THE VOLUNTEER CENTRE- CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE

Registered charity 1107942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides a brokerage service for volunteers in Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire helping them to access volunteering opportunities with other organisations or on the VC's own volunteering projects.The Volunteer Centre follows the six core functions of a Volunteer Centre as laid out by Volunteering England.

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Latest income
£164k
Latest spending
£128k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £164,244, resulting in a net income of £7,121 compared to a net expenditure in the prior year. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £237,341, with free reserves of £146,341, which the trustees consider appropriate given sector uncertainty. The going concern basis is adopted as the trustees have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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 fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Volunteer Centre Chesterfield & North East Derbyshire (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£164k£128k
31/03/2024£163k£135k
31/03/2023£135k£130k
31/03/2022£147k£129k
31/03/2021£171k£118k

Common questions

Is THE VOLUNTEER CENTRE- CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £164,244, resulting in a net income of £7,121 compared to a net expenditure in the prior year. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £237,341, with free reserves of £146,341, which the trustees consider appropriate given sector uncertainty. The going concern basis is adopted as the trustees have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government07/07/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2019£77kElderfriends Befriending Project
The National Lottery Community Fund19/06/2018£40kSafe & Sound
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2009£119kElderfriends & Making Time
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2006£72kY.O.U Project (Youth Opportunities Unlimited)
The National Lottery Community Fund12/10/2005£39kVolunteers befriending lonely, isolated people in Chesterfield & NE Derbysh

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VOLUNTEER CENTRE KENSINGTON & CHELSEA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE VOLUNTEER CENTRE- CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE£164k0unclearno doubt
VOLUNTEER CENTRE KENSINGTON & CHELSEA FY2025£630k0aboveno doubt
NEW MILLS AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER CENTRE FY2025£174k0abovenoted
VOLUNTEER FRIENDS FY2025£209kUnder £60,0000unclearno doubt
GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU FY2025£961k0aboveno doubt
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE FY2024£3.4m£50,001 - £60,000unclear3.3%no doubt

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