MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 March 2001
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04164949
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,559,881
Latest expenditure: £1,674,113
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL, VESTRY HALL, LONDON ROAD, MITCHAM, CR4 3ND

Website recorded by the regulator: www.mvsc.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Practical support to voluntary and community organisations, laison and advocacy, community engagement, development, standard setting, strategic partnership working and fund management.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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: 26 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 26 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,559,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,674,113

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: 16 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,737,292
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,363,543

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: 7 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,456,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,478,071

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: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,418,518
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,500,928

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,483,083
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,309,745

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 26 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,559,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,674,113
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 896915
Income From Government Grants: £559,657
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 36

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,737,292
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,363,543
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £909,634
Income From Government Contracts: 535823
Income From Government Grants: £1,089,261
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,456,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,478,071
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Contracts: 667878
Income From Government Grants: £576,835
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 13

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,418,518
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,500,928
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Contracts: 620523
Income From Government Grants: £351,675
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 27

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,483,083
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,309,745
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Contracts: 603451
Income From Government Grants: £424,149
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 27

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 26 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 4939
Income Other Trading Activities: 3879
Income Charitable Activities: 1505704
Income Investments: 45359
Income Other: 3879
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1563760
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,674,113
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1674113
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 373850
Expenditure Governance: 4677
Expenditure Support Costs: 199744
Expenditure Depreciation: 1595
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -8490
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £303,089
Assets Total Fixed: 12894
Assets Own Use: 12894
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -8417
Assets Other Assets: £1,424,766
Assets Total Liabilities: £148,944
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,280,299
Creditors One Year Total Current: 148944
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,195,746
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 303089
Funds Restricted: 977210
Funds Total: 1280299
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 8652
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2844
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 11496
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,363,543
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1363543
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 267270
Expenditure Governance: 16200
Expenditure Support Costs: 166496
Expenditure Depreciation: 1614
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 308
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £363,488
Assets Total Fixed: 16103
Assets Own Use: 16103
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,508,861
Assets Total Liabilities: £121,943
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,403,021
Creditors One Year Total Current: 121943
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,179,619
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 363488
Funds Restricted: 1039533
Funds Total: 1403021
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 4877
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1395656
Income Investments: 16763
Income Other: 39409
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1456705
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,478,071
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1478071
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 433017
Expenditure Governance: 4364
Expenditure Support Costs: 128855
Expenditure Depreciation: 1614
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -23000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £180,561
Assets Total Fixed: 12912
Assets Own Use: 12912
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -3426
Assets Other Assets: £1,562,985
Assets Total Liabilities: £542,891
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,029,580
Creditors One Year Total Current: 542891
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,410,494
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 340118
Funds Restricted: 689462
Funds Total: 1029580
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 7415
Income Other Trading Activities: 58962
Income Charitable Activities: 1351753
Income Investments: 388
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1418518
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,500,928
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1500928
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 387023
Expenditure Governance: 3132
Expenditure Support Costs: 114332
Expenditure Depreciation: 2886
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 31742
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £228,331
Assets Total Fixed: 14526
Assets Own Use: 14526
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -7971
Assets Other Assets: £1,385,198
Assets Total Liabilities: £340,784
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,050,969
Creditors One Year Total Current: 340784
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,085,661
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 242857
Funds Restricted: 808112
Funds Total: 1050969
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 68171
Income Other Trading Activities: 46899
Income Charitable Activities: 1367568
Income Investments: 445
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1483083
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,309,745
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1309745
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 338162
Expenditure Governance: 3291
Expenditure Support Costs: 59105
Expenditure Depreciation: 1271
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -3606
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £125,733
Assets Total Fixed: 17412
Assets Own Use: 17412
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -44281
Assets Other Assets: £1,349,755
Assets Total Liabilities: £221,249
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,101,637
Creditors One Year Total Current: 221249
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,143,336
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 141873
Funds Restricted: 959764
Funds Total: 1101637
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Merton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2001-03-28T00:00:00

Charity Name: MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-03-30T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4003474
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1100642
Assoc Charity Name: SUTTON AND MERTON CCGS CHARITABLE FUNDS

Charity Name: MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2014-07-21T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 4038477
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1126945
Assoc Charity Name: VOLUNTEER CENTRE MERTON

Charity Name: MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2016-06-30T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 3966267
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1082201
Assoc Charity Name: MERTON UNITY NETWORK

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/02/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/11/2015 as amended on 23 Jan 2025
Charitable Objects: 1. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON AND ITS ENVIRONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) AND, IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH, AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS 2. TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE. 3. TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Area Of Benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON AND ITS ENVIRONS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 490995
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL LTD.

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment