earn a living and do good simultaneously. Environmental York CVS operates in a well established We have a well established home at the framework (charitable company) Priory Street Centre and good systems that is not expected to change or for management of and recycling, present any issues in the foreseeable energy use etc. However, the building future. remains a refurbished Victorian school, We also operate according to so has fixed limitations and some accounting standards, in particular the potential long-term issues. Charity statement of recommended practice (SORP), which is not expected York is an historic city with well to change but is relatively complex. established built environment and HMRC regulations in particular relating conservation credentials. It also has well to Pay As You Earn (PAYE) income tax, established public transport and high VAT, Corporation Tax and Gift Aid are levels of cycling for example. It is equally complex and more subject to probably weaker than expected in wider change. sustainability matters including We have become more aware and community energy and nature proactive of our legal responsibilities in conservation. During 2014 a new Local other areas such as Employment Law. Plan will set out a long term vision for the We plan to review our responsibilities expansion of York, by up to 20,000 under data protection and Health and dwellings creating two or more entirely Safety rules during this plan period. new settlements. This will have a As we embark upon more paid for significant impact on our role in the city. services our liability may change with regard to professional indemnity. With two rivers flowing through the city, York remains an area to flood risk. We have some concerns regarding Climate change impacts make this more third party liability as it relates to our likely and although a lot has been role in the Safeguarding Children(and invested in flood defences in recent soon to be Adults) Boards which needs years, flooding has to remain one of the clarifying early in this plan period as most likely civil contingency risks for the both Boards are reviewed. city. SWOT Analysis What are our internal strengths and weaknesses?
earn a living and do good simultaneously. Environmental York CVS operates in a well established framework (charitable company) that is not expected to change or present any issues in the foreseeable future. We also operate according to accounting standards, in particular the Charity statement of recommended practice (SORP), which is not expected to change but is relatively complex. HMRC regulations in particular relating to Pay As You Earn (PAYE) income tax, VAT, Corporation Tax and Gift Aid are equally complex and more subject to change. We have become more aware and proactive of our legal responsibilities in other areas such as Employment Law. We plan to review our responsibilities under data protection and Health and Safety rules during this plan period. As we embark upon more paid for services our liability may change with regard to professional indemnity. We have some concerns regarding third party liability as it relates to our role in the Safeguarding Children(and soon to be Adults) Boards which needs clarifying early in this plan period as both Boards are reviewed. We have a well established home at the Priory Street Centre and good systems for management of and recycling, energy use etc. However, the building remains a refurbished Victorian school, so has fixed limitations and some potential long-term issues. York is an historic city with well established built environment and conservation credentials. It also has well established public transport and high levels of cycling for example. It is probably weaker than expected in wider sustainability matters including community energy and nature conservation. During 2014 a new Local Plan will set out a long term vision for the expansion of York, by up to 20,000 dwellings creating two or more entirely new settlements. This will have a significant impact on our role in the city. With two rivers flowing through the city, York remains an area to flood risk. Climate change impacts make this more likely and although a lot has been invested in flood defences in recent years, flooding has to remain one of the most likely civil contingency risks for the city. SWOT Analysis What are our internal strengths and weaknesses?
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