TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU

Registered charity 1011653 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TUNBRIDGE WELLS & DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU

Provision of a Community Car Service (CCS) for the benefit of elderly and disadvantaged individuals in the Borough of Tunbridge Wells and surrounding areas. Services include transport to and from medical & dental appointments, day centres, schools, activity centres and social inclusion projects.

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Latest income

£99k

Latest spending

£120k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £98,569 from £141,041 in the prior year, while expenditure increased to £120,387, resulting in a net outgoing of resources. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves remain at £125,257, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £45,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £45,000 (held: £125k)

“the charity's reserves should be at a level of £45,000” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Adrian Danbychair
David Malcom Bennet
Jill Johnson
Martin Johnson
Philip Parkin
ROBERT CROSS

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£99k	£120k
31/03/2024	£141k	£118k
31/03/2023	£101k	£101k
31/03/2022	£101k	£83k
31/03/2021	£126k	£76k

Common questions

Is TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £98,569 from £141,041 in the prior year, while expenditure increased to £120,387, resulting in a net outgoing of resources. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves remain at £125,257, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £45,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/03/2021	£10k	Community Car Service
UK government	29/07/2020	£24k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/07/2019	£9k	CCS Social Inclusion Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/01/2013	£10k	Computerisation of volunteer driver booking system and administration