ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION

Registered charity 1131610 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the local government district of Adur and in particular the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. Provide community transport services for inhabitants of Adur who are in need if a service because of age, sickness, disability, poverty.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£89k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £6,824 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £7,732. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of two months' worth of running costs, which the current unrestricted reserves exceed. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% of income)
“Donations and legacies 3 483 84,983 85,466 89,725” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months' worth of running costs (held: £8k)
“AVA’s reserve policy is to allocate 2 month’s worth of running costs as unrestricted funds.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — AVA (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£89k£82k
31/03/2024£91k£74k
31/03/2023£46k£40k
31/03/2022£22k£42k
31/03/2021£35k£29k

Common questions

Is ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £6,824 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £7,732. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of two months' worth of running costs, which the current unrestricted reserves exceed. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£269kTogether Rising: Community Powered Transformation in Adur
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2022£209kAdur Community Cohesion Initiative
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2022£10kBack to Business
The National Lottery Community Fund24/08/2020£5kAdur Voluntary Action
The National Lottery Community Fund03/06/2015£9kBooklet and video promoting Adur's voluntary sector
The National Lottery Community Fund15/11/2012£10kAdur Digital Inclusion Project
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2011£9kAdur access and Mobility Project