Flintshire Local Voluntary Council

What Flintshire Local Voluntary Council does

Flintshire Local Voluntary Council (FLVC) is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, founded in 1997, that operates as the Welsh Government-appointed County Voluntary Council (CVC) for Flintshire. The organisation serves as the umbrella and support body for over 1,200 voluntary and community groups in the region, delivering services across four operational areas: funding and governance advice, volunteering services through the Flintshire Volunteer Centre, social prescribing for health and social care, and engagement via network forums including the Wellbeing Network and Children's and Young Persons Network. FLVC is governed by a Board of 15 Trustees chaired by Peter Agnew, with operational leadership from Chief Officer Ann Woods, and operates with a 14-person staff team organised across three departments (Funding and Governance, Social Prescribing, and Volunteering).

FLVC delivers a portfolio of advisory, networking, and grant management services rather than a unified software product. The technology base is a website platform (flvc.org.uk) supplemented by the Volunteering Wales Portal for volunteer placement. Core services include funding application guidance, governance and compliance support (including Charity Commission registration, safeguarding, GDPR), volunteer recruitment and management, social prescribing referrals, training events and webinars delivered in partnership with Groundwork, and the Flintshire Community Chest grant programme offering grants up to £1,000 to small community-led organisations. The membership programme provides free organisation health checks, vacancy advertising, priority training access, and AGM voting rights to over 1,200 member groups.

FLVC's business model is grant-funded rather than commercial, with all services provided free of charge to voluntary organisations and the public. Core funding flows through a Welsh Government Infrastructure Agreement, with the organisation's operating budget stated at over £500,000. The model is community-led and membership-based: rather than acquiring paying customers, FLVC accumulates membership and convenes the local third sector ecosystem, while representing sector interests to statutory partners including NHS and local authority stakeholders. FLVC is also integrated into Third Sector Support Wales (a collaboration between WCVA and the CVCs) and partners with Helpforce Cymru, AVOW, and Groundwork to extend its service reach.

Name

Flintshire Local Voluntary Council

Legal name

FLVC Ltd

Website

https://flvc.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flintshire Local Voluntary Council (FLVC) is the Welsh Government-appointed County Voluntary Council for Flintshire, providing free funding, governance, volunteering, and social prescribing support to over 1,200 voluntary and community organisations through a 14-person team funded by a Welsh Government Infrastructure Agreement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Support Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Voluntary sector support
• Funding advice services
• Volunteer placement services
• Social prescribing services
• Community governance guidance

Headquarters

HQ city

Mold

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Welsh Government Infrastructure Agreement: Core funding provided through Welsh Government Infrastructure Agreement to support the voluntary and community sector in Flintshire. Services are free to members and the public.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FLVC is the Welsh Government-appointed County Voluntary Council (CVC) for Flintshire, delivering free infrastructure support services to over 1,200 voluntary and community organisations. Its core offerings include funding advice, governance and charity setup guidance, volunteer recruitment and management through the Flintshire Volunteer Centre, social prescribing for adults and families, training courses, sector representation, and the Flintshire Community Chest small grants programme. All services are provided free of charge under a Welsh Government Infrastructure Agreement.

Product overview

FLVC is a membership-based voluntary and community sector support organisation operating as an infrastructure body for Flintshire. Rather than a unified software product, it delivers a portfolio of advisory, networking, and grant management services organised around four operational areas: Funding and Governance (funding advice, governance guidance, and grant management including Flintshire Community Chest); Social Prescribing (health and wellbeing support for individuals and families); Volunteering (recruitment, placement, and management support through Flintshire Volunteer Centre); and Engagement (networking through Wellbeing Network and Children's and Young Persons Network). These services are supported by a membership programme offering free health checks, priority training access, and policy influence opportunities, plus a fortnightly e-bulletin newsletter.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Funding Advice Services
• Guidance for Groups
• Volunteering Services
• Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Services
• Flintshire Volunteer Centre
• Wellbeing Network
• Children's and Young Persons Network
• Membership Programme
• E-Bulletin Newsletter
• Training Courses
• Flintshire Community Chest

