NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CIVIL AID SERVICES (KNOWN AS CIVIL AID)

Registered charity 266349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CIVIL AID SERVICES

National Voluntary Civil Aid Services (NVCAS), also known as Civil Aid, is a voluntary organisation established in 1968, operating within Great Britain, and acts as an umbrella and resource body to connect and support voluntary resilience groups and communities, and prepares people to provide aid or assistance at a disaster, incident, or local or national emergency, to relieve pain and suffering.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£306k
Latest spending
£51k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £316,816, driven largely by the sale of the charity's headquarters building. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £317k)
The Association aims to build up reserves to cover 6 months operating costs in the event of a drop in income. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£306k£51k
31/03/2024£669£17k
31/03/2023£8k£10k
31/03/2022£4k£6k
31/03/2021£778£6k

Common questions

Is NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CIVIL AID SERVICES (KNOWN AS CIVIL AID) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £316,816, driven largely by the sale of the charity's headquarters building. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.