VOLUNTARY ACTION COVENTRY

Charity number: 514518
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Voluntary Action Coventry exists to promote and support social action, volunteering and community resilience in Coventry, strengthening communities, building capability and improving quality of life for residents in the city.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£721,257

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Donations and legacies £1.10k
Charitable activities £696.78k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £20.10k
Other £3.28k

Total expenditure:
£763,309

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £763.31k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £410,752 from 2 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £763.31k

People

16 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

44 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:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Coventry City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 December 1983: Standard registration
  • 07 September 2019: Funds received from 1146365 VOLUNTARY SECTOR CONSORTIUM
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • C V S C (Working name)
  • COVENTRY 4 GOOD (Working name)
  • COVENTRY VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL (Previous name)
  • COVENTRY VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01752003 Open in new window
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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Samantha Jane Batchelor Trustee 26 September 2024
None on record
Philip Mark Weare Trustee 08 June 2022
None on record
Sherril Donaldson Trustee 08 December 2021
None on record
BHOVINDER NAGRA Trustee 21 January 2021
None on record
Lisa Jayne Christine Carroll Trustee 12 February 2018
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 £537.68k £619.29k £715.98k £665.72k £721.26k
Total expenditure £547.40k £533.67k £615.11k £659.32k £763.31k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £227.15k £271.16k £261.00k £261.00k £410.75k
Income - Donations and legacies £0 £500 £1.00k £5.50k £1.10k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £478.53k £613.23k £691.14k £634.17k £696.78k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £32.87k £2.61k £21.73k £19.03k £20.10k
Income - Other £26.28k £2.94k £2.10k £7.02k £3.28k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £547.40k £533.67k £615.11k £659.32k £763.31k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £3.54k £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £2.40k £1.03k £0 £0 £4.25k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £275.70k £328.34k £437.75k £357.31k £326.59k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £169.20k £134.85k £142.35k £55.52k £71.09k

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 22 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 22 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 06 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 06 January 2021 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 12 SEPTEMBER 1983 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14 JANUARY 1998, CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION DATED 22 NOVEMBER 2000 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15 MAY 2001 AND 27 OCTOBER 2005 as amended on 19 Jun 2019 as amended on 17 Oct 2019

Charitable objects

The advancement of citizenship and community development undertaken through the provision of development support in Coventry to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of charities and social enterprises; increasing the effective use of charitable and non-profit resources by building the capacity of individuals and organisations through the promotion of volunteering and the voluntary sector to take positive action in their community for public benefit. The relief of those in need in Coventry, by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the identification of existing and emerging individual and community needs and the development or support of voluntary sector led solutions to alleviate those needs ensuring those in need benefit from improved access to services which can better met their immediate and long term requirements. The advancement of education through the provision of information and delivery of programmes of training which improve the efficiency and effectiveness of charities or social enterprises, increase the employability of individuals and enhance the ability of organisation to contribute positively to the development of solutions to meet defined needs in their community for public benefit. The advancement of health and the saving of lives in Coventry through the promotion of voluntary and social enterprise sectors activities that have a proven benefit improving health and wellbeing, whilst promoting best practice and ensuring individuals are in involved in health service design and delivery for wider public benefit.

Area of benefit

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

THE CITY OF COVENTRY

Contact information

Address:
1st Floor
Harp Place
2 Sandy Lane
Coventry
Phone:
02476220381
Email:
info@vacoventry.org.uk
Website:

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