TAVISTOCK AREA SUPPORT SERVICES

Registered charity 1129175 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide Social CentresVoluntary Car ServiceSpecialist TransportAdvocacy, Advice and InformationCommunity Based ActivitiesBefriending

Objects

1 TO RELIEVE ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDENT IN TAVISTOCK AND ITS NEIGHBOURING PARISHES WHO ARE IN NEED BY PROVIDING ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES DESIGNED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS, INCLUDING; THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL) OR POVERTY, OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES; AND2 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TAVISTOCK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY REQUIRE SUCH SERVICES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: TAVISTOCK, ITS NEIGHBOURING PARISHES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £17,408 for the year, resulting in a decrease in general unrestricted funds from £203,597 to £166,225. Per the trustees' report, free reserves (unrestricted funds less designated funds and tangible fixed assets) decreased to £90,025, while the charity expressed concerns regarding continued funding from some supporters due to the economic climate. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tavistock Area Support Services (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jan Gasperchair
• Darashna Moodley
• Susan Patricia Lake
• VALERIE DODDS

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TADCASTER VOLUNTEER CARS & SERVICES ASSOCIATION.

• TADCASTER VOLUNTEER CARS & SERVICES ASSOCIATION income £146k
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• ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN WREXHAM income £1.1m
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• RUSHMOOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES income £661k
• OUR CENTRE income £336k

Side by side with its peers

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