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GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU

Registered charity 1067170 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BUREAU, VOLUNTEER CENTRE GLOSSOP

Latest income
£961k
Latest spending
£810k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus and holds unrestricted reserves of £468,789, which the trustees consider adequate for the current transitional period. While the charity faces challenges such as the loss of statutory funding from Derbyshire County Council and anticipated changes to NHS funding, it reports a strong financial position supported by a significant legacy donation.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of running costs (held: £469k)
“The Bureau will seek, where possible, to maintain a general funds reserve equivalent to its running costs for a period of no less than three months and no more than six months.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Corporate structure

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

Total income
£961k
Total spending
£810k
Reserves (reported)
£469k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£961k£810k
31/03/2024£797k£849k
31/03/2023£743k£710k
31/03/2022£601k£661k
31/03/2021£794k£546k

Common questions

Is GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus and holds unrestricted reserves of £468,789, which the trustees consider adequate for the current transitional period. While the charity faces challenges such as the loss of statutory funding from Derbyshire County Council and anticipated changes to NHS funding, it reports a strong financial position supported by a significant legacy donation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU as a grant recipient include PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATIONFY2024£12k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION1£233k
The Edge Ministries1£1k
WOLVERHAMPTON LGBT+1£149

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