VOLUNTARY ACTION EPPING FOREST
Registered charity 1097376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EPPING FOREST COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR IN EPPING FOREST DISTRICT
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a net income of £25,056 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £501,844. Cash reserves remained positive at £540,506, an increase from the previous year, providing a buffer against uncertain future funding streams. The trustees acknowledge that income streams may fall and that some specific activities remain under pressure from funding shortfalls.
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- David Charles Tetlow · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Myrna Gilbert
- Hugh David Burnage
- Jane Adair
- Nadene Sarah Stevenson
- Nigel Avey
- Peter Graham Crossley
- Sally Crone
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Essex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is VOLUNTARY ACTION EPPING FOREST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net income of £25,056 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £501,844. Cash reserves remained positive at £540,506, an increase from the previous year, providing a buffer against uncertain future funding streams. The trustees acknowledge that income streams may fall and that some specific activities remain under pressure from funding shortfalls. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds VOLUNTARY ACTION EPPING FOREST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name VOLUNTARY ACTION EPPING FOREST as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, GRANGE FARM CENTRE.
Known funders
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