VOLUNTEER CENTRE LEWISHAM

Charity number: 1089900
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Volunteer Centre Lewisham is the Volunteer Development Agency for the borough of Lewisham. As such we provide brokerage services to individuals who wish to volunteer, work with local organisations to improve the volunteering infrastructure, support local groups to recruit and support volunteers, and ensure that volunteering is kept on the local agenda.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2017

Total income: £146,976
Total expenditure: £235,051

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Lewisham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 December 2001: Standard registration
  • 13 April 2018: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • VOLUNTEERING LEWISHAM (Previous name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2013 31/03/2014 31/03/2015 31/03/2016 31/03/2017
Total gross income £318.14k £429.21k £324.01k £215.56k £146.98k
Total expenditure £273.10k £335.82k £379.32k £247.87k £235.05k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £0 £0 £0
Income from government grants N/A N/A £148.09k £209.27k £0

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 2018 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2018 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2017 13 December 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2017

(These accounts
have been qualified)

13 December 2017 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2016 02 February 2017 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2016 02 February 2017 2 days late
Annual return 31 March 2015 19 January 2016 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2015 19 January 2016 On Time

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 5 APRIL 2001 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27 SEPTEMBER 2006

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM, AND ITS ENVIRONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROTECT HEALTH, RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE COMPANY SHALL: (A) ADVISE AND SUPPORT PERSONS WILLING TO VOLUNTEER; (B) PROMOTE VOLUNTEERING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; (C) ADVISE AND SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS WHICH INVOLVE, AND ARE WILLING TO INVOLVE, VOLUNTEERS IN THEIR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit

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

LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND ITS ENVIRONS