VOLUNTEER CENTRE WEST BERKSHIRE

Charity Number: 1156302
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides a Centre for volunteering, free impartial information advice and guidance about volunteering community transport, cars, buses and Shopmobility, The Council for Voluntary Service to include, training events, funding advice, partnership working, advocacy for the voluntary sector (CVS) Suicide Prevention Action Group

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £351,258
Total expenditure: £353,837

Total income includes £73,235 from 4 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

84 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire
  • West Berkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 March 2014: CIO registration
  • 22 April 2015: Funds received from 285937 NEWBURY VOLUNTEER BUREAU
  • 17 May 2017: Funds received from 1142740 EMPOWERING WEST BERKSHIRE LIMITED
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • NEWBURY HANDYBUS, NEWBURY SHOPMOBILITY, COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME, VILLAGE AGENT PROJECT, WEST BERKSHIRE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SERVICE. (Working name)
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
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gary Walsh Chair 01 October 2020
ST JOHNS PRESCHOOL
Received: On time
Richard Michael Crisp Trustee 04 December 2024
None on record
Emma Caroline Terleske Trustee 30 November 2024
None on record
Sithembinkosi Michael Mpala Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Paul Dick Trustee 17 October 2024
READING YMCA
Received: On time
CHARITY MENTORS BERKSHIRE
Received: On time
Palmira Arnau Bret Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Rosalind Littlejohn Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Lesley Wyman Trustee 18 April 2024
None on record
Ellis Banfield Trustee 12 July 2019
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 £291.89k £234.65k £222.58k £269.53k £351.26k
Total expenditure £235.44k £178.88k £204.13k £276.53k £353.84k
Income from government contracts £156.93k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £103.43k £95.63k £64.00k £73.24k

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 17 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 14 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 14 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 21 Mar 2014

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE (CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF WEST BERKSHIRE AND HAMPSHIRE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) PROMOTING, ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING VOLUNTEERING; (B) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO VOLUNTEER; (C) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS. 2. TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF WEST BERKSHIRE AND HAMPSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND SERVICES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE SUCH NEEDS.

Contact information

Address:
Volunteer Centre West Berkshire
4-8 The Broadway
NEWBURY
Berkshire
RG14 1BA
Phone:
0163549004
Email:
rachel@vcwb.org.uk
Website:

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