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.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF ALL INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE (THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROTECT HEALTH, RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE COMPANY SHALL:A) ADVISE AND SUPPORT PERSONS WILLING TO VOLUNTEER;B) PROMOTE VOLUNTEERING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND PROVIDE A CENTRE;C) ADVISE AND SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS WHICH INVOLVE AND ARE WILLING TO INVOLVE VOLUNTEERS IN THEIR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit: DERBYSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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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.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

• Kate Sarventchair
• Elizabeth Marsden BEM
• Eric Gilson
• Keith Falconer · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lynn Tory
• Stephanie Jane Bratt · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• VOLUNTEER CENTRE KENSINGTON & CHELSEA income £630k
• NEW MILLS AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER CENTRE income £174k
• VOLUNTEER FRIENDS income £209k
• GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU income £961k
• HUNTINGDONSHIRE VOLUNTEER CENTRE income £148k
• SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE income £3.4m

Side by side with its peers

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