2010
Sefton CVS Annual Report and Accounts 2 Introduction Highlights of the year 2 Aims and objectives 3 Chair/Chief Executive’s report 4 Support to groups Developing Communities Teams 5 Funding and managing finances 6 Training and business planning 7 Research and intelligence 8 Promoting volunteering Volunteering 9 Giving the sector a voice Safer and stronger communities 10 CEN Sefton Networks 11 Every Child Matters Forum 12 Health and Social Care Forum 13 Sefton/Knowsley LINk 14 Partnership working Sefton Equalities Partnership 15 VOLA 16 Strengthening infrastructure Greater Merseyside ChangeUp 17
Specialist support Sefton CVS Children and young people 18 Employment 20 Annual Report Finance and Accounts Treasurer’s report/funders 21 Financial statement 22 Balance sheet 23 The information contained in this annual report Sefton CVS factfile 24 is available in different formats on request. Introduction Highlights of the year
Sefton CVS recognised 121,400 hours of The Handy Help Service completed more than The Young Advisors worked with the police on volunteering during the year which equates to 1,000 repairs and adaptations in the homes of issues around Section 30 orders and liaised with an economic value of almost £1.7 million. older people. Sefton Council on its Core Strategy.
The Funding Information Service helped VCF CVS co-ordinated the VCF sector’s involvement in The remarkable achievements of children and sector organisations to raise £1,710,396 from a key developments such as the Sefton Strategy for young people in Sefton were again celebrated range of sources. Older Citizens and Sefton’s Parenting Strategy. at the Shining Stars Awards.
Sefton LINk recruited more than 600 new The Voluntary and Community Sector Support CVS published the latest 360-page edition of its members with the help of social networking sites Project helped groups working with children directory containing details of hundreds of VCF like Facebook and Twitter. and young people to raise £300,000. sector organisations.
179 Sefton residents found jobs or work Sefton Equalities Partnership launched a More than 1,400 people attended the wide range placements with the help of the CVS WorkZONE major new drive to improve consultation and of training courses organised by Sefton CVS and Future Jobs Fund projects. engagement in the borough. during the year.
Many more organisations used the Sefton CVS The In-Trust network received national recognition The Sefton CVS Community Accountant helped CRB service - 460 disclosures were processed when it was ‘highly commended’ in the 64 VCF sector groups to prepare their annual for 84 groups. Health Service Journal Awards. accounts during the year.
The CVS Developing Communities Teams The Community Empowerment Network gave The vinvolved project has helped 1,258 young carried out over 1,500 capacity-building more than 650 VCF sector groups a voice in local people aged from 16-25 to take up volunteering interventions with VCF sector groups. decision making. opportunities.
The launch of the Sefton Equalities Partnership Staff Support Groups initiative. The Handy Help Service completed more than 1,000 jobs Families enjoy a major Playin’ Out event in Bootle’s North Park marking Playday in August 2009. during the year.
2 Aims and objectives
Sefton CVS seeks to improve the quality of life of all residents in the borough, particularly those who are marginalised or experiencing disadvantage.
We do this by supporting and enabling voluntary • Providing a channel through which the sector • Be an active local partner in the planning and community groups, along with active citizens is represented. and delivery of initiatives relating to central and volunteers, to identify and serve unmet needs Government policy. • Developing new ideas, strategies and through the provision of professional, quality organisations. • Be the lead VCF sector agency involved in services offered in accessible and culturally social and economic regeneration initiatives sensitive ways that reflect the needs of our diverse • Supporting and developing volunteering such as Working Neighbourhoods. communities and also the sector’s values of equity opportunities. and equality. • Maximise investment in the area from sources • Promoting equality of opportunity and access such as the Big Lottery Fund, charitable trusts We also seek to promote the needs of citizens and and valuing diversity. and central Government. the sector by working in partnership with public CVS also considers partners’ priorities and sector agencies such as Sefton Council, NHS • Underpin the VCF infrastructure through a partnership plans and how the VCF is engaged in Sefton, Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire Service range of community development activities. these developments. and the private sector. • Help the VCF sector develop enterprising new The objectives that are reviewed annually The core work of Sefton CVS is: ways of generating non grant-based income. focus on how CVS can: • Providing support services to the voluntary, • Increase voluntary and community • Be actively involved in the formation of cross- community and faith (VCF) sector. engagement amongst the citizens of Sefton. sector partnerships. • Promoting partnerships within the sector, • Help the VCF infrastructure respond to change. and between the voluntary sector and other sectors. • Act as a conduit between Sefton communities and the local authority and other partnership bodies.
Bootle MP Joe Benton reads a lesson at the community A team from the Everton Foundation were the winners of a football tournament organised to raise Guests at the Sefton Shining Stars Awards ceremony at Southport’s Floral carol service at St Matthew’s Church. awareness of hate crime. Hall in November.
3 Introduction Chair/Chief Executive’s report
full-time staff, as well as deploying at least Local organisations are reporting significant 13,000 volunteers and, through more than 1,200 increases in the use of their frontline services in organisations, providing essential frontline services advocacy, welfare and debt advice and accessing to local residents. health and wellbeing services. Most of the organisations in Sefton have been CVS has also seen a significant increase in developed here and are managed and governed volunteering and the use of its support services by here, circulating their resources within the Sefton a VCF sector keen to maintain and sustain itself economy. Most residents are within walking through these difficult times. distance of an organisation providing and CVS’s role is to co-ordinate the voice and champion undertaking activity that supports and complements the work of the sector in our local communities. the work of our public sector partners. Increasingly though, our work is being highlighted Significant economic constraints, recession and The Sefton CVS annual report for 2009/10 at regional and national level as we promote its longer-term consequences, cuts to public gives an overview of the work of the Sefton’s VCF sector and the quality of the effective expenditure and further announcements to be organisation at a time that the notion of the partnership working that exists here. Big Society and community activism are very made in the Comprehensive Spending Review, much in the spotlight. have organisations in all sectors - public, private We will continue to do this, and to advocate that the and voluntary - facing uncertainty. They will good health and wellbeing of the sector is critical to Voluntary and community action, philanthropy and have fewer resources and face prioritisation and enable it to perform its vital function in civil society, volunteering have a rich heritage in Merseyside. the consequences that brings to maintaining now and in the future. Local people have been responding to need, employment and continuing services. and seeking to improve society by developing Margaret Hardman MBE - Chair new services, campaigning to end injustice, or Nationally charities, voluntary and community Angela White - Chief Executive highlighting gaps and seeking to make better groups have become increasingly vulnerable in provision, for more than 100 years. Organisations these uncertain times, especially where cost-cutting such as Age Concern, the Councils for Voluntary measures have been applied disproportionately Service and the CAB all began in Merseyside. to this sector, at a time when it is being asked to do even more through initiatives such as the Big Sefton has a thriving VCF sector which contributes Society. to the local economy by employing over 3,000
VIP guests at the 2009 Sefton CVS annual general meeting at Jospice in The new Bishop of Warrington, the Venerable Richard Blackburn, was a CVS supported a campaign for a bench at Crosby Library in memory of former Thornton. guest of CVS during his civic visit to Sefton. Mayor of Sefton, Jenny Kemp MBE.
4 Support to groups Developing Communities Teams
The CVS Development Communities Teams New projects moving into the centre during the year Summary in north and south Sefton provide advice included Sefton@Work and the Promoting Parents 1,506 interventions took place with groups during and support to enable VCF sector groups Innovation Pilot. the year. This figure includes 574 face-to-face to become more efficient, effective and The North Team also organised three bespoke interventions at level 3 and above (which is a sustainable. training sessions on the role of charity trustees measure from 1 to 5 applied by CVS to categorise Their work ranges from helping groups who during the year. the time spent and intensity of support given to the are starting up to supporting more established organisation. Level 5 is the most intensive, when The South Team deliver the Visible Communities organisations seeking to develop their services. the support can involve help with developing quality assurance programme of support to a business model, a sustainability plan or a The teams undertake a diagnostic with each group community centres. This is accredited by substantial funding bid). to establish what is required. This enables them Community Matters and Sefton CVS has the to develop a tailored package of support. Their local licence. Six centres achieved the framework The three most significant interventions during the services can include advice on charity registration, standard in 2009/10. A Community Centre Network year related to funding support, organisational governance and board development, introducing was also established to share information, skills and capacity building and finance. 233 bulk mailouts policies and procedures, developing services and good practice. providing information to the sector were sent out in sourcing funding. 2009/10. 12 new groups were developed. A seven-module programme - Representing and Provision is flexible, including face-to-face and Influencing Decision Making in Sefton - was also group work and telephone, customised training and delivered to 51 participants. e-support, working in community venues at times During the year the team also researched and that suit the groups concerned. published a Recession Directory with details of The North Team manages the Resource Centre in more than 50 agencies who can help VCF groups Southport which houses a number of other VCF and partner agencies provide enhanced support to organisations and projects. More than 6,500 people their clients in the current difficult economic climate. accessed the comprehensive range of services on The team also continued to publish the quarterly offer to groups and individuals during 2009/10. Due South newsletter to keep more than 550 The building also has interview and training organisations up to date with the latest sector rooms which are widely used by partners and developments. organisations in all sectors.
Speakers at this year’s AGM of the Southport and Formby Voluntary, Waterloo Community Centre has successfully achieved the Visible Network South supported the creation of a new fruit and veg co-operative Community and Faith Groups Forum. Communities framework standard. in Seaforth.
5 Support to groups Funding and managing finances
Funding Information Service Other organisations to benefit from the help of the Payroll Service Funding Information Service included Parenting The Funding Information Service provides 2000, who successfully applied for more than Sefton CVS provided a Payroll Service to 17 information on funding opportunities available to £300,000 for a new creche, playbus and staff. groups during the year. This service includes the the VCF sector and supports groups to become Alchemy received a £50,000 Playbuilder grant preparation of wage slips, calculating tax and more sustainable by improving their financial and Sefton Opera accessed £30,000 for youth national insurance contributions, registration with security and capacity. activities. HM Revenue and Customs, preparing year- end figures and dealing with childcare voucher Organisations can access support through funding In total, the Funding Information Service provided schemes, pension payments and payroll giving. surgeries and roadshows, one-to-one meetings, 493 organisations with advice during the year and training courses, conferences and bulletins. groups in Sefton raised £1,710,396 as a direct The service manages the Merseyside Funding result of support from CVS. Information Portal - www.mfip.org.uk - which provides online access to the latest funding Community Accountancy Service opportunities from grantmakers to public sector The Community Accountancy Service provides contracting as well as links to procurement sites. support to VCF sector groups with accounts MFIP received 80,000 visits during the year. preparation, independent examinations and Groups can also subscribe to an electronic bulletin bookkeeping services. with updates on new funding opportunities. This Advice and training is also available on budgets now has more than 3,200 subscribers. and cash flows, full cost recovery, internal controls, The service also provides support to groups to VAT and other tax matters. develop their submissions to the Big Lottery Fund During the year the service - part of the Greater including Reaching Communities and Awards for All. Merseyside Community Accountancy Service - Successful bids during the year amounted to also provided similar support to social enterprises £430,345 from applicants including Netherton Park in north Liverpool and south Sefton as part of the Neighbourhood Centre, Crossens Community Stepclever initiative. Centre and the Children’s Cancer Support Group. In 2009/10 annual accounts were prepared for 64 These three projects alone will directly benefit groups, independent examinations carried out for more than 3,800 people and 36 organisations. 47 organisations and systems advice and training provided to a further 12 clients.
Roadshows are a good way of raising awareness of the range of funding Funding Information Service staff regularly exchange information with their Steve Hughes and Nicky Pugh of the CVS Community Accountancy Service. opportunities available. counterparts in other areas.
6 Training and business planning
Skills development • Basic Health Promotion courses, attended by Criminal Records Bureau Service more than 200 frontline VCF sector workers. Sefton CVS provides a wide range of training Sefton CVS is registered as an Umbrella Body with courses to help strengthen VCF sector groups and • Healthy Way to Work courses which help to the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). to offer personal development opportunities to their address the low skills and health inequalities This enables the organisation to provide an workforces. prevalent in traditionally disadvantaged communities. Of 19 participants during the year, essential service to groups in the VCF sector in 296 people attended 38 training calendar courses five have since found employment while others contact with children, young people and vulnerable during the year. The subjects ranged from have moved on to further training or voluntary adults, by offering access to the Disclosure fundraising, full cost recovery and tendering to work. Service by the completing and countersigning of working with volunteers, first aid and equality and applications on behalf of those organisations that diversity awareness. Other highlights of the year for CVS included do not have this service provided by a regional or winning a Learning and Skills Council Advantage national body. Further training opportunities have included: Award, for making the most of funding to ensure all 84 groups used the service in 2009/10. 460 • Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding staff can access training, and receiving confirmation disclosures were processed. Vulnerable Adults Level 1 e-courses, licensed that the Investors in People standard has been maintained for a further three years. from the NSPCC and offered by CVS at nominal Employment advice and support cost to VCF sector groups across the North CVS also became a Skills Pledge Plus employer West. To date 680 people have completed these and received a further training bursary of £1,000 for In recent years the VCF sector has been employing programmes, with high satisfaction rates. achieving all of the workforce training targets in its more staff, and at the same time employment legislation has become more complicated. As • The Understanding the Common Core for Skills Pledge action plan. a result, CVS has developed a service giving People who Work with Children and Young the sector access to employment law specialist People course, developed by Sefton CVS and Peninsula Business Services at discount rates via OCN accredited. 77 people have successfully a group scheme. This includes professional advise, passed the course so far. an employment tribunal service and an indemnity • The Royal Society for Public Health scheme. 15 groups are currently registered for Understanding Health Improvement Level 2 the service. Award with 139 participants to date, more than 70 per cent of them passing with credit.
