VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH WEST SURREY
Registered charity 1116293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH WEST SURREY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Providing services to voluntary and charitable organisations in the boroughs of Guildford and Waverley
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £277,397, representing 5.9 months of expenditure, which is in line with the charity's policy of maintaining between three and six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase and stable staffing, though it noted inflationary pressures on core grants and a reduction in demand for some social prescribing services.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three and six months’ expenditure (held: £277k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure.” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Voluntary Action South West Surrrey UK (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- GARCIA BRAVO, Brenda — director, appointed 21/10/2025not on trustee list
- LOCATELLI, Valeria — director, appointed 22/10/2024on trustee list
- LEWIS, Samuel Robert Stewart — director, appointed 22/10/2024on trustee list
- FORD, Alexander James — director, appointed 20/10/2024not on trustee list
- BUCKNALL, Alan — director, appointed 16/07/2024on trustee list
- ALFORD, Samantha Lesley — director, appointed 01/11/2022on trustee list
- GREEN, Alexander — director, appointed 24/11/2020on trustee list
- WEAVER, Jane Hilary — secretary, appointed 25/04/2023
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Alan Bucknall
- Alexander Green
- Brenda Garcia Bravo
- Julie Friend · trustee of 1 other charity
- Samantha Lesley Alford
- Samuel Robert Stewart Lewis
- Valeria Locatelli · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Surrey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH WEST SURREY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £277,397, representing 5.9 months of expenditure, which is in line with the charity's policy of maintaining between three and six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase and stable staffing, though it noted inflationary pressures on core grants and a reduction in demand for some social prescribing services. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
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