WANSBECK CENTRE FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Registered charity 1119404 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHUMBERLAND COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ACTION
We provide a range of support for voluntary and community groups advising on setting up, constitutional matters, funding advice, volunteering support and business planning Our Volunteering service provides support to and for volunteers andvolunteer involving organisations We work at a strategic level in developing partnerships and various initiatives, and deliver a range of direct services.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
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.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
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). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).
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?
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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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