An Understanding Health Improvement Level 2 Award for Staff from CVS and NHS Sefton receive their City and Guilds Level 4 Preparing to Teach in the Sefton CVS’s success in achieving the Investors in People standard for a Sefton Carers Centre. Lifelong Learning Sector certificates. further three years was announced at last year’s AGM.
7 Support to groups Research and intelligence
Community research This data is available to assist VCF groups in • Support with the distribution of items including accessing information that supports project the Sefton CVS Bulletin, Merseyside Funding The CVS Community Researcher provides research planning, funding bids and research projects. Information Portal information and miscellaneous and intelligence support to VCF sector groups 27 groups were provided with statistical data to flyers/mailshots for staff, partners and VCF operating in south and central Sefton, with a support applications in 2009/10. contacts. particular focus on the Working Neighbourhoods electoral wards. Community intelligence • The provision of refreshed VCF information for inclusion in the online Sefton Families Services Sefton CVS hosts a central Volbase database of A four-day research and consultation training Directory, managed by Sefton Council’s Children intelligence on the local VCF sector. programme is delivered to increase the knowledge Schools and Families Directorate. and skills within groups to enable them to establish This information is gathered through an annual The State of the Sector Report revealed that: needs and priorities in their local communities. mapping exercise, with questionnaires circulated to Participants gain the experience of undertaking more than 1,300 organisations operating in Sefton. • 3,055 full-time and 2,134 part-time staff are employed in responding organisations. research that directly benefits their own group with The information gathered resulted in the mentoring support from the Community Researcher. following during the year: • 13,770 volunteers are engaged operationally, Projects can be submitted for North West Open with a further 3,368 volunteer committee • The production of the latest edition of the Sefton College Network Level 3 accreditation. members. CVS Directory. Completed community research projects are stored • 70 per cent of responding organisations are • The development of an online version of the in an ‘e-consult’ library which allows access to registered charities. partner agencies and helps inform and prevent Sefton CVS Directory. • 47 per cent of responding organisations have duplication of work. • The production of a State of the Sector Report an annual income of under £10,000. 66 per cent highlighting the nature and contribution of the During the year 23 participants completed research have an annual income under £100,000. and consultation training and 28 research reports VCF sector in Sefton. • The main areas of work are children and families, were stored in ‘e-consult’ • The mapping of Sefton-based VCF young people, older people and information, organisations, by theme, into wards and The Community Researcher also works closely advice and guidance. with strategic partners to maintain a range of constituencies. statistical evidence and data for the borough which • The provision of specific information searches in can be accessed by the VCF sector. Partners response to 63 requests from partner agencies include Sefton Council’s AIM (Analysis Intelligence and MPs. Management) Unit and NHS Sefton.
The official launch of the latest edition of the Sefton CVS Directory. Community researcher Wendy Carruthers leads a The Sefton CVS research and intelligence team - Wendy Carruthers (front) and Ann Cartwright. community training programme.
8 Promoting volunteering Volunteering
Volunteer Centre Sefton works with individuals Other projects managed by the centre include: • Basis - Bridging the Gap, a joint project with and organisations in Sefton to promote, other Volunteer Centres on Merseyside which • vinvolved which aims to increase the number develop and deliver high quality volunteering helps organisations to develop new mentoring of 16-25 year olds engaged in volunteering opportunities. and befriending projects. 78 organisations were by helping them to find suitable placements supported during the year. Centre staff help to link potential volunteers to and encouraging organisations to offer more suitable opportunities via a variety of methods, opportunities to this age group. To date the • North Sefton Social Inclusion Project, which including one-to-one interviews. They also help project has supported 1,258 young people in the works to reduce the social and health-related organisations and projects to build their capacity borough. problems linked to social isolation, and to enable by providing information and advice on how best to people to live independently for as long as • The Innov8 project which uses peer mentors harness the benefits of volunteers. possible. The project organises social clubs and to help young people access volunteering provides shopping services for people who are The Volunteer Centre also recognises the work of who have additional support needs, low self- housebound or who have poor mobility. volunteers by providing certificates of achievement confidence or lack of self-esteem. 150 people which are presented each year at an event were recruited through this scheme. • Southport and Formby Handy Help Service, supported by the Mayor of Sefton. which carries out minor adaptations and small • Promoting Sefton, which helps people to build household repairs in residents’ homes to prevent In 2009/10 the certificates acknowledged 121,400 up their confidence and skills by working as accidents, increase home security and help hours of volunteering which, at average wage volunteers at leading events in the borough like older people to live independently. The project rates drawn from the 2009 Annual Survey of Hours Southport Air Show and Southport Summer carried out more than 1,000 jobs during the year, and Earnings, equates to an economic value of Classics. with 99 per cent of users rating the service as £1,693,530 being invested in the local community • Achieving People, a new project which provides ‘very good’. by volunteers. one-to-one mentoring support to people aged In total, the centre marketed 898 volunteering 18-64 with learning disabilities to enable them opportunities for 372 organisations during the year, to access voluntary, unpaid and paid work. This and dealt with 2,930 individual enquiries. project supported 36 people during the year.
Volunteers continued to operate the shopping service, despite last winter’s Hollyoaks actor Stephen Beard was the VIP guest at the A certificate scheme, supported by the Mayor of Sefton each year, recognises the achievements appalling weather. Innov8 celebration ball. of volunteers from throughout the borough.
9 Giving the sector a voice Safer and stronger communities
The Safer and Stronger Communities Team • Engaged VCF input to Sefton Borough HMP Kennet takes the lead for the sector on the Safer and Partnership’s governance review and its Stronger Communities agenda within the remit developing structures. As part of this work the Work continues on exploring ways to strengthen of the Sefton Borough Partnership (SBP), team has also disseminated information on a VCF sector involvement in new areas of public Sefton’s Local Strategic Partnership. variety of key Government policy developments service delivery. affecting the VCF sector, and provided training In 2009/10 the team: This initiative between Sefton CVS and HMP Kennet, sessions to help the sector navigate its way a category C (low risk) prison in Maghull, centres on • Co-ordinated the Sefton Community through decision-making structures. enhancing VCF sector engagement in working with Empowerment Network (CEN), a ‘network • Improved ways to demonstrate the positive offenders within the prison. of networks’ of more than 650 VCF sector impact of the work of the VCF sector, and organisations. The team provides support to Successful projects have included a mentoring evidencing the sector’s key role in building CEN representatives, ensuring the voices of scheme, providing access to sector support to stronger communities and contributing to wider under-represented communities and the VCF vulnerable ex-offenders to enable them to resettle in policy areas and priorities of the borough sector are engaged. the community more effectively. The Local Area Agreement target on volunteering • Worked closely with Sefton Borough Partnership Another scheme encourages offenders in the prison was also completed in 2010 and the work and the Sefton Safer Communities Partnership to develop their skills and experience by taking up undertaken showed a 2.77 per cent rise in Sefton to support the VCF sector in influencing and volunteering opportunities, and recognises them for residents engaged in volunteering, according to shaping services aimed at reducing crime, the their efforts. information gathered from tracking surveys. CVS fear of crime and other key related initiatives. also has responsibility for the 2008-11 ‘Thriving This model has attracted regional and national • Engaged the sector in identifying the impact of Third Sector’ target. interest and CVS organised roadshows about the the recession on services and beneficiaries. project in each county of the region with the Five The team has also provided lead support for the Counties Partnership. development of the Sefton Compact and continued to manage the Sefton CVS database of VCF sector organisations in the borough
The well-attended Third Sector Solutions to Change conference which was The team is in regular contact with more than 650 VCF Neil Frackelton pictured with colleagues in the Sefton CVS Safer and Stronger Communities Team. held at Aintree Racecourse. sector organisations.
10 CEN Sefton Networks
Sefton CVS co-ordinates networks to support Equality and diversity networks Meanwhile, the Fawcett Society Sefton Branch VCF sector engagement in the geographic and promotes the positive contribution that women thematic areas and priorities of the borough ABILITY acts as a single point of contact which make to society and campaigns to remove barriers and to promote equality and diversity. public bodies can use to consult with disabled that exclude women. people and residents with limiting long-term Geographic networks illnesses. Highlights of the year included an event with Arlene McCarthy, MEP, focusing on the promotion of Southport and Formby VCF Groups Forum - which Activities during the year included a meet the women in public life, and a debate on challenging has 327 members - acts as the voice of the sector directors/service providers programme, ‘mystery gender stereotyping organised as part of Diversity in north Sefton. Highlights of the year for the forum shopper’ exercises with local public services and Week. included its AGM, which focused on safer and work on improving physical access issues across Sefton Faith Network brings together all the faith stronger communities, and its autumn event which the borough. communities and faith-inspired organisations in was themed around employment and training. The network also made a successful submission Sefton. Two successful events were organised The forum also worked with Sefton Council on a to the Equality and Human Rights Commission during the year, one looking at church halls and consultation around the Core Strategy for Southport to develop a programme to support people with the other at the sector’s involvement with borough and Formby, a document that will guide planning in disabilities to enter the labour market. structures. the area over the next 15-20 years. Embrace is a network for Sefton’s lesbian, gay and Sadly the Reverend Canon Colin Pope, the faith Network South has a membership of 470 VCF bisexual (LGB) residents. One of the highlights representative to partnerships in the borough, died sector organisations. Its quarterly meetings during of the year for the network was the launch of the in 2009. He has been succeeded by the Reverend the year focused on the impact of the recession, Navajo Charter Mark. Canon Pete Spiers. keeping up with the health agenda, crime and This will recognise organisations who demonstrate Transform is the network for organisations with an communities and meeting the needs of children good practice in dealing with LGB and transgender interest in environmental issues. Issues addressed and young people. issues in their day-to-day operations. at meetings during the year included climate In-Trust is another network supporting men and change and approaches to waste management on women with an intersex or transgender history. Merseyside. During the year this network received national recognition when it was ‘highly commended’ in the Health Service Journal Awards.
The launch of the Work-Ability initiative which will help people with disabilities MEP Arlene McCarthy was the VIP guest at a Fawcett Employment and training was the theme of the Southport and Formby VCF Groups Forum to find jobs. Society event. autumn event.
11 Giving the sector a voice Every Child Matters Forum
The Every Child Matters Forum and Network The VCF sector is strongly represented on a With a growing and diverse VCF sector - and plays a key role in the development and number of children’s-related steering groups and in the challenging climate of financial cuts - this integration of services for children, young boards which have significant influence on the representation is very important in terms of voicing people and families in Sefton. development and delivery of services in Sefton the contribution that can be made by the sector in including Extended Schools, Aiming High for working towards the achievement of Sefton’s local Over the past year there has been a focus on Disabled Children, Sefton Play Partnership, CAMHS priorities. It also enables further developments and developing a more innovative and interactive (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service), relationships in multi-agency, partnership work. style of engaging members which has included the IAG (Information, Advice and Guidance) a networking breakfast, extended forums for Over the past year forum meetings have included Working Group, the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy workshop sessions, utilising the Sefton CVS presentations on a wide range of themes Group, BSF (Building Schools for the Future), LSCB website as an information-sharing tool, facilitated including public engagement and consultation, (Local Safeguarding Children’s Board) and more. discussions at each forum led by representatives, workforce development, the Healthy Communities the production of newsletter-style minutes, training The Children’s Trust Sub Groups and Children’s Collaborative, safeguarding children, mental health, sharing as a standard agenda item and the Trust Board representative positions are recruited intervention work with offenders and their families, publication of forum members’ feedback and via the Every Child Matters Forum. funding, childcare and local leadership. co-ordinator responses after each meeting. This year the ECM Co-ordinator and representatives This approach has proved very successful in carried out structured work and promotion of a new engaging a wider membership from across all agreement which links to the aims, objectives and sectors which has greatly enriched networking outcomes of the VCF sector representative role. opportunities across the borough. Membership This successfully influenced the forum, gaining one currently stands at 287 with approximately 40 additional seat on each of the five Children’s Trust people consistently attending forum meetings. Sub Groups so that two representatives can attend each meeting.
Jo Kenyon of Venus and Dan Copley of CVS check out the The Forum promotes best practice by members such as this Sefton OPERA Every Child Matters Co-ordinator Simone Hill (far left) with Forum members and guest speakers Time4Families launch paper. intergenerational hand massage project. at a recent meeting.
