NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 June 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04693569
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £915,714
Latest expenditure: £808,676
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2 Walsworth Road, Hitchin, SG4 9SP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.nhcvs.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We aim to improve the capacity and quality of the VCS and enable them to gain greater access to information, practical support services and facilities.

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: 21 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £915,714
Total Gross Expenditure: £808,676

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: 15 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £704,141
Total Gross Expenditure: £711,803

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: 24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £772,048
Total Gross Expenditure: £690,192

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: 24 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £758,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £567,832

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: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £591,579
Total Gross Expenditure: £439,905

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: 21 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £915,714
Total Gross Expenditure: £808,676
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 597248
Income From Government Grants: £90,806
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: 600

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: 15 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £704,141
Total Gross Expenditure: £711,803
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 531330
Income From Government Grants: £16,000
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: 670

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: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £772,048
Total Gross Expenditure: £690,192
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 511724
Income From Government Grants: £21,500
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: 650

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: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £758,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £567,832
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 529372
Income From Government Grants: £20,800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 550

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: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £591,579
Total Gross Expenditure: £439,905
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 232183
Income From Government Grants: £209,622
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 380

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: 21 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 29254
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 810630
Income Investments: 5007
Income Other: 70823
Income Total Income And Endowments: 915714
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £808,676
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 808676
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1800
Expenditure Support Costs: 165460
Expenditure Depreciation: 1135
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £569,427
Assets Total Fixed: 4701
Assets Own Use: 4701
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £734,626
Assets Total Liabilities: £40,260
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £699,067
Creditors One Year Total Current: 40260
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £708,871
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 569427
Funds Restricted: 129640
Funds Total: 699067
Count Employees: 24
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: 15 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 34001
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 614964
Income Investments: 4093
Income Other: 51083
Income Total Income And Endowments: 704141
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £711,803
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 711803
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 750
Expenditure Governance: 1910
Expenditure Support Costs: 141160
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 4093
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £547,836
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £626,066
Assets Total Liabilities: £34,037
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £592,029
Creditors One Year Total Current: 34037
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £594,392
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 547836
Funds Restricted: 44193
Funds Total: 592029
Count Employees: 16
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: 24 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 28282
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 650568
Income Investments: 488
Income Other: 92710
Income Total Income And Endowments: 772048
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £690,192
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 690192
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 4488
Expenditure Governance: 1920
Expenditure Support Costs: 128039
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 488
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 7500
Reserves: £542,935
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £631,583
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,892
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £599,691
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31892
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £552,473
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 542935
Funds Restricted: 56756
Funds Total: 599691
Count Employees: 13
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: 24 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 25433
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 677312
Income Investments: 14
Income Other: 56054
Income Total Income And Endowments: 758813
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £567,832
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 567832
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £248,207
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £604,009
Assets Total Liabilities: £86,175
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £517,834
Creditors One Year Total Current: 86175
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £538,127
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 248207
Funds Restricted: 269627
Funds Total: 517834
Count Employees: 13
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: 31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 86471
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 461665
Income Investments: 49
Income Other: 43394
Income Total Income And Endowments: 591579
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £56,738
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £383,167
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 439905
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2025
Expenditure Support Costs: 72150
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £131,859
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £491,182
Assets Total Liabilities: £164,329
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £326,853
Creditors One Year Total Current: 164329
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £435,523
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 131859
Funds Restricted: 194994
Funds Total: 326853
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-06-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/03/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/03/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06/11/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/10/2014 as amended on 18 Sept 2025
Charitable Objects: 4(1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF NORTH HERTS AND STEVENAGE AND ITS ENVIRONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) AND, IN PARTICULAR, 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.4(2) 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.4(3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE 4:(A) “THIRD SECTOR” MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES.(B) “CHARITIES” ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.(C) “VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES” ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS,WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.
Area Of Benefit: THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 468319
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: NHCVS

Charity Name Id: 468332
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests