THE WOKINGHAM VOLUNTEER CENTRE

Registered charity 1161498 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WVC

Volunteer brokerage to improve efficiency and effectiveness of charitable activities carried out by not-for-profit organisations, voluntary groups and charities working for public benefit; provision of volunteer-based, low-cost support services for vulnerable, elderly and disabled to enable independent living at home.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£196k

Latest spending

£193k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned a small surplus of £3,074 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £195,810 against expenditure of £192,736. Per the trustees' report, the financial situation is described as robust with strong reserves, although the charity remains heavily dependent on local council service contracts for more than half its income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two quarters' operating costs (held: £127k)

“maintaining a designated reserves fund representing two quarters' operating costs. This amounted to £98,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mr M Jeater received £3,081 for services rendered as a gardening Team Leader.

“During the year a trustee, Mr M Jeater, was also employed as a gardening Team Leader, receiving £3,081 (2024: £2,934) for services rendered.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (28/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anne Williamschair
Bethan Joy Owen
Jeremy Brendan Wood
Julian Paul Wesley Thompson
Mary Miall
Petra Jane Williams
Ted McFadyen

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£196k	£193k
31/03/2024	£177k	£174k
31/03/2023	£174k	£169k
31/03/2022	£158k	£153k
31/03/2021	£148k	£149k

Common questions

Is THE WOKINGHAM VOLUNTEER CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned a small surplus of £3,074 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £195,810 against expenditure of £192,736. Per the trustees' report, the financial situation is described as robust with strong reserves, although the charity remains heavily dependent on local council service contracts for more than half its income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE WOKINGHAM VOLUNTEER CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds THE WOKINGHAM VOLUNTEER CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WOKINGHAM VOLUNTEER CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE EARLEY CHARITY, Wokingham United Charities, WOKINGHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EARLEY CHARITY	FY2024	£5k	Applications
THE EARLEY CHARITY	FY2023	£5k	Applications
Wokingham United Charities	FY2023	£2k	Grants via Berkshire Community Foundation
WOKINGHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO)	FY2024	£1k
WOKINGHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO)	FY2025	£500

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/08/2023	£10k	Green 'n' Tidy Gardening Expansion

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	1	£215k
WOLVERHAMPTON LGBT+	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOKINGHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO).

WOKINGHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO) income £162k
THE WOKINGHAM FOODBANK income £337k
VOLUNTEER CENTRE KENSINGTON & CHELSEA income £630k
OLD WOKING AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE income £141k
WANSBECK CENTRE FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE income £478k
EVESHAM VOLUNTEER CENTRE income £122k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE WOKINGHAM VOLUNTEER CENTRE	£196k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
WOKINGHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO) FY2025	£162k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WOKINGHAM FOODBANK FY2025	£337k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VOLUNTEER CENTRE KENSINGTON & CHELSEA FY2025	£630k	—	above	—	no doubt
OLD WOKING AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£141k	£500 a month	unclear	—	no doubt
WANSBECK CENTRE FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025	£478k	—	unclear	—	material uncertainty

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.