HEREFORDSHIRE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS SUPPORT SERVICE

Charity number: 1096451
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To build the capacity of third sector organisations and provide them with support, information and services including: - Advancement of community health and social care and activities for young people aged 8 to 25. Activities include volunteering services, capacity building, training, networking events and information, interest groups, policy research, Community Wheels and representational work

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £410,995
Total expenditure: £439,123

Total income includes £127,004 from 3 government contract(s) and £94,883 from 3 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

150 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
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Herefordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 March 2003: Standard registration
  • 26 April 2013: Funds received from 1089414 HEREFORDSHIRE CVYS
  • 01 August 2013: Funds received from 1086108 ALLIANCE OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR ORGANISATIONS IN HEAL...
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE (Previous name)
  • HEREFORDSHIRE VOLUNTARY ACTION (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
LYNDA WILCOX Chair
None on record
dr Jonathan David Argent Trustee 21 July 2023
None on record
David Andrew Tristram Trustee 21 July 2023
None on record
Suzanne Penny Trustee 05 November 2014
THE ROYAL NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR THE BLIND
Received: On time
Judith Faux Trustee 16 June 2014
None on record
ANNE CONSTANCE ROBINSON Trustee 17 May 2012
None on record
RICHARD STEPHEN KELLY Trustee 17 May 2012
CLOSE HOUSE PROJECTS
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 £628.93k £477.07k £590.63k £933.56k £411.00k
Total expenditure £661.87k £466.33k £591.05k £970.33k £439.12k
Income from government contracts N/A £62.67k £110.93k £126.11k £127.00k
Income from government grants N/A £146.58k £158.81k £747.70k £94.88k
Income - Donations and legacies £4.64k N/A £4.88k £9.19k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £605.26k N/A £567.81k £912.24k N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £342 N/A £134 £498 N/A
Income - Other £18.69k N/A £17.81k £11.63k N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A £2.00k £250 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £652.27k N/A £579.34k £964.40k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £9.60k N/A £11.71k £5.93k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 N/A £6.60k £7.83k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A

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 06 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 08 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 08 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 17 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 17 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 30/12/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/12/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/10/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15/05/2012 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08/05/2012

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF HEREFORDSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) AND, IN PARTICULAR 1) BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE. 2) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. 3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THOSE INVOLVED WITH THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE FIELD OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. 4) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 8 TO 25 RESIDENT OR BORN IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY’.

Area of benefit

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

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF HEREFORDSHIRE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

Contact information

Address:
52 Broad Street
HEREFORD
HR4 9AB
Phone:
01432343932
Email:
will.lindesay@hvoss.org.uk
Website:

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