VOLUNTARY ACTION - NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE

Registered charity 1002624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE LIMITED, VANEL

Promotes, encourages and supports individuals, groups and organisations within the voluntary and community sector, to enable them to meet the needs and aspirations of communities within North East Lincolnshire.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£647k
Latest spending
£552k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £167,888 are maintained in line with the charity's policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a surplus of £94,544 for the year and confirmed it is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£647k
Total spending
£552k
Reserves (reported)
£168k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: North East Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£647k£552k
31/03/2025£318k£362k
31/03/2024£483k£520k
31/03/2023£559k£563k
31/03/2022£573k£609k

Common questions

Is VOLUNTARY ACTION - NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £167,888 are maintained in line with the charity's policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a surplus of £94,544 for the year and confirmed it is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds VOLUNTARY ACTION - NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VOLUNTARY ACTION - NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE as a grant recipient include EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITEDFY2023£3kFraudwatch

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/10/2025£1.5mOur Future Starts Here
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2025£19kNew Gen Green Explorers - creating tomorrow's nature today
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2024£20kNeighbourhood Navigator
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2024£150kNeighbourhood Networking North East Lincolnshire - Rural
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/06/2021£10k"VANEL TV - community heritage channel programme: Nostalgic North East Lincolnshire"
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2021£10kClee Clubs
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2021£93kNORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE NEIGHBOURHOOD NETWORK
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2020£25kCOVID-19 Project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£10kRepairing to Go!
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/01/2020£10k"Finding a Green Route via Cleethorpes"
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2020£10kCommunity Event Makers
The National Lottery Community Fund20/09/2018£10kVounteer into work Passport
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/04/2018£10k"Blue Lights Brigade - Celebrating Cleethorpes Community Cops"
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2017£10kBluelights Brigade
The National Lottery Community Fund01/06/2016£367kHelping Young People Help Each Other to Lead Their Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund03/02/2016£9kNorth East Lincolnshire Young Leaders Network
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2014£193kCommunity Cohesion Consortia
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2013£298kHelping Young People To Help Communities Help Themselves
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2012£145kMind Works Development
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2011£9kMind Works