CVS SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Registered charity 1099702 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

We support the development of voluntary and community organisations in South Gloucestershire. We encourage networking and partnership building to share information, skills and knowledge. We provide training and fundraising advice and support the governance of our members. We enable representation of the sector to ensure their views are taken into account.

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Latest income
£274k
Latest spending
£284k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity posted a deficit of £10,425 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Free reserves stood at £26,682, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £22,000 (three months' running costs). The trustees confirmed there are 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

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £27k)
the trustees have reviewed the charity’s need for reserves approximately equal to around three months’ running costs, equating to around £22,000.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£274k£284k
31/03/2024£290k£247k
31/03/2023£311k£242k
31/03/2022£260k£245k
31/03/2021£273k£237k

Common questions

Is CVS SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity posted a deficit of £10,425 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Free reserves stood at £26,682, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £22,000 (three months' running costs). The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2020£6kSouth Gloucestershire Climate Action Group Development
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2009£238kReaching Out: Linking In: Increasing participation of equalities communitie
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2006£5kCVS Training Programme

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITIZENS ADVICE SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CVS SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE£274k0unclearno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025£964k0withinno doubt
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE CVS FY2025£1.5m0unclearno doubt
CYMDEITHAS GWASANAETHAU GWIRFODDOL SIR GAR / CARMARTHENSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES FY2025£752k1unclearno doubt
THE CARERS CENTRE (BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE) FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001aboveno doubt
TENDRING COMMUNITY VOLUNTARY SERVICES FY2025£1.2m0aboveno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.