SLOUGH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Registered charity 1069086 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCVS, SLOUGH CVS

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the Borough Of Slough and local areas.

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
£821k
Latest spending
£849k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £27,621 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £1,465,736 at year-end. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of operating expenses, and the unrestricted general fund balance was £891,757, which the directors consider adequate. The charity also holds a significant defined benefit pension scheme deficit of £215,000, which is disclosed as a liability in the balance sheet.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months of operating expenses, excluding property-related costs covered by rental income (held: £892k)
The Directors are committed to maintaining a General Fund equivalent to at least 6 months of operating expenses, excluding property-related costs covered by rental income. — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Salaries to key management personnel which comprise of the Chief Executive Officer and the Director of Operations were the only related party transactions during the year ended 30th September 2025 £81,425
Salaries to key management personnel which comprise of the Chief Executive Officer and the Director of Operations were the only related party transactions during the year ended 30th September 2025 £81,425 (period ended 30th September 2024:£119,848). — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £215k
Based on this valuation, the Scheme is in deficit and the element attributable to the Charity under FRS 102 is £215,000 — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Accura Accountants Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Slough CVS (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£821k
Total spending
£849k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~20.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Slough · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£821k£849k
30/09/2024£1.0m£892k
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.1m£902k

Common questions

Is SLOUGH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £27,621 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £1,465,736 at year-end. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of operating expenses, and the unrestricted general fund balance was £891,757, which the directors consider adequate. The charity also holds a significant defined benefit pension scheme deficit of £215,000, which is disclosed as a liability in the balance sheet. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Accura Accountants Ltd.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2023£10kRaising Cultural Awareness
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2020£10kWAM - Supporting Community Change Through Covid-19
UK government26/06/2020£7kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2009£451kBerks East Procurement and Funding Project

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUTTON BOROUGH VOLUNTEER BUREAU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SLOUGH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE£821k0unclearno doubt
SUTTON BOROUGH VOLUNTEER BUREAU FY2025£1.0m£60,000 - £69,9991withinno doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k0unclearno doubt
TELFORD AND WREKIN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025£962k0unclearno doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025£133k0aboveno doubt
SLOUGH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT & SHOPMOBILITY FY2025£561k0aboveno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.