CONSORTIUM OF VOLUNTARY ADOPTION AGENCIES UK LIMITED

Registered charity 1108318 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONSORTIUM OF VOLUNTARY ADOPTION AGENCIES LIMITED, CVAA

CVAA enables member agencies to deliver services of excellence to children, adoptive families, and all those considering adoption, or who have been affected by it. CVAA has increased its role in effectively influencing policy and practice in the UK at national, regional and local levels.

Objects

TO DEVELOP STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO ADOPTION, GOOD PRACTICE AND MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR TO MAXIMISE THE CONTRIBUTION OF VOLUNTARY ADOPTION AGENCIES BY INFLUENCING POLICY AND PRACTICE OF ADOPTION IN THE UK AT THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS AND TO DIRECTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SUCCESSFULLY PLACED FOR ADOPTION BY PROMOTING LIAISON AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WORKING PRACTICES BETWEEN VOLUNTARY ADOPTION AGENCIES AND ALL OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.

Area of benefit: THE UK

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sunderland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£236k

Latest spending

£293k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £57,342 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted reserves from £463,521 to £406,179. The trustees acknowledge that reserves are being eroded and are exploring ways to generate alternative income, though they currently maintain sufficient reserves to cover at least one year's running costs. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 31/3/25 1” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one year’s running costs (reserves figure: £406k)

“It is the policy of the trustees to ensure that sufficient reserves are maintained to cover not less than one year’s running costs for the charity.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Government income: £8,000 — grants £8,000 (1); 3% of the £235,521 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Government income: £8,000 — contracts £8,000 (1); 3% of the £231,286 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 01/02/2026, 1 day after the 31/01/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05275491

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

SIMPSON, Emma Rachel — director, appointed 14/09/2023on trustee list
WHITE, Susan Jane — director, appointed 26/09/2022on trustee list
SHARKEY, Anna Pilbrow — director, appointed 15/03/2022on trustee list
VAN VLIET, Natausha Camilla — director, appointed 15/09/2021not on trustee list
FARRELL, Brenda Mary — director, appointed 02/03/2021on trustee list
VAUGHAN, Judith Penelope — director, appointed 17/09/2020on trustee list
WEBB, Andrew — director, appointed 17/09/2020on trustee list
FITZPATRICK, Terence Anthony — director, appointed 24/06/2016not on trustee list
SMALL, Stephen John — director, appointed 02/11/2004on trustee list
SANDHU, Satwinder — secretary, appointed 15/11/2023

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Webb
Anna Pilbrow Sharkey
Brenda Mary Farrell
Emma Rachel Simpson
Judith Penelope Vaughan
Natausha Van Vliet
STEPHEN J SMALL
Susan Jane White
Terry Fitzpatrick

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

Operates in: Isle Of Man · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£236k	£293k
31/03/2024	£231k	£267k
31/03/2023	£246k	£302k
31/03/2022	£247k	£237k
31/03/2021	£249k	£216k

Common questions

Is CONSORTIUM OF VOLUNTARY ADOPTION AGENCIES UK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £57,342 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted reserves from £463,521 to £406,179. The trustees acknowledge that reserves are being eroded and are exploring ways to generate alternative income, though they currently maintain sufficient reserves to cover at least one year's running costs. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
GREATER LONDON VOLUNTEERING	2	£15k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£172k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	1	£75k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£72k
THE SHANLY FOUNDATION	1	£50k
MAUDSLEY CHARITY	1	£44k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	1	£29k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ADOPTION UK CHARITY.

ADOPTION UK CHARITY income £4.2m
CCS Adoption Ltd income £851k
CROYDON VOLUNTARY ACTION income £1.6m
DEVON VOLUNTARY ACTION income £55k
VOLUNTARY ACTION CAMDEN income £389k
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION income £36.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CONSORTIUM OF VOLUNTARY ADOPTION AGENCIES UK LIMITED	£236k	—	1	above	—	no doubt
ADOPTION UK CHARITY FY2025	£4.2m	—	—	below	—	material uncertainty
CCS Adoption Ltd FY2026	£851k	£70,000 - £79,999	1	below	—	no doubt
CROYDON VOLUNTARY ACTION FY2025	£1.6m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
DEVON VOLUNTARY ACTION FY2025	£55k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
VOLUNTARY ACTION CAMDEN FY2025	£389k	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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