WEST VIEW ADVICE AND RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED

Charity number: 1084632
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The provision of comprehensive benefits advice,focusing on providing free, confidential, independent advice in relation to: welfare benefits, debt, money management, housing issues, employment law, energy efficiency and general advice. The Community Centre provides a venue for use by groups, addressing isolation, loneliness, promoting healthy eating and exercise, catering for all age groups.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £436,008
Total expenditure: £447,185

Total income includes £158,521 from 2 government contract(s) and £46,869 from 3 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 January 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVE WISE Chair
None on record
Penelope Thompson Trustee 23 April 2025
None on record
Gareth Wayne Hammond Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Victoria Wilson Trustee 25 July 2023
None on record
Kay Tranter Trustee 17 March 2020
None on record
Clare Clark Trustee 17 March 2020
Hartlepool Community Trust
Received: On time
CHRISTOPHER SIMMONS Trustee 25 May 2011
None on record
ROB COOK Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £323.43k £383.87k £343.10k £390.79k £436.01k
Total expenditure £329.44k £323.18k £322.42k £418.76k £447.19k
Income from government contracts £115.66k £131.62k £113.52k £121.18k £158.52k
Income from government grants N/A £19.97k £36.80k £63.76k £46.87k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 08 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 08 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 NOVEMBER 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 31 OCTOBER 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02/09/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 AUG 2016

Charitable objects

4. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF HARTLEPOOL AND ITS SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS; AND (2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH EAST ENGLAND AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) HARTLEPOOL WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, AND WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, TO PROVIDE ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING WELFARE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, DEBTS AND BUDGETING.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WEST VIEW AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
West View Advice Resource Centre
Miers Avenue
HARTLEPOOL
TS24 9JQ
Phone:
01429271275
Email:
reception@wvarc30.org.uk
Website:

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