Brentwood CVS Funding Advice Service
Supporting Your Community Projects to Succeed

Are you a voluntary group, charity or community organisation based in the Brentwood Borough? Our Funding Advice Service is here to help you secure the financial support you need to make a real difference in the community.

We offer:

🔹 One-to-One Support – Personalised guidance to help you identify the most suitable funding opportunities for your project.
🔹Application Assistance – Expert help to write strong, successful funding bids that stand out.
🔹Document Review – Advice on improving your policies, budgets, and other supporting materials to strengthen your applications.
🔹 Tailor-Made Workshops – Bespoke training sessions to build your confidence and skills in fundraising.

Let us help you turn great ideas into funded projects.

Governance Support for Brentwood Voluntary Groups

Helping You Build Strong Foundations


Brentwood CVS offers tailored governance advice to voluntary and community groups across Brentwood, ensuring your organisation is well-run, legally compliant and built to thrive.


Whether you're a newly formed group or an established charity, we can help you put the right policies and procedures in place to safeguard your beneficiaries, volunteers and trustees. Good governance is the backbone of a sustainable organisation and we’re here to make it accessible and achievable.


Our support includes:

  • Constitution and legal structure guidance
  • Trustee roles and responsibilities
  • Charity registration and compliance
  • Review and development of essential policies, including:
  • Safeguarding
  • Health and Safety
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
  • GDPR/Data Protection
  • Volunteer Management
  • Support with risk assessments
  • Help with building governance confidence across your team

We offer one-to-one guidance, practical templates, policy reviews and support tailored to your group’s size and needs.

Strong governance means greater impact.

Let us help you do what you do best — safely, ethically and sustainably.

If you would like to know more about the available support and how we can help your organisation, please contact Arsen Poghosyan, Funding Officer at Brentwood CVS on 01277 715080 or contact us here