12 Health and Social Care Forum
The aim of the Health and Wellbeing Team is to A Mental Health Service User Forum was Healthy Communities Collaborative support the work of the VCF sector in reducing established in 2009 to enable members to health inequalities and improving the health contribute to the mental health and wellbeing Extensive work on a similar theme has been carried and quality of life of adults living and working agenda in Sefton. The forum has established out by the Healthy Communities Development in Sefton. excellent links with local Mental Health Worker who has been delivering a Healthy Commissioners and has been consulted on the Communities Collaborative programme to tackle The team facilitates the Health and Social Care new personal health budgets pilot that will enable the rise in obesity in Sefton. Forum which ensures that the voice of the VCF some service users to access funding to provide sector is heard in terms of influencing local and Key achievements of the Healthy Communities their own care and support. national policy. For example, the forum has been Collaborative programme during the year closely involved in Sefton Council’s Transforming Health and Wellbeing Team members have included: Social Care and NHS Sefton’s Transforming also taken a proactive approach to health in the • The recruitment of three teams of professionals Community Services agendas. An expert workplace. Sefton CVS was recognised as a model and community representatives in Ainsdale, stakeholder panel was established to make sure of good practice by Change4Life for a Hoop4Life Bootle/Seaforth and Netherton. Each team is providers, service users, carers and advocates are initiative. The team also organises regular healthy responsible for coming up with a collective plan fully engaged in the transformation process. eating events to promote the 5 a day message to to engage and educate people within its local staff. The forum also continues to work with NHS community about the key issues that affect the Sefton and Sefton Council on developing sector healthy weight agenda. engagement through thematic groups focusing on • The development of the healthy weight treasure mental health and advocacy. box, a ‘train the trainer’ educational tool that can The Health and Wellbeing Team also took the lead be used to promote the benefits of maintaining a during the year on developing a partnership action healthy weight. plan for the Sefton Partnership for Older Citizens • Community members being trained to deliver (SPOC) thematic group. community weight management courses. • The development of a scheme of small grants to support community centres running activities and events relating to the healthy weight agenda.
Sefton Council Chief Executive Margaret Carney was the VIP guest at the Mike Mainwaring at a recent Forum meeting with Chair Roger Driver (right) CVS was recognised as a model of good practice for health in the workplace launch of the new Sefton Strategy for Older Citizens. and guest speaker Bob Faulkner of Liverpool PCT. for this Hoop4Life initiative.
13 Giving the sector a voice Sefton/Knowsley LINk
Sefton LINk Knowsley LINk Knowsley LINk also took part in a wide range of events during the year to raise its profile and listen Local Involvement Networks (LINks) are Knowsley LINk continue to build on strong to issues raised by residents and VCF sector independent volunteer networks of residents and relationships established with key partners such groups. VCF sector groups who want to have their say on as NHS Knowsley, Knowsley Council, Knowsley’s the design and delivery of local health and adult Health and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny One key event was a series of roadshows social care services. Committee, hospital trusts and the VCF sector. organised with Knowsley Older People’s Voice as Membership currently stands at 425. part of the Big Care Debate national consultation, Sefton LINk recruited more than 600 new members linked to the Government green paper on ‘Shaping during 2009/10 and was successful in attracting The LINk started the year by asking members what the Future of Care Together’. younger people via social networking sites such its key priorities should be. This resulted in the as Facebook and Twitter. Membership now stands network focusing on: at 890. • Personal safety for vulnerable people - reviewing Key activities for Sefton LINk during the year access to advocacy services and issues around included: dignity. The LINk also helped to organise Knowsley’s Dignity Awareness Day. • Attending regular meetings with key partners such as NHS Sefton, the local hospital trusts and • Communications and information - work on how Sefton Overview and Scrutiny Committee. health and social care providers promote their services to residents. • Attending 119 events with local VCF sector groups to raise awareness of the LINk and to • Carers and access to respite care - work on listen to issues they wanted to raise. eight key areas linked to how residents can access respite care in Knowsley. • Producing an important report on hospital discharge in the area. Local hospital trusts • Podiatry services review - a comprehensive have taken the issues raised on board and are review of this important service and how to redesigning their discharge protocols as a result. access it. • Carrying out research on what can be done to get young people more involved in health and adult social care issues in the borough. • Conducting two surveys of local residents on health issues. Around 500 people responded and research reports have now been published.
Sefton LINk was able to report a big rise in membership at its 2010 AGM. The Sefton LINk team - Manager Ian Ross (right) with Knowsley LINk members receive certificates after completing Enter and View Training. Diane Blair and Steven Penn.
14 Partnership working Sefton Equalities Partnership
Sefton Equalities Partnership (SEP) is a multi- Representatives from Sefton CVS, Sefton Council, Highlights of the Year for the BME Project agency project that works with key statutory NHS Sefton, Sefton Community Empowerment included: and VCF sector organisations on reducing Network, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and • Delivering the Values Statement Project in Sefton. inequalities in the borough and ensuring that Merseyside Police are fully committed to improving The values statement is a community response public consultation and engagement in Sefton the quality of the engagement and consultation that to hate crime and extreme politics within a local puts local residents at the heart of local life. takes place in the borough. area. Statements have now been developed in Key events in 2009/10 included activities and events The aim is to ensure that all sectors of the Netherton, Peel Road and Knowsley Road in held during Diversity Week in November and Hate community have an opportunity to have their say Bootle, Waterloo and Seaforth. Crime Week in February. about the services they receive and the areas where • Working with the Anthony Walker Foundation and they live. The framework sets out eight standards to Diversity Week events were designed to showcase a network of seven primary schools in the south help achieve this objective. the work that is taking place across Sefton of the borough to provide diversity awareness to celebrate diversity as an economic, social The partnership also continued to support the raising sessions for children. and cultural asset. They included the Shining development of Staff Support Groups in Sefton • Supporting Elim Christian Church in Southport Stars Awards which recognise young people’s during the year. Chief Executives from a range of by providing English lessons to migrant worker achievements in the borough. The high-profile organisations in the borough attended an official families. awards ceremony was attended by dignitaries, launch in June to pledge their backing for the sponsors, parents and children. groups which provide support in the workplace for • Delivering mental health first aid training to 73 BME, LGBT and disabled employees. delegates from 41 organisations. Hate Crime Week events included a major conference addressing this important issue and The partnership also has a Black and Minority a hate crime awareness football tournament. The Ethnic Community Development Project which partnership also supported the ‘Show Racism the works to improve services for BME communities Red Card’ initiative at Everton and Liverpool football and strengthen community involvement. clubs. Other important developments during the year included the launch of the Sefton Borough Partnership Public Engagement and Consultation Engagement Framework in October 2009.
The official launch of the Sefton Borough Partnership Public Engagement and VIP guests at the major conference on tackling the Gee Walker, mother of murdered schoolboy Anthony Walker, delivered a message of peace to Consultation Framework. problem of hate crime. children from south Sefton primary schools.
