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY AND ESPRIT DE CORPS BY BRINGING TOGETHER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN, FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES WITH WHOM THEY ARE CURRENTLY ALLIED AND BY IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS AND TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN AND THEIR DEPENDANTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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