Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

MEDWAY VOLUNTEER CENTRE

Undertake voluntary work in Social Services and similar charitabe activities amongst those classes in need thereof within the Areas of Chatham Rochester and Strood and Adjacent Parishes within the Borough of Medway.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Financial issues to consider:

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

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£35£39£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£30£35£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£98£51£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£31£30£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£33£42£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£64£67£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£70£59£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£48£54£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£89£79£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£82£71£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£61£63£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£58£61£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£54£68£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£51£65£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£55£65£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£66£55£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£53£60£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£47£45£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£64£45£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£49£44£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 43 years

www.medwayvolunteercentre.org.uk

manager@medwayvc.org.uk

01634380030

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Medway,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
DCMS£47,500
Henry Smith Charity£39,500
National Lottery Community Fund£9,520
The Foyle Foundation£7,500
McCarthy Stone Foundation£5,000
Charles Hayward Foundation£4,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre (HANDS)
£20,000 13/03/2024
24
towards two years' running costs of an organisation providing befriending and transport services for older and vulnerable people from disadvantaged communities in Medway, Kent.
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2022 Spring Awards
£5,000 16/03/2022
Grants up to £5,000 to support programmes that connect and engage older people.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre (HANDS)
£9,500 10/03/2022
12
towards one year's running costs of the befriending and transport services for older and vulnerable people from disadvantaged communities in Medway, Kent.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre
£4,000 21/12/2021
Befriending for older people
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre (HANDS)
£10,000 18/03/2021
towards one year's running costs of a volunteer befriending project supporting vulnerable older people in Medway, Kent.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£47,500 04/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - recruiting more volunteers during the Coronavirus pandemic
£9,520 07/05/2020
12
The project will use funding to increase its support of vulnerable and isolated older residents by recruiting more volunteers. The project aims to help support more vulnerable people during the pandemic.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,500 23/04/2020
towards core costs (specifically the salary costs of a 'Tackling Loneliness Co-ordinator) during the year end March 2021 (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre (HANDS)
£7,500 31/08/2019
12
towards one year's running costs of a volunteer befriending project supporting vulnerable older people, in Medway, Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Expansion of Befriending Project
£9,870 13/06/2019
12
The organisation will increase their volunteer numbers to meet the increased demand for befriending services to support older people who are socially isolated within their community.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre (HANDS)
£4,000 13/06/2018
12
towards one year's running costs of a volunteer befriending reminiscence project in Medway, Kent that helps support people with dementia to re-access memories
National Lottery Community Fund - Workshops for volunteers
£9,620 26/03/2018
12
The organisation will run workshops specifically for volunteers with special needs. This will teach them the skills they need to help them support older people and reduce social isolation for both the volunteers and beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cemetery Angels
£9,750 01/03/2017
12
This organisation will use the funding to provide equipment and run sessions for homeless people to clean and tend to the graves in a nearby cemetery. This will provide new skills for homeless volunteers and help reduce social isolation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Volunteer Centre
£9,000 08/09/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of the 'Supported Volunteer' project, providing training and voluntary work to disadvantaged people in Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hands Volunteer Centre
£8,450 04/12/2014
towards one year's running costs of a befriending service for isolated and older people in a deprived area of Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hands Volunteer Centre
£9,000 14/03/2013
towards one year's salary of the Manager at a befriending service in Kent for isolated older people
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/03/1982, number: 284288
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR13: 2 days late, AR08: 76 days late, AR07: 112 days late,
Main office

KINGSLEY HOUSE
37-39 BALMORAL ROAD
GILLINGHAM
KENT
ME7 4PF

Objectives

TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK IN SOCIAL SERVICES AND SIMILAR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AMONGST THOSE CLASSES IN NEED THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHATHAM, ROCHESTER, STROOD AND ADJACENT PARISHES WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF MEDWAY,

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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