VOLUNTEER ACTION FOR PEACE

Charity number: 1126368
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Exchange of international volunteers. Volunteers are welcomed to 5-6 workcamps in the UK, working mainly with children and environment. Volunteers are sent to projects abroad and in many cases receive training and orientation before they travel. Longer term volunteers are also sent and received.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £15,518
Total expenditure: £15,777

People

5 Trustee(s)

25 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:
  • Education/training
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 October 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nigel John Watt Chair
THE NST DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Received: On time
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Received: On time
Sayaka Tanaka Trustee 13 August 2017
None on record
JOHN CEDRIC MEDLAND Trustee 13 August 2017
None on record
Gabrielle Messeder Trustee 15 September 2014
None on record
GEMMA TAYLOR Trustee 11 February 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £37.56k £48.10k £54.63k £5.80k £15.52k
Total expenditure £34.87k £42.65k £27.99k £43.30k £15.78k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £27.24k N/A £51.33k 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 August 2023 26 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2022 02 July 2023 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2021 17 August 2022 48 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 17 August 2022 48 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 30 January 2022 214 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 30 January 2022 214 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 25 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 25 June 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17 MARCH 2008 AS AMENDED 1 NOVEMBER 2008.

Charitable objects

2.1 TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: A) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IN A SPIRIT OF INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, CREED, AGE, GENDER OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD; B) GIVING TRAINING ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO VOLUNTEERS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM UNDERTAKING THEIR SERVICE AMONG COMMUNITIES SUFFERING DEPRIVATION OR MARKED BY A PARTICULAR CULTURAL IDENTITY; C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AND IN PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION, THROUGH BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
16 OVERHILL ROAD
LONDON
SE22 0PH
Phone:
0208 123 5927
Email:
action@vap.org.uk
Website:

www.vap.org.uk Open in new window