VOLUNTEERS ON WHEELS

Registered charity 1199575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VOW · filing overdue (register status)

We support food banks and other charitable organisations with the transportation of food and other essential supplies in bulk within the UK but currently focussed on London / Herts .

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF VOLUNTEERS ON WHEELS ARE THE RELIEF FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THOSE PRIMARILY LIVING IN THE UK WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION . IN PARTICULAR VOW WILL WORK TO RELIEVE FOOD INSECURITY , SUPPORTING AND ASSISTING A WIDE RANGE OF FOOD BANKS AND OTHER CHARITABLE ( OR VOLUNTARY ) ORGANISATIONS BY THE TRANSPORTATION OF SURPLUS FOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIAL CARE ITEMS TO/FROM ORGANISATIONS , GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR THE ULTIMATE BENEFIT FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT POSSESS THE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND SECONDARILY TO REDUCE FOOD WASTAGE .

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

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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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 2 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 11/09/2025, 315 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• PETER PHILLIPSchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Gary Weinstein
• Marcus Ardeman
• Mary McDonagh

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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