CVS North Wiltshire

Voluntary Sector Development

Develop Your Organisation with Support from CVS

Our Development Officer can help if you have any question regarding your group’s structure and business plan, trustee and related management and governance issues, training needs, and other issues. Just give us a call on 01249 654089 to see if we can help!

Here are some sample documents available to download. These are produced by the Charity Commission.

• Model Constitution

• Memorandum & Articles of Association

• Trustee Declaration

Our Development Worker can guide you through these and other documents you may need to set up...

We have a range of factsheets, contact our Development Worker if you would a copy, including:

What is a Constitution & What Should a Constitution Contain

Starting an Organisation

Role of the Chair (pdf)

Role of the Secretary (pdf)

Role of the Treasurer (pdf)

Annual Reports (pdf)

Understanding Financial Statements

Controls on Fixed Assets

Sustainable Funding & Trading

Fundraising & Writing a Fundraising Strategy

Financial Management

Procurement & Contracting

Loans

Full Cost Recovery

Business Planning

Public Liability Insurance

Insurance for Voluntary Organisations

We also have a range of sample policies and procedures for you to adapt for your organisation, including; Recruitment &Employment and Health & Safety policies.

Quality Assurance Systems: An easy and flexible way to assess your group’s health and performance is to use a quality assurance system.  PQASSO has been specifically devised for the voluntary sector and recognised by funders. We can help you getting started with implementing a quality assurance system and support you along the way. Click here for more information about Quality Assurance.

Registered Charity 1096008

Company Limited By Guarantee registered in England and Wales 01986363

Page Updated 24/07/2008