Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 13

VOLUNTARY ACTION - NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE

Promotes, encourages and supports individuals, groups and organisations within the voluntary and community sector, to enable them to meet the needs and aspirations of communities within North East Lincolnshire.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

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	*	£559	£563	£-4	£3	£303	£191	4.1	8	5
31/03/22		£573	£609	£-36	£3	£306	£199	3.9	8	0
31/03/21		£693	£591	£102	£2	£343	£177	3.6	8	5
31/03/20		£767	£808	£-41	£4	£241	£105	1.6	10	0
31/03/19		£957	£959	£-2	£5	£282	£105	1.3	18	50
31/03/18		£679	£704	£-25	£5	£284	£130	2.2	18	0
31/03/17		£643	£627	£16	£6	£308	£159	3.1	19	0
31/03/16		£487	£585	£-98	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£801	£819	£-19	£10	£390	£60	0.9	21	0
31/03/14		£777	£864	£-88	£4	£409	£86	1.2	24	0
31/03/13		£1,174	£1,190	£-16	£6	£496	£147	1.5	42	0
31/03/12		£557	£712	£-155	£10	£513	£133	2.2	30	0
31/03/11		£942	£859	£84	£6	£667	£458	6.4	29	0
31/03/10		£1,402	£1,172	£231	£19	£584	£263	2.7	22	0
31/03/09		£966	£893	£74	£30	£353	£238	3.2	20	0
31/03/08		£1,096	£983	£114	£29	£279	£199	2.4	13	0
31/03/07		£420	£400	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£472	£418	£54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£497	£467	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£767	£784	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 63%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 48.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 33 years

www.vanel.org.uk

office@vanel.org.uk

01472231123

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

North East Lincolnshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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	£147,500
Lincolnshire Community Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£19,700

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire
£10,000	25/06/2021	VANEL TV - community heritage channel programme: Nostalgic North East Lincolnshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Clee Clubs
£10,000	21/05/2021	The funding will be used to assist members of the community aged 25 to 50 to set up their own community groups including arts and crafts ancestry and sewing. The aim is to reduce isolation and ....more The funding will be used to assist members of the community aged 25 to 50 to set up their own community groups including arts and crafts ancestry and sewing. The aim is to reduce isolation and promote community togetherness.
National Lottery Community Fund - NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE NEIGHBOURHOOD NETWORK
£92,500	25/01/2021 36	The project aims to provide support to local residents through various activities. Funding will enable the organisation to continue to support local people in North East Lincolnshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 Project
£25,000	28/05/2020 5	The funding would provide a befriending service and volunteer support for older people people with specialist educational needs or disabilities families on lower income and BAME community groups in ....more The funding would provide a befriending service and volunteer support for older people people with specialist educational needs or disabilities families on lower income and BAME community groups in need of accessing assistance. The aim is to reduce isolation and loneliness.
National Lottery Community Fund - Repairing to Go!
£10,000	15/05/2020 9	The funding will be used to support older people gain practical skills in repairing items during the current crisis. The project aims to support people who are unemployed gain skills and enjoy ....more The funding will be used to support older people gain practical skills in repairing items during the current crisis. The project aims to support people who are unemployed gain skills and enjoy positive activities.
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire (VANEL) Covid Project
£10,000	06/05/2020	Increased demand for service/collection of data to inform recovery phase
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire (VANEL) Covid Project
£10,000	06/05/2020	Increased demand for service/collection of data to inform recovery phase
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire
£9,700	29/01/2020	Finding a Green Route via Cleethorpes
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Event Makers
£10,000	10/01/2020 12	The funding would help this group to create a team of volunteers that specialise in delivering local community events. The volunteering will reduce social isolation and create stronger communities.
DCMS - Connected Communities Innovation Fund
£38,750	01/04/2019	VANELs Blue Lights Brigade (BLB) initiative will develop volunteering opportunities for retired emergency service personnel through tailor-made volunteering journeys. It will build on their work to ....more VANELs Blue Lights Brigade (BLB) initiative will develop volunteering opportunities for retired emergency service personnel through tailor-made volunteering journeys. It will build on their work to date with general community volunteers, to focus on mobilising volunteers to build community resilience by helping prepare for and recover from emergencies.
National Lottery Community Fund - Vounteer into work Passport
£10,000	20/09/2018 12	The group will run a volunteer development programme to support young people with complex needs into further volunteering roles, employment and training.
Nesta - AC00763
£77,500	08/05/2018 22	Connected Communities programme grant to Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire Grant Ref AC00763
DCMS - Connected Communities Innovation Fund
£38,750	08/05/2018	VANELs Blue Lights Brigade (BLB) initiative will develop volunteering opportunities for retired emergency service personnel through tailor-made volunteering journeys. It will build on their work to ....more VANELs Blue Lights Brigade (BLB) initiative will develop volunteering opportunities for retired emergency service personnel through tailor-made volunteering journeys. It will build on their work to date with general community volunteers, to focus on mobilising volunteers to build community resilience by helping prepare for and recover from emergencies.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire
£10,000	12/04/2018	Blue Lights Brigade - Celebrating Cleethorpes Community Cops
National Lottery Community Fund - Bluelights Brigade
£10,000	22/03/2017 12	This project is a volunteer training scheme for retired emergency service officers which will enable them to obtain a volunteer card qualification and take on a volunteering role with a local group.
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Young People Help Each Other to Lead Their Communities
£367,261	01/06/2016 35	This project involves a team of Youth Leadership Mentors inspiring, supporting and motivating young people to volunteer and get involved in community development work across the area. Once young ....more This project involves a team of Youth Leadership Mentors inspiring, supporting and motivating young people to volunteer and get involved in community development work across the area. Once young people are in the project they then become leaders in their local communities by: engaging other young people to be more involved in communities; becoming better integrated into the existing community projects.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Cohesion Consortia
£192,740	21/08/2014 48	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Young People To Help Communities Help Themselves
£297,644	11/02/2013 36	This is a new project for Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire (VANEL) which aims to engage young people in community work and change their attitudes towards volunteering in order to see it as a ....more This is a new project for Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire (VANEL) which aims to engage young people in community work and change their attitudes towards volunteering in order to see it as a life choice that could lead to employment rather than a fall-back position for NEETs.The primary beneficiaries will be 50 young people volunteering and having an input into local community cohesion, change and development. The secondary beneficiaries are the targeted communities and 1000 young people in schools.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mind Works Development
£144,728	15/08/2012 36	This project will offer support to people with mild mental health problems, helping them become more active members of their communities. With the support of a community development worker, ....more This project will offer support to people with mild mental health problems, helping them become more active members of their communities. With the support of a community development worker, individuals will take part in community involvement counselling, confidence building, training and volunteer placements to return to work. The development worker will provide a single point of support for individuals and the voluntary organisations providing volunteer opportunities and placements._x000B_

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-71

ALAN GLYN JONES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: General Manager

FUMIKO CZARNECKI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Volunteer

JENNIFER HODSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Volunteer Manager

NICOLA DAWN AISTHORPE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Councillor

STEPHEN BEASANT (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Councillor

VICTORIA ELIZABETH RUSSELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Pgce Student

WAYNE SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Allotmenteer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/1991, number: 1002624
Registered at Companies House on 20/03/1991, number: 02593527

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 49 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

82 Grimsby Road
CLEETHORPES
North East Lincolnshire
DN35 7DP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY PRINCIPALLY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, AND IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID PURPOSES, BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE, TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAME AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN CHARITY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE

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