CCEW Charity Commission profile

CHELMSFORD COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Registered charity 1112483 · organisation 4020107

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
12 December 2005
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05586169
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£466,035
Latest expenditure
£432,878
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: CHELMSFORD CVS, CENTRE SUPPORTING VOLUNTARY ACTION, BURGESS WELL HOUSE, COVAL LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1FW

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Chelmsford CVS works to support, promote, and develop local voluntary action to improve the effectiveness of voluntary and community organisations in Chelmsford, Essex. We operate under the working name Chelmsford CVS and host projects including: Chelmsford Volunteering Centre, Chelmsford 4 Good, Chelmsford Men's Shed, Writtle Garden, Tennyson Live Well Garden, SWF Community Garden .

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
19 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
19 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£466,035
Total Gross Expenditure
£432,878
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
31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£517,699
Total Gross Expenditure
£446,067
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
12 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
12 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£367,413
Total Gross Expenditure
£414,941
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 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£435,787
Total Gross Expenditure
£368,353
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
1 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
1 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£386,229
Total Gross Expenditure
£305,612

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
19 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£466,035
Total Gross Expenditure
£432,878
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Grants
£265,846
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
106
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
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£517,699
Total Gross Expenditure
£446,067
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
20000
Income From Government Grants
£381,975
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
122
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
12 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£367,413
Total Gross Expenditure
£414,941
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£128,079
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
124
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 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£435,787
Total Gross Expenditure
£368,353
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Grants
£324,710
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
364
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
1 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£386,229
Total Gross Expenditure
£305,612
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Grants
£194,646
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
527

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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
31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
45487
Income Other Trading Activities
16459
Income Charitable Activities
9263
Income Investments
7868
Income Other
438622
Income Total Income And Endowments
517699
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£446,067
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
446067
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12149
Expenditure Support Costs
74311
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-413000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£133,734
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
26000
Assets Other Assets
£709,506
Assets Total Liabilities
£280,918
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£454,588
Creditors One Year Total Current
280918
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£683,518
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
381878
Funds Restricted
72710
Funds Total
454588
Count Employees
12
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Essex
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CHELMSFORD COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2005-12-12T00:00:00
Charity Name
CHELMSFORD COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-12-18T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
3988145
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1091058
Assoc Charity Name
AGE CONCERN ESSEX

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 OCTOBER 2005
Charitable Objects
A. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF CHELMSFORD AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE "AREA OF BENEFIT") AND, IN PARTICULAR , THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS;B. TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Area Of Benefit
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF CHELMSFORD AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
545353
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CHELMSFORD 4 GOOD

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures