VOLUNTARY & COMMUNITY
Registered charity 1087518 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CALDERDALE VOLUNTARY ACTION, VAC, VOLUNTARY ACTION CALDERDALE
Local Infrastructure Organisation providing services to frontline VCS groups in Organisational Development and volunteering. Projects include: Weekend Care, engagement projects with adults of working age or with a learning disability, Quality For Health, Regional Voices, Molly and Bill (Active Care Homes) and capacity building for the NHS.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £282,277 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,169,351 and total expenditure of £887,074. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £536,143, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of retaining 3 to 6 months of resources expended. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding 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
Largest income source: Charitable activities (86% of income)
“Total income 281,940 887,411 1,169,351” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of resources expended (held: £536k)
“The charity aims to maintain unrestricted general reserves at a level of between 3 to 6 months of the resources expended.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Tracy Ann Saunderschair
- Amanda Frances Smith
- Dawn Whiteley MBE
- Emily Woodhead
- Jennifer Guy
- Jonathan Edward Dolby
- Kenneth Sanderson
- Lucy Elizabeth Charlotte Clay
- Priya Madina · trustee of 1 other charity
- Samantha McCormick
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Calderdale · Kirklees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is VOLUNTARY & COMMUNITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £282,277 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,169,351 and total expenditure of £887,074. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £536,143, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of retaining 3 to 6 months of resources expended. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.
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