COAST AND VALE COMMUNITY ACTION

Registered charity 1061713 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COAST AND MOORS VOLUNTARY ACTION, SEACHANGE COMMUNITY TRUST, WHITBY & DISTRICT VOLUNTARY ACTION, WHITBY AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER CENTRE

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the Borough of Scarborough, inlcuding the towns of Scarborough, Whitby and Filey, and its neighbouring areas and, in particular, the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness; To promote and and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above purposes.

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Latest income
£758k
Latest spending
£809k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £50,524 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing to £2,974,945. Unrestricted reserves stood at £405,391, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £300,000. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rents received (52% of income)
“Rents received £397,083” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £300,000 (held: £405k)
“A target figure of £300,000 free reserves has been set” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Scarborough Business Ambassadors, a director of which is a trustee.
“During the year the charity received income of £Nil (2024: £5,000) in donations from Scarborough Business Ambassadors of whom Mr R Grunwell and Ms ML Bonney are a directors.” — page 33
“During the year the charity received income of £1,677 (2024: £3,241) from businesses run by Mr G Baumann, who is also a trustee of the charity.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Income from businesses run by a trustee.
“During the year the charity received income of £Nil (2024: £5,000) in donations from Scarborough Business Ambassadors of whom Mr R Grunwell and Ms ML Bonney are a directors.” — page 33
“During the year the charity received income of £1,677 (2024: £3,241) from businesses run by Mr G Baumann, who is also a trustee of the charity.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Income from Yorkshire Carers Plus, of whom a trustee is a board member.
“During the year the charity received income of £Nil (2024: £5,000) in donations from Scarborough Business Ambassadors of whom Mr R Grunwell and Ms ML Bonney are a directors.” — page 33
“During the year the charity received income of £1,677 (2024: £3,241) from businesses run by Mr G Baumann, who is also a trustee of the charity.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Fortus Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£758k
Total spending
£809k
Reserves (reported)
£340k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£758k£809k
31/03/2024£715k£856k
31/03/2023£724k£673k
31/03/2022£751k£676k
31/03/2021£811k£677k

Common questions

Is COAST AND VALE COMMUNITY ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £50,524 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing to £2,974,945. Unrestricted reserves stood at £405,391, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £300,000. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Fortus Audit LLP.

Who funds COAST AND VALE COMMUNITY ACTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COAST AND VALE COMMUNITY ACTION as a grant recipient include ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kChildren’s University programme

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2025£80kCP We Are Scarborough
Sport England10/09/2025£5kCF - purchase of Moon Board
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2024£199kStreet Action
Sport England20/12/2023£14kStreet Climbing
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/05/2023£100k"Waste Not Want Not"
UK government04/11/2022£22kYorkshire Coast Community Research Network
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2022£10kSongs and Scones
The National Lottery Community Fund02/11/2016£498kTotally Socially
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2015£9kA4A - Totally Socially Independents Week
The National Lottery Community Fund15/02/2006£5kGreen Lane Kids Club