COMMUNITY VOLUNTARY SERVICE BEDFORDSHIRE

Charity number: 1091423
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Community Voluntary Service (CVS) is a voluntary and community sector support organisation, offering a range of services, enabling local organisations and communities to make a difference.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £493,046
Total expenditure: £509,919

Total income includes £45,000 from 1 government contract(s) and £53,665 from 3 government grant(s)

People

6 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:
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 March 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE (Working name)
  • CVS MID AND NORTH BEDS (Working name)
  • COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE (MID AND NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE) (Previous name)
Company number:
04312967 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Councillor Hilde Hendrickx Trustee 08 January 2024
HOUSE OF INDUSTRY ESTATE
Received: On time
Adrian Paul Spurrell Trustee 19 April 2017
SHARE BEDFORD
Recently registered
Matthew James Young Trustee 04 September 2014
None on record
ANN NEVINSON Trustee
None on record
MRS PAT OLNEY Trustee
OAKLEY RURAL DAY CARE CENTRE
Received: On time
MR BIPIN SHAH Trustee
21ST CENTURY EDUCATION TRUST
Received: On time
BEDFORD THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
PROJECT 229
Received: On time

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 £346.38k £335.89k £432.80k £444.21k £493.05k
Total expenditure £396.87k £302.04k £430.69k £451.90k £509.92k
Income from government contracts £45.00k £45.00k £45.00k £45.00k £45.00k
Income from government grants £42.00k £62.50k £62.50k £53.67k £53.67k

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 28 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 15 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 INCORPORATED 30 OCT 2001 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 29 JUN 2006 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25 JUN 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN BEDFORDSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO CHARITIES OR FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES, IN: THE FORMULATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING OR OTHER ASSISTANCE, THE IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL FUNDERS OR PARTNERS, INFORMATION ABOUT SOURCES OF FUNDING OR COLLABORATORS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.

Area of benefit

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

BEDFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
CVS
43 BROMHAM ROAD
BEDFORD
MK40 2AA
Phone:
01234354366
Email:
info@cvsbeds.org.uk
Website:

www.cvsbeds.org.uk Open in new window