15 Partnership working VOLA
VOLA, Greater Merseyside’s VCF sector There were a number of other highlights for the • VOLA’s capacity building programme which learning consortium, was established in consortium during the year: saw more than 100 staff from 49 member 2007 with the aim of building the capacity organisations participate in a wide range of • 114 learners were engaged on the level 1 ITQ and capability of the sector to respond and training courses aimed at improving the quality programme, 38 of whom have already achieved. contribute to the Government’s agenda on of teaching, learning and advice/guidance Four consortium partners deliver the programme, learning, skills and employability. provision. which is led by Blackburne House. The founding partners were Sefton CVS, Blackburne • 41 organisations were funded, as part of the • The Skills Pledge Plus programme helped 244 House, Merseyside Network for Europe and the Advancement Network Prototype, to work VCF sector employers to commit to the Skills Workers’ Educational Association. towards the Matrix standard for Information, Pledge. 96 of these have now accessed the Advice and Guidance (IAG) services. 22 of them Membership has grown to 160 organisations with £1,000 training bursary. had achieved by 31st March. current consortium contracts held by Blackburne • The Moving On programme recruited its first House, Oakmere Community College and 100 learners, 24 of whom have been found work Sefton CVS, which also houses the consortium placements with eight progressing to a job or management team. further learning. The programme supports 17-19 2009/10 saw delivery commencing on three year olds who are not in education, employment sizeable Learning and Skills Council/ European or training (NEET) and involves 13 consortium Social Fund co-financed programmes, with a partners, including Oakmere Community College combined contract value of £2.4 million. as contract holder. These contracts were secured through open • 107 learners were engaged in VOLA’s competitive tendering processes, showing that the NLDC programme, which delivers informal consortium model can work effectively to enable learning opportunities to residents in Sefton’s the voluntary sector to compete successfully in disadvantaged wards. the open market against private and public sector • A Community Learning Champions scheme competitors. was established in Sefton. Eight consortium members have recruited 30 Learning Champions, mostly volunteers, who are trained to advise/signpost local people to informal adult learning opportunities.
Representatives of the founding partners and VIP guests pictured at a James Johnson and Martine Keegan provide admin Members of the Sefton CVS VOLA learning consortium staff team who are based at the major VOLA event. support to VOLA’s portfolio of learning projects. Waterloo office.
16 Strengthening infrastructure Greater Merseyside ChangeUp
The Greater Merseyside ChangeUp • Tendering and Procurement Support (TaPS), a • The development of GRIPP, a free online Consortium was formed in early 2005 and project aimed at improving the third sector’s benchmarking tool (www.gripp.org.uk) which includes 18 principal infrastructure bodies ability to compete in the tendering and enables third sector organisations to identify their that serve frontline organisations. Sefton CVS contracting market. As well as working to own specific development needs and compare is ChangeUp’s lead and accountable body in improve the levels of ability and understanding them with other organisations. Since the tool was the area. of commissioning and tendering within the launched 326 groups have used it to produce sector, the project also engages public sector reports. ChangeUp is dedicated to ensuring that in commissioners and procurement officers, Merseyside ‘by 2014 the needs of frontline ChangeUp was also selected as the local delivery enabling them to better understand the third organisations will be met by support which is agent for the Modernisation Fund Programme sector as a market and influence commissioning available nationwide, structured for maximum 2009/2010. The fund was part of the Government’s at a strategic level. The official launch of efficiency, offering excellent provision which is £42.5 million action plan for the third sector - Real TaPS was held at Aintree Racecourse where accessible to all while reflecting and promoting Help for Communities - announced in 2009. keynote speakers included Sefton Council diversity, and is sustainably funded’. Chief Executive Margaret Carney and Chris Bursaries of up to £1,000 were available to enable Highlights of the year for Greater Merseyside Higinbotham, Professor of Management at third sector organisations to receive advice and ChangeUp included: the University of Central Lancashire, who has support to strengthen their organisations and devised a masterclass course in commissioning look into creating collaborations and mergers. • The Development Exchange Project which offers for the project. 27 Merseyside organisations completed the first training, seminars and workshops to ChangeUp phase of the programme and benefited from consortium member staff to enable them to • A RS2010 consultation event organised in support provided by a selection of advisers. 17 access ‘standardised’ information, training partnership with Merseyside Network for organisations were successful with phase two and support, share good practice and network Europe and Voluntary Sector North West. This submissions and each was awarded up to £10,000. with colleagues to benefit provision to frontline followed on from an earlier RS2010 Issues and organisations . Principles Paper consultation event held in 2009. Research carried out by ChangeUp also resulted in Representatives from 48 Merseyside third sector a major report on the impact of the recession on the • Proving Value, a data gathering project focused organisations attended the event and feedback third sector in Greater Merseyside. on developing a method of producing a Greater was included in the regional third sector Merseyside third sector profile. This will enable response. the consortium to be a strategic, credible and influential partner and help to strengthen the sector overall. This is a joint project with Greater Manchester ChangeUp.
Events have played a key role in disseminating information The official launch of the Tendering and Procurement Support project (TaPS). Martin Preston (centre) pictured with members of the Great Merseyside ChangeUp team. and best practice to partners.
17 Specialist support Children and young people
Voluntary and Community Sector Young Apprentice Programme Parent Participation and Support Project The Young Apprentice Programme works with Engagement The Voluntary and Community Sector Support 14-19 year olds in the WNF areas to develop work Sefton CVS has been closely involved with the local Project helps to build the capacity of VCF sector experience placement and training opportunities cross-sector partnership, led by Sefton Council, groups working with children and young people in based within youth groups in the VCF sector. which has been responsible for promoting the Think Sefton. 56 young people have been accepted on to the Family agenda and for developing a Parenting Strategy for the borough. This can involve helping groups to set up, programme and they have worked in nine local providing advice on good practice, quality organisations in positions such as junior youth The new local authority-funded role of Parent assurance and safeguarding policy development, workers and after-school activity workers as Participation and Engagement Officer is based at offering assistance with funding applications and well as in performing arts and information and Sefton CVS, where it is managed by the Every Child signposting groups to training opportunities and communication roles. Matters Co-ordinator. The project runs until March other sources of support. Thanks to their involvement in the programme the 2011. All these actions are designed to ensure that groups young people are able to build their knowledge The project’s aims are to: are able to meet the requirements of funders and and skills, as well as gaining experience of being • Work in partnership with other organisations therefore be part of any future commissioning part of a team and supporting the planning and to support the delivery of Sefton Council’s process. development of activities. Parenting Strategy. In total, 238 groups were supported with 685 • Develop and deliver three parent forums in north, interventions during the year. As part of this work, central and south Sefton. the project helped Sefton groups to generate more than £300,000 of external grant income to support • Engage and train parent representatives in their activities. order that they can participate in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of Sefton Council services for their families.
