DOWNLAND VOLUNTEER GROUP

Registered charity 1112181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide transport for persons in the Downland areas of West Berkshire who are elderly, sick or disabled or who are otherwise in need. We take people to Hospitals, Doctors' Surgeries, Dentists, Opticians, to social meetings and to anywhere else that may be appropriate.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state the charity made a cash surplus of £6,792 and reports that operating finances remain healthy. Unrestricted reserves are approximately £38,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover foreseeable liabilities for several years. The charity does not have a formal reserves policy or investment policy.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Department for Transport — “We acknowledge the support we receive from the Department for Transport which helps keep the fares we charge as low as possible.” (source page)
• West Berkshire Council — “The Downland Volunteer Group acknowledges the generous support received from West Berkshire Council in their annual allocation of the Commun…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• JEAN POCOCK · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joe Clerkin
• William Gareth Beard · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Reading · West Berkshire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.