NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CIVIL AID SERVICES (KNOWN AS CIVIL AID) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 23 October 1973
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £13,138
Latest expenditure: £10,973
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: NationalVoluntaryCivil AidServices, Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA

Website recorded by the regulator: https://civilaid.wixsite.com/nvcas (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 12 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,138
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,973

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £306,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,771

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £669
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,863

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £7,834
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,224

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,221
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,724

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 12 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,138
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,973
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £306,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,771
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CIVIL AID SERVICES (KNOWN AS CIVIL AID)
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-10-19T00:00:00

Charity Name: NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CIVIL AID SERVICES (KNOWN AS CIVIL AID)
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Removed
Date Of Event: 2009-08-19T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate

Charity Name: NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CIVIL AID SERVICES (KNOWN AS CIVIL AID)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1973-10-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 9 JUNE 1973 AMENDED 5 MARCH 1975, 11 MARCH 1978 AND 1 SEPTEMBER 1984AS AMENDED ON 10 JUN 1990
Charitable Objects: 1) TO PROVIDE AID OR ASSISTANCE IN ANY WAY AT ANY DISASTER, MAJOR INCIDENT OR LOCAL OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY 2) TO RELIEVE PAIN OR SUFFERING.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 272521
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CIVIL AID SERVICES

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests