VOLUNTEER CORNWALL
Registered charity 1069957 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNWALL CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer Cornwall is a charity dedicated to building social capital and developing the wellbeing of individuals and communities in Cornwall. It does this by working in collaboration with a wide range of organisations to promote and support active citizenship and voluntary action covering the emotional, social, environmental and economic needs and opportunities in Cornwall.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £382,142 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £496,971. The trustees confirmed that free reserves of £489,649 are adequate to meet long-term objectives and that there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Truro Cricket Club, an organisation in which Chief Executive I Jones is Chair, received £Nil (2024: £700) from the charity in respect of room hire and advertising.
“Truro Cricket Club - an organisation in which I Jones, Chief Executive is the Chair received £Nil (2024: £700) from the charity in respect of room hire and advertising in the year. £Nil (2024: £600) remained outstanding as at the year end.” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by RRL LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £325k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Dr MICHAEL LEYSHON
- Dr Rebecca Magill
- Jonathan David Miles Price
- Louise Ford
- Matthew Charles Deacon-Smith
- Natercia Hughes
- PROFESSOR CATHERINE SYLVIA LEYSHON
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall
Income and spending
Common questions
Is VOLUNTEER CORNWALL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £382,142 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £496,971. The trustees confirmed that free reserves of £489,649 are adequate to meet long-term objectives and that there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RRL LLP.
Who funds VOLUNTEER CORNWALL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name VOLUNTEER CORNWALL as a grant recipient include DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
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