Dr Helen Bowcock Hidden Surrey Why local giving is needed to strengthen our communities 1 Foreword Contents Although Surrey is known to be one of the wealthiest counties in the United Kingdom, with the majority of its population enjoying a high quality of life, as the title of this revealing report suggests there are, in Acknowledgements 2 fact, many pockets of deprivation within the county. These are not evident from statistical data based on Executive Summary 3 coarser mapping grids but become all too clear when finer grids are used. Furthermore, they frequently occur within towns and villages which are often associated in the minds eye with prosperity and high 1. Introduction 6 living standards. In some cases they are amongst the most deprived areas in the country. 2. Social Disadvantage in Surrey 9 Happily, Surrey also has numerous voluntary and charitable organisations, some of Professor Patrick J Dowling CBE DL FRS 3. Children and Young People 16 which are highlighted within this report, which are doing invaluable work in addressing retired as Vice-Chancellor of the University the various needs of Surrey and the wider community. Between them they reach many, of Surrey at the end of June 2005, a post 4. Disability 29 but by no means all, of the people and groups in need of help. However, in many cases he held for 11 years. During that time he these voluntary groups are encountering increasing difficulties in securing funding due worked closely with the Surrey Community 5. Older People 36 to the reduction in available statutory and other grants. This is compounded by the short and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant term nature and increasing bureaucracy of many grant programmes. All of this, of course, of Surrey in 1999. His understanding of 6. Community 41 is further aggravated by the current drastic downturn in the UK’s economy. the needs of the Surrey Community were greatly strengthened when he supported Some Concluding Comments 44 Dr Helen Bowcock’s report provides an up to-date perspective on social disadvantage his wife Dr Grace Dowling in her role as within Surrey and examines it in the context of its effects on children, young people, older High Sheriff of Surrey from 2004 to 2005. Appendix 1 Tables of Statistics 46 people and the disabled of our community. The author then makes a compelling case for He was appointed CBE in the Queen’s New the need to encourage and facilitate local giving by individuals, families, corporate bodies Year’s Honours List in 2001 in recognition and donors of all kinds to help fund the needs of their local communities. of his work at the interface of Higher Education and Industry. It was for this purpose the Surrey Community Foundation was established some three Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited is a wholly owned years ago with the aim of raising funds from donors and investing them on their behalf Dr Helen Bowcock is a Trustee of The subsidiary of Rensburg Sheppards plc which is quoted on the London Stock Exchange. through a professional grant managing programme for Surrey communities. It is also Hazelhurst Trust, one of the first funds to The company is the result of the amalgamation of some of the oldest names on the building a donor subscribed endowment fund which will be there for the benefit of be established with Surrey Community London Stock Exchange and our origins date back over 200 years. Surrey’s community in perpetuity. Foundation. She is also a member of the Foundation’s Grants Policy Panel and of The Rensburg Sheppards Group has 11 offices nationwide and around £11 billion of I am enormously grateful to Dr Bowcock for the considerable time and expertise she has its Personnel Group. She worked for a clients’ assets under management. Our office in Farnham, manages portfolios for devoted to the research and writing of this report and thank her and all who contributed number of years as Director of Human private individuals, charities and personal pension funds. to this report most sincerely on behalf of all our trustees, staff, donors and volunteers. Resources for a software company. In 2006 she completed a PhD in Sociology under We like to support local causes and are therefore delighted to be sponsoring the It is our hope that this report will inspire more of those within our community with the the supervision of Professor Frank Furedi, Surrey Community Foundation who undertake such valuable work in the county. means to do so to consider contributing to our efforts to improve the quality of people’s author of Paranoid Parenting. Originally lives throughout Surrey. a graduate of Durham University, she has We look forward to working with the Foundation over the coming years, and wish also studied Organisational Behaviour and them all the best for the future. Professor Patrick J Dowling CBE DL FRS is an alumni of The Philanthropy Workshop Chair, Surrey Community Foundation run by the Institute for Philanthropy. If you think we can be of any help, please do not hesitate to contact me. Richard Mitton Senior Investment Director Author’s note: This