VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED
VANL is a Council for Voluntary Service (CVS). Its core work is to support, promote and develop the voluntary and community sector (VCS) within North Lincolnshire. As well as its core activities for members, at any one time VANL manages a variety of projects running on both a small and large scale.
Objects
(A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") AND, IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS;(B) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £80,506, a significant increase from the previous year's deficit of £19,248. The trustees confirm the entity is a going concern, noting that the merger with East Riding Voluntary Action Services is anticipated to complete in the next financial year with all assets and liabilities transferring to the new organisation.
What the accounts disclose
“A minimum requirement of the reserves policy is that at least six months’ core running costs and the value of any core redundancy is retained in the unrestricted designated fund” — page 12
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 24
- Government income: £6,329 — grants £6,329 (1); 3% of the £189,976 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 24
- Government income: £124,468 — grants £124,468 (4); 34% of the £362,830 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 24
- Government income: £130,834 — contracts £2,327 (1), grants £128,507 (5); 31% of the £420,333 total gross income on the same return
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Allen Ransomechair
- Alicia Maria Keen
- Christine Mason
- DAL CAMPBELL
- JAMES TRUEPENNY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £190k | £174k |
| 31/03/2024 | £363k | £362k |
| 31/03/2023 | £420k | £368k |
| 31/03/2022 | £232k | £269k |
| 31/03/2021 | £297k | £303k |
Common questions
Is VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £80,506, a significant increase from the previous year's deficit of £19,248. The trustees confirm the entity is a going concern, noting that the merger with East Riding Voluntary Action Services is anticipated to complete in the next financial year with all assets and liabilities transferring to the new organisation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITED, VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED.
Shared trustees with funders
- Alicia Maria Keen — trustee here and at VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED
- Allen Ransome — trustee here and at VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED
- Christine Mason — trustee here and at VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED
- DAL CAMPBELL — trustee here and at VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED
- JAMES TRUEPENNY — trustee here and at VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITED | FY2023 | £3k | Fraudwatch |
| EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITED | FY2023 | £3k | Grants |
| VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED | FY2023 | £300 | Grant to support 1 individual |
| VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED | FY2023 | £80 | Grant to support 1 individual |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 30/06/2024 | £30k | Millionaire Street 2024 05w1 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/07/2022 | £300k | Best Start for all |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/03/2022 | £10k | Empowering volunteers through training |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/07/2020 | £49k | Supporting North Lincolnshire |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/08/2016 | £244k | Tackling Hidden Harm - Breaking the Cycle of Substance Use |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/09/2012 | £302k | Cafe INDIEpendent |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/03/2011 | £10k | BLT/GPI Winterton |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/07/2010 | £326k | Learning for Change |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| LOCAL TRUST | 1 | £792k |
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £94k |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | 1 | £29k |
| THE SHELDON TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED | 1 | £1k |
| C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- VOLUNTARY ACTION - NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE
- LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE
- COMMUNITY VISION (VOLUNTARY INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT INVOLVING ORGANISATIONS AND NETWORKS) CIO
- VOLUNTARY ACTION LEICESTER
- COMMUNITY VOLUNTARY SERVICE BEDFORDSHIRE
- LANCASHIRE ASSOCIATION OF COUNCILS FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED | £190k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VOLUNTARY ACTION - NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE | £647k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE | £1.7m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY VISION (VOLUNTARY INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT INVOLVING ORGANISATIONS AND NETWORKS) CIO | £982k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VOLUNTARY ACTION LEICESTER | £2.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY VOLUNTARY SERVICE BEDFORDSHIRE | £418k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |