AMBER VALLEY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Registered charity 1102412 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AMBER VALLEY CVS
we provide support to local organisations in areas of governance, fundraising, access to training,promoting & marketing volunteering as well as promoting the value of the voluntary and commnuity sector in Amber Valley to statutory partners thorugh regular strategic meetings with them. We provide direct support to communities and individuals in need in Amber Valley & Erewash
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £96,378 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves amounted to £154,918, which is considered prudent given indications that grant funding will decrease in the coming year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (49% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 613,706 576,811 1,190,517” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 4-8 months directorate expenditure (held: £155k)
“The Trustees’ policy is to hold unrestricted free reserves equivalent to 4-8 months directorate expenditure, which is currently running at the rate of £150,000 per annum.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Jeanette Morris
- Keith Venables
- Siobhan Fennell
- Steven Lockwood
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Derbyshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AMBER VALLEY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £96,378 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves amounted to £154,918, which is considered prudent given indications that grant funding will decrease in the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets.
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