EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITED
Registered charity 1121190 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES LIMITED
Objects are to promote any Charitable purpose for the benefit of the community within the East Riding of Yorkshire in particular the advancement of education, the development of financial awareness, the promotion of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. To promote for the benefit of the promotion and provision of voluntary and community services for the wider community.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £345,626, driven largely by transfers of assets and liabilities to the merging entity, Community VISION. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted designated reserves were transferred to Community VISION, and the charity is currently in the process of a merger which is anticipated to complete in the next financial year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Restricted funds (88% of income)
“Total income of £165,508 (2024: £766,918) comprises £20,056 (2024: £142,913) for unrestricted funds and £145,452 (2024: £624,005) for restricted funds.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £28k; policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure)
“Designated Core Reserve 124,187 - - (124,187) -” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Phoenix Accountancy and Business Consultancy Limited
“East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS) Ltd had a wholly owned subsidiary company, Phoenix Accountancy and Business Consultancy Limited (Company No: 11994941).” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (09/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (11/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (01/07/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- DAVID RUSSELL · trustee of 2 other charities
- DAVID WINTER
- PETER CHOULES
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £345,626, driven largely by transfers of assets and liabilities to the merging entity, Community VISION. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted designated reserves were transferred to Community VISION, and the charity is currently in the process of a merger which is anticipated to complete in the next financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY, HEY SMILE FOUNDATION, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
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