report includes a number of brief case studies of the work carried Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management out by voluntary organisations and community groups within Surrey. Most of them Clockhouse, Dogflud Way have recieved grants from Surrey Community Foundation. They are intended to give an Farnham, Surrey GU9 7UL insight into the importance, breadth and range of this work around the county. However, many more not mentioned here have received grants and many more still are in need of T. 01252 733345 [email protected] financial support from donors. Cover image: Jonathan Parsons, Instar (2004), oil on linen, 59 x 59cm. Photograph courtesy of the artist with thanks to Chalk Hill Contemporary Art Hidden Surrey Why local giving is needed to strengthen our communities 2/3 Acknowledgements Executive Summary Many people have given their time, much valued comments and commitment to the production of this report. Surrey Community Foundation was established in 2005, in one Changing context for funding Particular thanks are owed to the following: of the last areas of the country to have a foundation of this kind. Average male incomes in Surrey are 33% higher than the national average. Mike Abbott Surrey Council for Voluntary Youth Services Janet Maines Trustee 40 Degreez It is distinct from the other non-profit and voluntary organisations Infrastructure locally is geared to an Dr Helen Allan University of Surrey Claire Matthes Haslemere Young Parents Group locally in its objectives of raising funds from private and affluent population with the highest per Paul Baker Surrey Police Clare Matthias The Hummingbird Trust corporate donors and investing them on their behalves through a capita ownership of vehicles in Britain. Nigel Biggs Chair Surrey Enterprise Hub Jim McAllister Trustee Surrey Community Foundation Consequently those living in relative Stephen Blunt Trustee Surrey Community Foundation, Partner Clyde & Co Corita Metelerkamp professional grant management programme. It is also distinct in poverty are all the more excluded from Matthew Bowcock Chair Community Foundation Network, Michael More-Molyneux DL Loseley Park its objective of establishing a permanent endowment fund for the the norms around them. At the same time, Vice Chair Surrey Community Foundation Paul Napthine Surrey Community Action benefit of Surrey communities and thus provides a mechanism for local government receives significantly less James Bristow BeFree Leatherhead Youth Project Kyle Oliver Liquid Connection funding per person for essential services Jayne Bruguera The Canterbury Care Centre Bruce Patterson GASP the bequest of legacies and other assets. than is the national average and only Lance Clarke Surrey Association for Visual Impairment Andrew Pearcey Surrey Police around one quarter of what is received Kathy Curtis University of Surrey Chief Constable Bob Quick Surrey Police The decision to create a Foundation in Surrey was based upon a for each person in Greater Manchester, John Davey Guildford Borough Council Berry Rance Citizens Advice Waverley for example. Kevin Delf Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership Canon Chris Rich Diocese of Guildford thorough analysis of local needs which provided strong statistical Sarah DeMarcos Haslemere Young Parents Ellie Rickman Sayers Croft Environmental Education Trust evidence of pockets of deprivation right around the county. With diminishing public funds, a greater Superintendent Nick Dove Surrey Police Sophie Ritson Chase Hospice Care for Children During the last three years, the Foundation has further developed burden is placed upon local voluntary Dr Grace Dowling former High Sherriff John Sandy JobMatch organisations and community groups to Professor Patrick Dowling CBE DL Chair Surrey Community Foundation Sian Sangarde-Brown Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership this knowledge and recognised the importance of updating its deliver essential programmes and services Diana Drysdale Age Concern Godstone Lavinia Sealy Surrey County Council, profile of Surrey and of identifying emerging needs and funding that may be provided elsewhere in the Professor Sara Faithful University of Surrey Trustee Surrey Community Foundation shortfalls. This report is the result of a consultation with voluntary country by the state. These organisations Terry Eckersely Woking YMCA Nick Sealy former High Sherriff, report increasing difficulty in obtaining Elaine Garfitt Member Surrey Community Foundation Member Surrey Community Foundation organisations and community groups, as well as key individuals grant funding for precisely the reason Mike Gordon Woking Borough Council Dr Richard Shaw Surrey County Council with a strong commitment to strengthening Surrey’s communities. that, when funds are allocated according Sarah Goad JP Lord Lieutenant of Surrey Richard Shortman Surrey Scouts It is intended primarily to give an insight into the range and extent to absolute numbers, Surrey seems less Dr Patricia Greer Surrey County Council Nick Skellett Surrey County Council, deserving than other places.