VoluntatyA or Volunleerts.. 11 ANNUAL REPORT 202112022 JVtsLvoluntary Action i*Tr.rSouth West Surrey Ftnancial yearfrom l April 2021 to 31 March 2022
Legal and Administrative Information Charity Registration Number: l 116293 Company Registration Number: 05841344 Registered Office: 39 Castle Street, Guildford, Surrey> GUI 3UQ Auditors: Goldwins Limited, 75 Maygrove Road, London, NW6 2EG Bankers: CAF Bank Limited, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling) Kent, ME19 4JO Principal Funding Sources 86 LOTTEW FUND Natsonal Lottery Big Lott¢ry Fund Catslyst GUILDFORD B O R O U G H NHS sUrY Heartlands Guildford Borough Council NHS Surrey Heartlands CCG JOe(l SURREY OROVGH COUNCIL VL/Lvoluntary Action 4nrfK South West Surrey COUNTY COUNCIL Surrey County Council Waverley Borough Council
,.04 ,.06 ,.08 ,.09 Chair's Report SMT Report Meet the Board Meet the Staff .10 .12 .16 Our Projects Our Values Volunteer Centre Organisational Supporl Table of Contents Voluntary Action South West Surrey Annual Report 2021/22 .18 .20 .30 ,.40 Social Prescribing Welcome to Volunteering Welcome Buddies Events ,.42 ,.44 ,.47 .50 Financial Review Independent Auditors Report Financial Statements Notes to the Financial Statements
Debbie Hustings 11/08/2022
Past and present staff, trustees and volunteers collect the Lord Lieutenant’s Award on 8 February 2022 as recognition for VASWS’s work during the Coronavirus pandemic
Nicola Freeman Caroline Keith Ian Ross 11/08/2022 11/08/2022 11/08/2022
Age range ofvolwileers Corporatevolwit¢ering Nul iL¥LbFJiil 65* 45-64 Between April 2021 and March 2022, there were three corporate volunteering events, which were supported by 33 volunteers. 26-44 15- 18 Undei 15 loo 200 300 400 500 Volunieers with Placements llvolunteers Referred ll l.'ulunteers Reglsiered 90 92 26 Volunle¢rs with disabAIAties register¢d for pla¢ements Volunieers with disabilitAes r¢f¢rred to placements Volunte¢r with disabAIAiies achieyed placements Gender ofvolunteers Non-Birtary. 12 Oiher, 34 Prefer noi 10 say, 2 Noi recorded, 41 Femal4 1193 Male Mai4 475 Feniaie Nott-BiAary ciilier Preler nut lu say Noi recvrded 14
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Other Funding Advice
15% 14%
Volunteering and Funding Search
Best Practice 4%
4%
Governance
10%
New Group Setup
Volunteer 8%
Recruitment
Organisational
31%
Development
7%
Safeguarding Policies and Procedures
1% 6%
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David Rose and Alice Sheppard at the Guildford College Opportunities Fair, March 2022
VASWS's former CEO Carol Dunnett (middle) with Nicola Freeman and Ian Ross.
Foreword Improving health, wellbeing and social welfare through the community The Guildford & Waverley Social Prescribing Service was set up in 2019 to address the wider determinant5 of health in the local population. It wa5 recogni5cd that the Social, emotional and practical needs of people were having a significant impact on their physical hcalth and that thc community and voluntary sector had a widc rangc of services that could support pcople with these needs. The S(Kial Prescribing Service provide5 the link between health and community by findingout what matter5 most to thc pcrson and supporting thcm to acce55 local and national serviccs that can addsS their need5. The 5crvicc 15 funded by NHS F.ngland and,%urrcy County Council. 2021122 was a challenging year for Social Prescribing for many reasons.. wc expericnccd an exponcntial increasf in rcfcrrals to the 5crvice as GP practiCC5 wfre given inccntlVi5cd targcts for referral to thc sfrvicc. At thc time wc were under-resourccd to meet this demand and struggled to manage increasingly long waiting time5 whi15t we recruited. The pandemic and internal management issues additionally impacted staff moralc for a while. Dcsplte these challcn8es, we havc ended the year with all waiting Ii5tS significantly reduced, succe55ful rc(ruitment and thc establishment of an cxpcrienced and knowledgeable team with a wide range of skills. We have strengthened our relationships with funders, commissioners and refcrrer5 and are looking forward to the further devflopmcnt and cxpan5ion of the 5crvice. Wc would likc to thank our commissioncrs for providins additional funding to mcet demand, and our allied health partner5 for their continued support and collaboration. 21
Map courtesy of Guildford and Waverley Health Care Alliance
Foreword WELCOME TO VOLUNTEERING 2021/22 Improving confidence and supporting individual wellbeing through a personal approach to volunteering 31
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15%
35%
47%
18-25 26-44 45-64 65+
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Breakdown of client Sender Clients registered. referred and placed with disabilities 30 25 24 20 female 15 io male Registrcd Referrcd Pla£ed 39
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22%
78%
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11% 6%
11%
22%
50%
16 - 18 19 - 25 26 - 40 41 - 64 65+
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12%
2%
86%
White British White and Asian Not yet obtained
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Financial Report Financial Review 2021122 Income We were pleased to have increased out overall income by some 19% compared to the previous financial year, whi15t related costs were relatively contained. The most Sl8nificant change to funding wa5 an increase to funding for Social Prescribing, a nationally recognised initiative which continues to 8row in ordcr to relicve pre55urc on thc NHS. This quote i5 from the NHS England website "In the Long Term Plan NHS England committed to building the infrastrLLCture for S(Kial prc5cribing in primary carc. In addition, we were delightcd to securc furthfr funding from the Bctter Care Fund to SUPPOrt our rclated administrative costs. We continued to receive vital core funding from Surrey County Council, Guildford Borough Council and Waverley Borough Council. and from Guildford and Waverley CCG. We are incredibly grateful to the Big Lottery for funding our Welcome to Volunteering initiative. Without this continued five-year funding we would be unable to deliver this 5erYice. In addition, we availed ourselves of the government's Kickstart scheme. with two placements. Expenditure taffing Icvels and staff turnover had a turbulfnt ycar, but a150 reflectcd growth in our Service delivery programme. Somc Lytcrnal serviccs were commissioncd to cover 5hort-term saps in staffins. By March 2022 staffing had returned to stability. C)ur out50urcfd payroll has been rcturncd in house from April 2022. A subscription to an HR advisory organisation wa5 entered into during the financial year, and continues to be used to inform and support implementation of required legislative changes to our employment contracts. We were grateful to receive some ad h(K funding from the Postcode Lottery which was Spent on office equipment and furniture; and Some necessary repairs were effected. 42
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