Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action
Registered charity 700910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W V S C, WOLVERHAMPTON VOLUNTARY SECTOR COUNCIL
INFRA-STRUCTURE AGENCY SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR WITHIN THE CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON, INCLUDING ENCOURAGING COLLABORATIVE WORKING, SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO SPEAK OUT, AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE INTO VOLUNTEERING.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £561,795, which is below the stated policy target of £515,393 (derived from a 6-month running cost target) when fixed assets are deducted, leaving a residue of £274,608. The charity reported a net deficit on unrestricted funds of £20,179 for the year, with total income decreasing to £1,518,545 from the previous year. Despite these pressures, the trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: NHS Black Country ICB (48% of income)
“NHS Black Country ICB - 723,988” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: WVCA receives funding for services provided to NHS Black Country ICB, an organisation of which Paul Tulley, a trustee of WVCA, is a director.
“WVCA receives funding for services provided to NHS Black Country ICB, an organisation of which Paul Tulley, a trustee of WVCA, is a director. All transactions with this organisation are at an arms length basis.” — page 33
“WVCA received ICB funding for STP VCSEF Engagement, Community Conversations and REND grants programmes through BCT.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: WVCA received ICB funding for STP VCSEF Engagement, Community Conversations and REND grants programmes through BCT CIC, where the CEO is a director.
“WVCA receives funding for services provided to NHS Black Country ICB, an organisation of which Paul Tulley, a trustee of WVCA, is a director. All transactions with this organisation are at an arms length basis.” — page 33
“WVCA received ICB funding for STP VCSEF Engagement, Community Conversations and REND grants programmes through BCT.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Muras Baker Jones Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sharon Nanan-Sen — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Anne-Marie Harrison — Vice-Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- UK Government — “This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund” (source page)
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.
- WILLIAMS, Dominique Justine — director, appointed 04/06/2025on trustee list
- CHAMBERS, Daryl — director, appointed 30/11/2023on trustee list
- KAUR, Gurbax — director, appointed 11/03/2021on trustee list
- KEMP, Patricia Mary — director, appointed 23/01/2020on trustee list
- HARRISON, Anne-Marie — director, appointed 06/10/2016on trustee list
- FOX, James Alexander — director, appointed 08/07/2014on trustee list
- NANAN-SEN, Sharon — secretary, appointed 01/09/2023
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/07/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (02/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Anne-Marie Harrison
- Daryl Chambers
- Dominique Williams
- Gurbax Kaur · trustee of 2 other charities
- James Alexander Fox
- Patricia Mary Kemp
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £561,795, which is below the stated policy target of £515,393 (derived from a 6-month running cost target) when fixed assets are deducted, leaving a residue of £274,608. The charity reported a net deficit on unrestricted funds of £20,179 for the year, with total income decreasing to £1,518,545 from the previous year. Despite these pressures, the trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Muras Baker Jones Limited.
Who funds Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action as a grant recipient include WOLVERHAMPTON LGBT+.
Known funders
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