VOLUNTEERING BRADFORD

Registered charity 1085218 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Local Volunteering Development Agency for the Bradford District and surrounding areas.Provides information about volunteering opportunities to the general public.Provides information, advice and support to organisations in all aspects of involving and managing volunteers

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRADFORD NORTH, BRADFORD SOUTH, BRADFORD WEST AND SHIPLEY CONSTITUENCIES BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO PROMOTE VOLUNTARY WORK AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE VOLUNTEERS BY PROVIDING ADVICE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE WHERE APPROPRIATE

Area of benefit: BRADFORD NORTH BRADFORD SOUTH BRADFORD WEST AND SHIPLEY

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure deficit for the year, reducing its total reserves to £44,010. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of at least three months of running costs, and the current unrestricted reserves of £42,815 are above this threshold. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources to continue operations.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Forrest
• Diwan Azi Janjua
• JEFFREY THOMPSON
• Marlene Funk
• Priya Madina · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rowena Herbert · trustee of 1 other charity
• Susan Moreland · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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