Cheshire West Voluntary Action
Registered charity 1136465 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESTER VOLUNTARY ACTION
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £49,042 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves falling to £187,358. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves are in line with the stated policy of maintaining between 6 to 9 months of fixed costs. The trustees acknowledge a break-even or small loss position for the upcoming budget but confirm adequate resources for going concern.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between 6 to 9 months of fixed costs (held: £187k)
“Unrestricted reserves are in line with the reserves policy of between 6 to 9 months of fixed costs.”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Gary Cliffe — Chief Executive (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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/08/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (24/11/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- Victoria Buzzachair
- Alistair Kevin Jeffs
- Benjamin David Rigby
- Diane Brown
- Dr Holly White
- Jack Davies
- Shantele Sutherland
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Cheshire West Voluntary Action financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £49,042 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves falling to £187,358. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves are in line with the stated policy of maintaining between 6 to 9 months of fixed costs. The trustees acknowledge a break-even or small loss position for the upcoming budget but confirm adequate resources for going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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