VOLUNTARY ACTION ISLINGTON LIMITED

Charity number: 291890
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

* Supporting member community organisations including provision of information and support * Capacity building work with voluntary and community organisations in the borough including training * Developing the local voluntary sector including promoting and supporting volunteering * Supporting networks including the Islington Community Network

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£502,780

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Donations and legacies £99.69k
Charitable activities £392.37k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £10.72k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£559,456

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £559.46k
Other £0

£5,509 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £122,089 from 3 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £559.46k

People

9 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

21 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Islington

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 June 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • I V A C (Working name)
  • VOLUNTARY ACTION ISLINGTON (Working name)
  • ISLINGTON VOLUNTARY ACTION COUNCIL LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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
  • Investment
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anjna Khurana Trustee 25 June 2025
None on record
Kiran Prasad Trustee 25 June 2025
None on record
Ken Penton Trustee 25 June 2025
None on record
Daniel Belay Gessesse Trustee 25 June 2025
None on record
Craig Burgess Trustee 04 December 2023
None on record
Ali Jabeen Trustee 04 December 2023
None on record
Madeleine Gascogine Trustee 07 February 2023
None on record
Santa Gascoigne Trustee 02 July 2020
IAN AND SANTA GASCOIGNE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Kenneth Hettiarachi Trustee 05 February 2020
None on record
Jorge Llorens Ferrero Trustee 04 December 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £315.57k £407.95k £490.85k £495.26k £502.78k
Total expenditure £366.83k £371.67k £437.55k £493.10k £559.46k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £101.61k £164.28k £141.00k £115.25k £122.09k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £99.69k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £392.37k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £10.72k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £99.69k
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £559.46k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £14.10k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £11.63k
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £159.25k
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £180.16k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £45.83k

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 2025 23 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 23 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 13 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 01 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 01 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 05 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 05 January 2022 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 INCORPORATED 14/05/1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 14/1/1993, 15/1/2008, 23/11/2009, 10/11/2010, AND ON CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAMED DATED 10/12/2009 & SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 06/11/2013

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS. TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE COOPERATION IN ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Area of benefit

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

PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON

Contact information

Address:
Voluntary Action Islington
200A Pentonville Road
LONDON
N1 9JP
Phone:
02078325800
Email:
information@vai.org.uk
Website:

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