RAYLEIGH ROCHFORD AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATION FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Registered charity 1113433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are an umbrella organisation representing the interests of all voluntary and charitable groups in the area. We are the link between the voluntary and statutory sectors and monitor, support and advise on all aspects of community care.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF ROCHFORD AND IN PARTICULAR TO ADVANCE EDUCATION TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT HEALTH AND TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

Area of benefit: ROCHFORD

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rochford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £160,093, up from £149,565 in the prior year, resulting in a net income surplus of £10,528. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, although they note that future funding beyond current service level agreements remains uncertain due to local government reorganization.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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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 31/03/2023 (received 13/06/2024, 134 days after the 31/01/2024 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.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Essex County Council — “As part of Essex County Council’s ongoing commitment to supporting families, the Healthy Family Relationships (HFR) Grants Programme is now …” (source page)
• Woodland Trust — “The MOREwoods scheme funds up to 75% of costs (trees, protection, and expert site advice) for self-planted projects, or up to 60% if using a…” (source page)
• Sanctuary Housing — “Maureen’s Gift (Sanctuary Housing) – Grants up to £500 for projects that benefit residents across the Rochford District Council area” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “National Lottery Community Fund – a variety of grants are available depending on the size of the project. Under £10k and over £10k” (source page)
• Heritage Lottery Fund — “Heritage Lottery Fund – Heritage Grants fund projects relating to the national, regional or local heritage of the UK which aim to conserve a…” (source page)
• Comic Relief — “Comic Relief – Grants are available for projects based on the following themes -: Better Futures, Healthier Finances, Safer Lives and Fairer…” (source page)
• BBC Children in Need — “BBC Children in Need – several schemes are available including the emergency essentials funding for young people facing extremely difficult …” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Arthur Williams · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOSEPH ALAN BUXTON · trustee of 2 other charities
• JUNE ROSEMARY LUMLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• John William Donald Bobin · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stuart Leslie Mennell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN WREXHAM.

• ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN WREXHAM income £1.1m
• VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD income £3.3m
• VOLUNTARY SECTOR CENTRES income £1.7m
• RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £240k
• RAYLEIGH VINEYARD income £127k
• THE VOLUNTARY NETWORK income £703k

Side by side with its peers

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