ACLE AND DISTRICT VOLUNTARY AID SCHEME

Registered charity 285333 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A V A

Provides a day centre, lunch club, transport to surgery, clinics, day centre, loan of equipment, wheel chairs etc.

Objects

THE PROVISION WITHIN THE PARISHES AS LISTED IN THE TRUST DEED OF ASSISTANCE TO THE VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IN GIVING HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO ANY PERSON/PERSONS WITHIN THE SAID PARISHES OF ANY AGE GROUP IN NEED AND FOR SUCH OTHER SIMILAR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED OR DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTE OF MANAGEMENT.

Area of benefit: ACLE AND SURROUNDING PARISHES

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 · Disability · Get email alerts

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£33k

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £2,718.32 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having used reserves to cover the shortfall. The trustees report that income is beginning to increase again and expect the coming year to be cost neutral. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8,410.14 in a CCLA deposit account and has no liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

CAROLINE CRANE
DR NIGEL PAUL ROLLS
JANET FARRAR
Judith Louise Campion
Lynda Storey
Mandy Stimpson
Theresa Lavery

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£31k	£33k
31/03/2024	£25k	£31k
31/03/2023	£23k	£25k
31/03/2022	£10k	£22k
31/03/2021	£10k	£15k

Common questions

Is ACLE AND DISTRICT VOLUNTARY AID SCHEME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £2,718.32 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having used reserves to cover the shortfall. The trustees report that income is beginning to increase again and expect the coming year to be cost neutral. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8,410.14 in a CCLA deposit account and has no liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.