BASINGSTOKE VOLUNTARY ACTION
Registered charity 1077442 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASINGSTOKE VOLUNTARY SERVICES
Basingstoke Voluntary Action is an umbrella organisation for Community and Voluntary Organisations in the Basingstoke and Deane Borough, providing information training and advice to promote support and develop voluntary action.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £132,214, which is below the stated reserves policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit on activity of £52,092 for the year, though total net assets remained positive at £533,362.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grants (45% of income)
“The main source of income for BVA core activities comprises grants received from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire County Council.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £132k)
“Our reserves policy seeks to maintain a level of unrestricted funds equating to at least six months of unrestricted expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Basingstoke Voluntary Action (matched by registered charity number).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/03/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Francesca Delfina Maritan-Hawkinschair
- Alan Thorpe
- Anna Rosalind Scott
- Dr Shirlene Marie Noel Ying Fei Oh
- Gauri Narang
- Jonathan Paul Bernhard Brewin
- Susan Elsie Brown
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hampshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BASINGSTOKE VOLUNTARY ACTION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £132,214, which is below the stated reserves policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit on activity of £52,092 for the year, though total net assets remained positive at £533,362. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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