THE RICHMOND UPON THAMES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Registered charity 1075259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

RCVS+ö+ç+ûs mission is to support the voluntary sector in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames by offering:-+Ç Practical Assistance;-+Ç A voice through representation, promotion and negotiation;-+Ç Leadership in tackling new and unmet needs;-+Ç Capacity building skills; and-+Ç A role as an extension of the funder.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES AND NEIGHBORING OR ADJOINING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH THE RELIEF OF POVERTY DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.

Area of benefit: RICHMOND UPON THAMES.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £337,834 while expenditure decreased to £332,754, resulting in a net surplus of £5,080 for the year. The charity maintains free reserves of £184,551, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of six months' operational costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cast doubt on the accounts.

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 4 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
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Edward de Waalchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Annabel Barbara Naylor · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dominique Shimmin
• Gerald Sheridan
• Katharine Jane Ellis
• Lisa Katherine Pickup
• Marco de Sanctis
• Mark Smith
• Patricia Marie Langridge
• Sarah Elizabeth Thomas
• THOMAS DUGALD GEOFFREY MILLAR

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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