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AVOW (Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAVOW is a key partner in hosting the North East Wales Wellbeing Network alongside FLVC. Both organisations collaborate to bring together third sector organisations operating in Flintshire and Wrexham with an interest in health, social care and wellbeing.
• GroundworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroundwork partners with FLVC to deliver free training to members, including safeguarding training and fire safety awareness courses. Groundwork is a charity working to transform lives in the UK's most disadvantaged communities.
• Third Sector Support Wales (TSSW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLVC is part of Third Sector Support Wales, a collaboration between WCVA and the County Voluntary Councils (CVCs) across Wales. TSSW provides free resources through the Knowledge Hub to help the sector stay informed and connected.
• WCVA (Wales Council for Voluntary Action)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWCVA is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Wales. FLVC works with WCVA on initiatives including Helpforce Cymru for health and social care volunteering, and WCVA is represented on FLVC's Board of Trustees.
• Helpforce CymruminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLVC connects organisations with Helpforce Cymru resources for free information about volunteering in health and social care settings. Helpforce Cymru works in partnership with WCVA.
• Statutory Partners (Health and Social Care)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLVC works alongside statutory partners including NHS and local authority to provide information and advice to the public about third sector services. FLVC represents third sector at strategic planning and partnership groups and engages sector in consultations about health and social services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations): NCVO is the largest umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England and the UK-wide peer to Wales's WCVA. While broader in scope, NCVO provides the same kind of infrastructure, policy, and member support functions to charities that FLVC delivers at Flintshire county level.
• WCVA (Wales Council for Voluntary Action): WCVA is the national umbrella body for the voluntary sector in Wales and the parent of the Third Sector Support Wales network that FLVC belongs to. It is the broad incumbent providing national-level infrastructure, training, and policy representation that FLVC delivers at county level.

Direct peers

• Mantell Gwynedd: Mantell Gwynedd is the voluntary sector support body for Gwynedd, delivering funding, governance, and volunteering infrastructure to community organisations in North West Wales. It is a direct Welsh CVC peer with the same funding model and member services as FLVC.
• AVOW (Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham): AVOW is the directly adjacent County Voluntary Council for Wrexham, delivering the same CVC mandate under Welsh Government. FLVC and AVOW already co-host the North East Wales Wellbeing Network, making them the closest operational peer in terms of mission, funding model, and member services.
• C3SC (Cardiff Third Sector Council): C3SC is the CVC for Cardiff, providing infrastructure support, funding advice, governance training, and volunteering development to voluntary organisations in the Welsh capital. It is a directly comparable Welsh CVC peer operating at larger urban scale than FLVC.
• PAVO (Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations): PAVO supports voluntary and community groups across Powys with funding, governance, volunteering, and health/social care representation. As another Welsh CVC operating under the same Infrastructure Agreement framework, it is a directly comparable peer to FLVC in scale, structure, and service mix.
• GAVO (Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations): GAVO is one of the regional CVC-equivalent bodies in South East Wales, providing voluntary sector infrastructure support including funding advice, governance, and volunteering services. It is directly comparable in mission, structure, and Welsh public funding model to FLVC.
• Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC): DVSC is the neighbouring North Wales CVC supporting voluntary and community organisations in Denbighshire. It operates the same Welsh Government CVC mandate, same funding model, and offers directly comparable funding, governance, and volunteering services to FLVC's portfolio.
• Interlink RCT: Interlink RCT is the County Voluntary Council for Rhondda Cynon Taf, supporting voluntary and community groups with funding, governance, and networking services under the same Welsh CVC framework as FLVC. It is a directly comparable regional peer.

Regional players

• Volunteering Wales: Volunteering Wales operates the national volunteering portal that FLVC's Flintshire Volunteer Centre feeds into. It is a thematically aligned peer providing the digital infrastructure and national coordination layer for the volunteering work that FLVC delivers locally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/flintshire-local-voluntary-council

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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