ONE WALSALL LTD

Registered charity 1074659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ONE WALSALL, WALSALL C.V.S., WALSALL VOLUNTARY ACTION

One Walsall is the borough's Council for Voluntary Services offering infrastructure support to local voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. We provide information, advice and training to not-for-profit organisations to help them establish, develop and sustain their activities. We also provide Walsall's Volunteer Centre, offering advice about, and routes into, volunteering.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WALSALL AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS (THE "AREA OF BENEFIT") AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.TO ADVANCE OTHER SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WALSALL AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS (THE "AREA OF BENEFIT") AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.TO ADVANCE OTHER SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: THE BOROUGH OF WALSALL AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £48,577 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £166,350 to £117,773. The trustees note concerns regarding future funds and income, stating the charity's future ability is dependent on securing successful funding applications to alleviate a shortfall in core funding. Despite these pressures, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £47,773 and a designated operating reserve of £70,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03705372

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arts Council England — “In 2014, Black Country Together was awarded £2 million by Arts Council England to develop, manage and deliver Creative Black Country” (source page)
• Arts Council — “In 2019, the Arts Council and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) supported the creation of 20 Cultural Compacts.” (source page)
• Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport — “In 2019, the Arts Council and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) supported the creation of 20 Cultural Compacts.” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• WILKINSON, Nicholas James — director, appointed 16/07/2026not on trustee list
• PATIDAR, Melissa — director, appointed 10/10/2025on trustee list
• TITTEL, Sandra Gisela — director, appointed 02/05/2025on trustee list
• PHILPOTT, Nordia Julia Rachelle — director, appointed 01/10/2023on trustee list
• HARLIN, Simon — director, appointed 01/10/2023on trustee list
• SINGH, Amritpal — director, appointed 01/10/2021on trustee list
• DUTTON, Nigel Michael — director, appointed 01/10/2021on trustee list
• WHITEHEAD, Peter John — director, appointed 28/03/2019on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amritpal Singh
• Melissa Patidar
• Nigel Michael Dutton
• Nordia Philpott
• Peter John Whitehead
• Sandra Gisela Tittel
• Simon Harlin

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

Operates in: Walsall

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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