JOHN STORER CHARNWOOD

Registered charity 1087692 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARNWOOD CVS, VOLUNTARY ACTION CHARNWOOD

To lead, promote and develop sustainable voluntary activity in the local community and act as a resource for voluntary groups and organisations in the Borough of Charnwood. Operates a variety of services and activities incuding well-being projects, a community cafe and a transport service.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE BOROUGH OF CHARNWOOD AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF CHARNWOOD

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £77,427 for the year, driven by significant government grant income for energy efficiency improvements. The charity holds unrestricted general free reserves of £516,273, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet its responsibilities and continue operating on a going concern basis.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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 fundraising profile: JustGiving — John Storer Charnwood (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (71% 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: 7.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (09/07/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MRS SANDY LEONGchair
• Andrew Jonathan Hull
• Chiedza Murandu
• Elliot Stephen Harris
• Ian Stewart
• Karon Hollis
• Keith William Pyne
• MADHU KHANDELWAL
• Melanie Chagger
• Richard Hassall
• Sandra Forrest · trustee of 2 other charities
• Wendy Smith

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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