Youngsters enjoy one of Playin’ Out’s regular events Two Young Advisors take part in activities at a national residential event for Delegates at a training day in Thornton organised by the Parent Participation and Engagement across the borough. the programme. Officer.
18 Children and young people
Promoting Parents The project also operates two additional Playin’ Out employment-related initiatives. The Employer Award The Playin’ Out project is a Big Lottery-funded play The Promoting Parents project is a Child Poverty recognises employers who are ‘family friendly’, programme that develops and delivers a wide Innovation Pilot, funded by the (as was) Department while an adviser in the CVS WorkZONE team range of free, natural play activities using local for Children, Schools and Families until March 2011. provides advice specifically to parents looking to parks, green spaces and community spaces which gain employment or to progress up the ladder in The project seeks to address the issue of child are accessible to all. poverty in Southport by working with families to help their existing job. them out of poverty and into education, training or To date, Playin’ Out has been delivered in 15 wards employment, whilst also raising aspirations and Sefton Voices across the borough, with over 8,000 children and young people participating in the natural play providing support that meets all their needs. Sefton Voices aims to increase the involvement opportunities provided by a consortium of partner of children and young people in decision making Key elements of the project include: and VCF organisations co-ordinated by CVS. and to promote the importance of free, natural play • Family coaches who provide support with provision. everything from self-esteem and confidence Noted The programme includes three projects: issues to developing action plans for life. Noted is a three-year Big Lottery-funded project • Funding which the family coaches can access Sefton Young Advisors that began in January 2010. The project is helping VCF sector groups to utilise creative arts and media to support change. This has been used for 16 Young Advisors from different wards across the techniques to engage and consult with vulnerable things such as course fees, childcare, transport borough are trained, paid consultants aged from groups of children and young people. passes and driving lessons and for enabling 15-21 who show community leaders and decision young people to access activities such as dance makers how to engage young people in community and music lessons. life. They also help organisations ‘youth proof’ their The work of the family coaches has had a very practices, policies, strategies and commissioning. positive effect on the lives of people involved with They have been involved in researching how Sefton the project, and the target of supporting 40 families Area Committees could be more accessible to by the end of the programme has already been young people, working with the police around exceeded by more than 20. issues relating to Section 30 orders and liaising with Of this number, three families have already been Sefton Council on their Core Strategy. brought ‘out of poverty’ by the project (ie their household income is now more than £19,900 per annum).
Dads from Southport enjoy one of a number of peer support activities organised by the The Young Advisors held an open day at Netherton Park Neighbourhood Sefton Voices organises the successful Sefton Shining Promoting Parents project. Centre to raise awareness of their work. Stars Awards each year.
19 Specialist support Employment
WorkZONE All this was achieved against the background of the Of the 75 vacancies filled to date, all the positions recession which placed considerable demands on went to people who had been unemployed for at WorkZONE provides a comprehensive WorkZONE as the number of job vacancies fell and least six months and in many cases substantially information, advice and guidance service to help the number of benefit claimants rose. longer. 40 of the vacancies were filled by Sefton unemployed/workless residents of north Sefton residents with 13 of them living in a WNF postcode Emphasis was placed on re-skilling clients and this find work or training. Support is focused on priority area. neighbourhoods and groups. is reflected in the training outcomes. Evaluation of the service statistics has revealed a continuing Within two weeks of commencing their job all the The project’s targets for 2009/10 were 150 new rise in clients aged over 50 and the need for employees benefited from a one-to-one session client registrations and 50 job outcomes. more complex interventions to increase client with the project placement officer to identify In fact, a total of 371 new clients registered employability. their training needs and develop an individual with WorkZONE during the year and 104 job development and learning plan. Future Jobs Fund outcomes were achieved, of which eight were The project has subsequently provided funding self-employment. There were also 22 volunteering This project aims to build capacity within the third for 93 training opportunities ranging from one-day and 109 training outcomes, including courses sector and also to reduce long-term unemployment courses in first aid to NVQ and BTEC-accredited in construction, security, administration and within Sefton/Merseyside. courses in youth work and office administration. employability. Since it was launched in January 2010 it has In partnership with Sefton@Work, WorkZONE helped 36 third sector organisations to create 84 also assisted in delivering the NHS Routeway opportunities funded for a 26-week period. Programme in Southport. The programme involved a five-week intensive return to work course followed A recruitment support package is available to by a nine-week work placement at Southport and employing organisations which includes such Ormskirk Hospitals. things as providing staff for interview panels, setting interview questions, arranging CRB checks and Working closely with the NHS Academy through the providing a payroll service. interview stage and selection process, ten clients successfully completed the programme At least 25 different types of opportunity have been created including a trainee stone mason, art workshop assistant, youth workers, grants intern and landscape gardener.
The WorkZONE team in Southport expanded during Lydia Mawdsley is just one of the local residents who found work with the Future Jobs Fund staff with some of the Sefton residents who have found work placements with the year. support of WorkZONE. their help.
20 Finance Treasurer’s report/funders
I have pleasure in presenting the financial statements of Sefton CVS for the period 2009/10.
Sefton CVS has, wherever possible, diversified its I would like to thank the finance team for their Funders funding sources for the development of specific continued hard work. Colin Antrobus and Phyllis projects. The income has increased by £422,000 Fleming of auditors Gasking, Lace and Company Sefton Council from last year, to £4,040,749. The core services are are also to be thanked for ensuring our compliance Sefton Social Services highly dependent upon the continued support of with legislative requirements. I have proposed their Sefton Council with their contribution of £166,480. re-election at the annual general meeting. Sefton Children’s Services The Trustees have considered the reserves of the Simon Sharman Working Neighborhoods Fund charity and designated funds. They have concluded Treasurer – on behalf of the Trustees Supporting People that, to allow the charity to be managed efficiently and to provide a buffer for uninterrupted services, NHS Sefton a general reserve of approximately six months of Learning and Skills Council unrestricted core expenditure should be maintained. This equates to £287,428 for this year. Capacity Builders The Finance Sub-committee regularly reviews Big Lottery the organisation’s investment policy, taking into V consideration the fluctuations in the investment market. A proportion of excess funds are held in Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived cash deposit schemes with the bank giving quick Communities access to funds in the interests of ongoing liquidity. HMP Kennet/NW ROMS In 2009/10 the Trustees agreed to deposit £250,000 in a fixed bond. Children’s Workforce Development Council Local Enterprise Growth initiative Equalities and Human Rights Commission One Vision Housing Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
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Finance Financial statement
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Incoming resources funds funds 2010 2009 from charitable activities £ £ £ £ Voluntary income 160 185,279 185,439 221,128 Investment income 11,146 10,947 22,093 57,708 Incoming resources from charitable activities 480,876 3,352,341 3,833,217 3,340,014
Total incoming resources 492,182 3,548,567 4,040,749 3,618,850
Resources expended Charitable activities 476,963 3,136,099 3,613,062 3,682,138 Governance costs 21,387 1,463 22,850 22,890
Total resources expended 498,350 3,137,562 3,635,912 3,705,028
Net incoming/(outgoing) Resources before transfers (6,168) 411,005 404,837 (86,178) Gross transfers between funds 0 0 0 0 Net movement in funds (6,168) 411,005 404,837 (86,178) Balance brought forward 713,677 743,411 1,457,088 1,543,266
Balance carried forward 707,509 1,154,416 1,861,925 1,457,088
Statement from the Sefton CVS Trustees The summarised accounts may not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the financial affairs of the charity. For further information, These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the the full annual accounts which have been subject to audit by Gasking, Lace special provisions of Section 427 of the Companies Act 2006. & Co and received an unqualified opinion, and the Trustees’ annual report, Margaret Hardman – Director should be consulted. Approved by the Board on September 21st 2010 Copies of these can be obtained from Sefton Council for Voluntary Service, Simon Sharman – Director Merseyside 3tc Centre, 16 Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 ONY.
