INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Registered charity 275424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IVS · also registered in Scotland as SC039585 (OSCR)
Organising international voluntary projects in the UK, recruiting & preparing volunteers 18+ for projects in GB and abroad. Participating in the international programme run by Service Civil International. Recruiting volunteers for EVS placements within SCI. Recruiting volunteers for some long term placements abroad.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £97,838 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven largely by the receipt of a legacy. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £69,803, which the trustees consider appropriate given the charity's recovery from recent impacts and its reserves policy target of £30,000. The charity operates with no staff and relies on volunteers and a minimally staffed board to manage its activities.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £70k)
“Through regular monitoring and comparison of cash-flow with projections it was felt that £30,000 remains sufficient.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- GIBBONS, Helen — director, appointed 14/06/2025on trustee list
- HARGADON, Kerry — director, appointed 17/06/2023on trustee list
- ZUGRAVU, Gheorghe — director, appointed 17/06/2023on trustee list
- RASHID, Mohammad Abdur — director, appointed 10/02/2021on trustee list
- MARC, Richard Timothy Chevalier — director, appointed 24/02/2008on trustee list
- WILLIAMS, Richard Locke — secretary, appointed 04/11/2017
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- Gheorghe Zugravu
- Helen Gibbons
- Kerry Hargadon
- Mohammad Abdur Rashid
- RICHARD TIMOTHY CHEVALIER MARC
- Richard Williams
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £97,838 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven largely by the receipt of a legacy. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £69,803, which the trustees consider appropriate given the charity's recovery from recent impacts and its reserves policy target of £30,000. The charity operates with no staff and relies on volunteers and a minimally staffed board to manage its activities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE as a grant recipient include W F SOUTHALL TRUST, LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING.
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