HAVERING VOLUNTEER CENTRE

Registered charity 1165759 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HVC

Havering Volunteer Centre (HVC) is :the primary focus for all volunteers & organisations needs & services within Havering. Aim to: be a user-friendly organisation, with expertise & knowledge of voluntary action in Havering.Purpose is:Advise & support people willing to volunteer Promote volunteering & community involvement Advise & support organisations to involve volunteers

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Latest income

£144k

Latest spending

£187k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £43,061 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total reserves falling to £169,300 from £212,361 the previous year. The trustees' report notes that the reserves policy is to carry six months of normal expenditure plus statutory pension and redundancy costs, and the current unrestricted reserves of £157,254 are held in accessible form. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the preparation of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Grants Core activities 113,659” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months normal expenditure, plus statutory pension and redundancy costs for all staff (held: £157k)

“HVC reserves policy is to carry six months normal expenditure, plus statutory pension and redundancy costs for all staff.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — HAVERING VOLUNTEER CENTRE (HVC) (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).

National Lottery — “HBBS Counselling, Havering Volunteer Centre and Ardleigh Green Family Centre are delighted to be working together on a National Lottery fund…” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Debra Branch
James Cantle · trustee of 1 other charity
Kevin Trahearn
Nigel Lawrence Meyer · trustee of 1 other charity
Shelley Hart
TERESA PARISH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Havering

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£144k	£187k
31/03/2024	£179k	£170k
31/03/2023	£137k	£170k
31/03/2022	£181k	£171k
31/03/2021	£314k	£181k

Common questions

Is HAVERING VOLUNTEER CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £43,061 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total reserves falling to £169,300 from £212,361 the previous year. The trustees' report notes that the reserves policy is to carry six months of normal expenditure plus statutory pension and redundancy costs, and the current unrestricted reserves of £157,254 are held in accessible form. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the preparation of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HAVERING VOLUNTEER CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAVERING VOLUNTEER CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE LINDER FOUNDATION, GREATER LONDON VOLUNTEERING.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	FY2025	£20k	General Charitable Causes
GREATER LONDON VOLUNTEERING	FY2025	£5k	Community Resilience
GREATER LONDON VOLUNTEERING	FY2025	£5k	Exercise Community Work

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	20/03/2025	£539k	Volunteering Builds Communities
Greater London Authority	20/09/2023	£13k	CSR 3 Round 2 Capacity Building Grant
Greater London Authority (GLA)	20/09/2023	£13k	CSR 3 Round 2 Capacity Building Grant
Greater London Authority (GLA)	08/09/2023	£5k	Building, Strengthening Community Resilience and Response
Greater London Authority	08/09/2023	£5k	Building, Strengthening Community Resilience and Response
Greater London Authority	28/02/2023	£5k	Building, Strengthening Community Resilience and Response
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/02/2022	£10k	Volunteer & Trustee Recruitment & IT Equipment
UK government	08/07/2020	£9k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
London Borough of Havering	01/04/2020	£6k	Grant Funding
Greater London Authority	02/12/2019	£10k	Havering Volunteer Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/05/2018	£9k	Database & computers for volunteering pathway connectivity
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/08/2016	£10k	Volunteers Reward & Recognition Big Event - THANK YOU
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/05/2016	£6k	Marketing & Promotion