The auditor has issued unqualified reports on the full financial statements The annual accounts were approved by the Trustees on September 21st 2010 and on the consistency of the trustees’ report with those financial statements. and have been submitted to the Charity Commission. Their report on the full financial statements contained no statement under sections 498(2)(a), 498(2)(b), or 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006. Signed For and on behalf of the Trustees These summarised accounts are a summary of information extracted from the annual accounts and contain information relating to both the statement of financial activities and the balance sheet.
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Balance sheet
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2010 2009 £ £ £ £ Fixed assets Tangible assets 26,014 23,930 49,944 53,855
Current assets Debtors 45,202 553,254 598,456 433,193 Cash at bank and in hand 815,945 818,275 1,634,220 1,375,424
861,147 1,371,529 2,232,676 1,808,617
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year 179,652 241,043 420,695 405,384
Net current assets 681,495 1,130,486 1,811,981 1,403,233
Total assets less current liabilities 707,509 1,154,416 1,861,925 1,457,088
Financed by: The funds of the charity Unrestricted 707,509 707,509 713,673 Restricted 1,154,416 1,154,416 743,415
Total charity funds 707,509 1,154,416 1,861,925 1,457,088
Independent auditors’ statement to the Trustees of Sefton CVS Basis of opinion
We have examined the summarised financial statements of Sefton Council for We conducted our work in accordance with Bulletin 2008/3 issued by the Voluntary Service. Auditing Practices Board. Our report on the company’s full annual financial statements describes the basis of our opinion on those financial statements. Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Auditors Opinion The Trustees are responsible for preparing the summary financial statement in accordance with applicable United Kingdom law. Our responsibility is In our opinion the summarised financial statements are consistent with the to report to you our opinion on the consistency of the summary financial full financial statements and Trustees’ report of Sefton Council for Voluntary statement with the full annual financial statements, and its compliance with Service for the year ended March 31st 2010. the relevant requirements of section 427 of the Companies Act 2006 and the regulations made thereunder. Signed Gasking, Lace & Co September 22nd 2010
23 Finance Sefton CVS factfile
Registered office: Auditors: Sefton MBC advisors and representatives Third Floor Gasking, Lace & Co Ltd Cllr A Hill Merseyside 3tc Building 40 Crosby Road North Cllr B Porter 16 Crosby Road North Waterloo Cllr D Veidman Waterloo Liverpool Executive Committee: Liverpool L22 4QF Chair – Margaret Hardman MBE L22 ONY The Executive Committee is the Board of Directors, Tel: 0151 920 0726 Bankers: which has the governance responsibility for Sefton Fax: 0151 920 1036 HSBC Unity Trust Bank plc CVS. E–mail: [email protected] 197 Stanley Road Nine Brindleyplace Bootle Birmingham Website: www.seftoncvs.org.uk Sub committees Merseyside B1 2HB Finance Sub-committee: Southport office: L20 3DX Chair – Simon Sharman Shakespeare Centre The Finance Sub-committee reviews the fiscal Shakespeare Street Solicitors: Principal insurers: information and systems, and the management of Southport Yaffe Jackson Ostrin David Edwards Sefton CVS’s investments. Merseyside 1 Temple Court Insurance Brokers PR8 5AB Victoria Street 1 Rotten Row Barns Projects and Performance Tel: 01704 501024 Liverpool 1957 Warwick Road Sub-committee: Fax: 01704 531192 L2 6PY Knowle Chair – Ultan Russell Solihull The Projects and Performance Sub-committee is Company/charity registration: West Midlands responsible for reviewing the performance of the Registered in England and Wales as a B93 0DX organisation and for developing CVS’s project Company Limited by Guarantee No: 2832920 work and evaluating new and existing initiatives. Registered Charity No: 1024546 Board of Directors Margaret Hardman MBE (Chair) Corporate Management Sub-committee: Membership/affiliations Dave Roscoe (Vice Chair) Chair – Margaret Hardman MBE National Council of Voluntary Organisations Simon Sharman (Honorary Treasurer) The Corporate Management Sub-committee (NCVO) Paul Cummins is responsible for considering the strategic National Association of Community and Ultan Russell development, policy and planning of CVS. Voluntary Action (NAVCA) Louise Barry As part of the work of this Sub-committee there Volunteer England Godwin Bateren is a Communications Group which oversees CVS Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Ruth Smart- resigned November 2009 publications and other publicity matters. Organisations (ACEVO) David McGregor - appointed July 2009 Community Matters Liz Barnett - appointed January 2010 Children’s Rights Alliance Adam Ruffinato - appointed January 2010 Urban Forum Angela White (Chief Executive Association of Charity Independent Examiners and Company Secretary) Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Patron: The Worshipful the Mayor of Sefton Hon. Life President: WH Davidson MBE
24 25 Safeguarding training Partnership working and advice
Community mapping Programme management
Policy dissemination
Neighbourhood engagement Networking and liaison
Equality and diversity Signposting services Community accountancy
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Payroll bureau service Funding advice
Employment law service Board development
Business planning Company registration Charity registration
Networks and forums Children and young people
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Developing new services Information and advice
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Sefton CVS, Merseyside 3tc Centre, 16 Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 ONY Tel 0151 920 0726 Fax 0151 920 1036 Email [email protected] www.seftoncvs.org.uk
Registered in England and Wales as a Company Limited by Guarantee No: 2832920 Registered Charity No: 1024546