Servol Community Services
Registered charity 1125896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW SERVOL, SERVOL COMMUNITY TRUST
Education/TrainingThe advancement of health or saving of livesThe Prevention or relief of PovertyAccommodation/Housing
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a small net surplus of £30,048 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources increasing to £3.7m. However, the trustees note that free reserves of £192k are below the stated policy minimum of three months' expenditure, and the sector faces ongoing financial pressure from public sector funding constraints.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £192k)
“At the balance sheet date, the group's ‘free’ reserves amounted to £192k (2024: £107k), equivalent to less than one month of unrestricted expenditure. These reserves are therefore still below the reserves policy minimum level.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HB&O Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Philip Gayle — CEO (source)
- Gaynor Brooke — Director of Services / Deputy CEO (source)
- George Branch — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- local NHS and council authorities — “Funded by local NHS and council authorities, our services have become a more natural alternative for funders wanting to remove patients from…” (source page)
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.
- ZITOLA, Rocco — director, appointed 15/12/2022on trustee list
- HOWELL, Anthony — director, appointed 08/09/2022on trustee list
- BUGBY, Laura — director, appointed 11/02/2021not on trustee list
- SMITH, Robin — director, appointed 07/09/2020on trustee list
- JACKSON, Kenrick George Michael — director, appointed 05/03/2020on trustee list
- GRANT, Avril — director, appointed 26/07/2019on trustee list
- BRANCH, George — director, appointed 04/08/2014on trustee list
- GAYLE, Philip — secretary, appointed 19/07/2011
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
CQC provider record: Servol Community Services — Registered, 8 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 23/03/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- AVRIL GRANT · trustee of 1 other charity
- Anthony Howell
- GEORGE BRANCH
- Kenrick Jackson
- Laura Claire Found
- Robin Smith
- Rocco Zitola
- VAL TAYLOR
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Servol Community Services financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small net surplus of £30,048 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources increasing to £3.7m. However, the trustees note that free reserves of £192k are below the stated policy minimum of three months' expenditure, and the sector faces ongoing financial pressure from public sector funding constraints. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HB&O Ltd.
Who funds Servol Community Services?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Servol Community Services as a grant recipient include LIVING WELL UK.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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