CONSORTIUM OF VOLUNTARY ADOPTION AGENCIES UK LIMITED

Charity number: 1108318
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CVAA enables member agencies to deliver services of excellence to children, adoptive families, and all those considering adoption, or who have been affected by it. CVAA has increased its role in effectively influencing policy and practice in the UK at national, regional and local levels.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £231,286
Total expenditure: £267,246

Total income includes £8,000 from 1 government contract(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Isle Of Man
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 February 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CVAA (Working name)
  • CONSORTIUM OF VOLUNTARY ADOPTION AGENCIES 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Emma Rachel Simpson Trustee 14 September 2023
None on record
Susan Jane White Trustee 13 September 2022
None on record
Anna Pilbrow Sharkey Trustee 15 March 2022
None on record
Natausha Van Vliet Trustee 15 September 2021
None on record
Brenda Mary Farrell Trustee 02 March 2021
None on record
Andrew Webb Trustee 17 September 2020
None on record
Judith Penelope Vaughan Trustee 17 September 2020
None on record
Terry Fitzpatrick Trustee 24 June 2016
None on record
STEPHEN J SMALL 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 £285.88k £248.95k £247.23k £245.57k £231.29k
Total expenditure £324.69k £216.48k £236.65k £301.75k £267.25k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £8.00k
Income from government grants £58.64k N/A N/A N/A 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 19 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 October 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 28 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 October 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 2 NOVEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27 JANUARY 2005. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 1 JULY 2008. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 APR 2021 as amended on 02 Mar 2021

Charitable objects

TO DEVELOP STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO ADOPTION, GOOD PRACTICE AND MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR TO MAXIMISE THE CONTRIBUTION OF VOLUNTARY ADOPTION AGENCIES BY INFLUENCING POLICY AND PRACTICE OF ADOPTION IN THE UK AT THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS AND TO DIRECTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SUCCESSFULLY PLACED FOR ADOPTION BY PROMOTING LIAISON AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WORKING PRACTICES BETWEEN VOLUNTARY ADOPTION AGENCIES AND ALL OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.

Area of benefit

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

THE UK

Contact information

Address:
Unit 29
N. E. Business & Innovation Centre
Wearfield
Sunderland Enterprise Park
SUNDERLAND
SR5 2TA
Phone:
01915166466
Email:
info@cvaa.org.uk
Website:

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