CORNWALL VOLUNTARY SECTOR FORUM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 September 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05371203
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £5,742,920
Latest expenditure: £1,974,727
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: THE ELMS, 61 GREEN LANE, REDRUTH, CORNWALL, TR15 1LS

Website recorded by the regulator: https://cornwallvsf.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Cornwall VSF is an umbrella body for all community and voluntary organisations working or based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It tries to act as the voice of the local third sector and provides advocacy, brokerage, communication and development services for charities and other not-for-profit organisations.

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: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,742,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,974,727

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: 22 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,489,542
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,644,921

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: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £966,715
Total Gross Expenditure: £772,873

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,204,696
Total Gross Expenditure: £145,419

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £424,656
Total Gross Expenditure: £251,296

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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: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,742,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,974,727
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Contracts: 1186414
Income From Government Grants: £4,510,455
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: 0

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: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,489,542
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,644,921
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Contracts: 1170000
Income From Government Grants: £255,829
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 Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £966,715
Total Gross Expenditure: £772,873
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 120000
Income From Government Grants: £824,357
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,204,696
Total Gross Expenditure: £145,419
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £3,202,750
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £424,656
Total Gross Expenditure: £251,296
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £419,314
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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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: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 5696869
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 44697
Income Other: 1354
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5742920
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,974,727
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1974727
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1036770
Expenditure Governance: 8701
Expenditure Support Costs: 98041
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £305,335
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £6,102,275
Assets Total Liabilities: £29,446
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,072,829
Creditors One Year Total Current: 29446
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £5,659,559
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 305335
Funds Restricted: 5767494
Funds Total: 6072829
Count Employees: 25
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: 22 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1425829
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 63670
Income Other: 43
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1489542
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,644,921
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2644921
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1900356
Expenditure Governance: 7250
Expenditure Support Costs: 75340
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £258,213
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,343,703
Assets Total Liabilities: £39,067
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,304,636
Creditors One Year Total Current: 39067
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,078,348
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 258213
Funds Restricted: 2046423
Funds Total: 2304636
Count Employees: 12
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: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 944357
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 22358
Income Total Income And Endowments: 966715
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £772,873
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 772873
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 173350
Expenditure Governance: 4800
Expenditure Support Costs: 63640
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £144,035
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,519,369
Assets Total Liabilities: £59,354
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,460,015
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59354
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,038,187
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 144035
Funds Restricted: 3315980
Funds Total: 3460015
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3202750
Income Other Trading Activities: 1946
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3204696
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £145,419
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 145419
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2500
Expenditure Support Costs: 32029
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £52,155
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,285,474
Assets Total Liabilities: £19,301
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,266,173
Creditors One Year Total Current: 19301
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,275,749
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 52155
Funds Restricted: 3214018
Funds Total: 3266173
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Isles Of Scilly
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CORNWALL VOLUNTARY SECTOR FORUM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-09-05T00:00:00

Charity Name: CORNWALL VOLUNTARY SECTOR FORUM
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-04-15T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4002054
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1101056
Assoc Charity Name: EAST CORNWALL COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE LIMITED

Charity Name: CORNWALL VOLUNTARY SECTOR FORUM
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-02-18T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 4022776
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1117066
Assoc Charity Name: CORNWALL YOUTH WORK PARTNERSHIP

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/02/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/07/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/10/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 NOV 2017 as amended on 12 Jun 2024
Charitable Objects: 2.1 The Charity's objects throughout the County of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are the promotion of the VCSE Sector for the benefit of the public including but not limited to:(a) liaising between VCSE Organisations, statutory agencies and other groups on relevant issues;(b) co-ordinating and facilitating partnership working and service delivery between VCSE Organisations, statutory agencies and other relevant groups (including as but not limited to the Charity acting as accountable body in connection with commissioning activity in the VCSE Sector);(c) providing training, conferences and seminars on subjects relevant to the efficiency of the VCSE sector;(d) identifying needs in the VCSE sector and establishing projects or policies to address them;(e) providing information to the press and the public on the operation of, or problems encountered by, the VCSE sector;(f) providing support services and guidance to and for the VCSE Sector;(g) providing advice and information on fundraising techniques appropriate for VCSE Organisations; and(h) acting as a representative of the VCSE Sector in relation to steering government policies and legislation.
Area Of Benefit: CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 445265
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: VOLUNTARY SECTOR FORUM

Charity Name Id: 445267
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: VSF

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures