WANSBECK CENTRE FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Registered charity 1119404 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHUMBERLAND COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ACTION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £68,513 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total net assets to £192,880. However, the trustees explicitly disclose material uncertainties regarding future funding, noting that securing core funds has been difficult and contracts are ending. Despite these risks, the trustees consider adequate resources are available to continue operations for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: nine months of core fund running costs (held: £174k)
“we need more than the running cost of the core funds safeguarded for at least nine months”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The Trustees have reviewed the present state of the charity and they consider that adequate resources are available to fund the activity of the charity for the foreseeable future. The Trustees consider that there are material uncertainties in terms of future funding.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → material uncertainty (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)
Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northumberland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WANSBECK CENTRE FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £68,513 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total net assets to £192,880. However, the trustees explicitly disclose material uncertainties regarding future funding, noting that securing core funds has been difficult and contracts are ending. Despite these risks, the trustees consider adequate resources are available to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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