KINGSTON VOLUNTARY ACTION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 10 February 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,491,448
Latest expenditure: £1,243,034
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 50 CANBURY PARK ROAD, KINGSTON UPON THAMES, SURREY, KT2 6LX

Website recorded by the regulator: http://kva.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

to promote the voluntary sector in Kingston upon Thames by the provision of information, advice, education, training services, resources and other support. To encourage and support innovation and the meeting of new or unmet needs. To develop the capacity and skills of local organisations working to support local communities, to build resilience and connect people to their communities.

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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 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,491,448
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,243,034

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: 23 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,187,718
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,119,786

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: 23 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,211,329
Total Gross Expenditure: £947,106

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: 9 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £977,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £868,106

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: £1,214,083
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,029,571

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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: 26 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,491,448
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,243,034
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 10
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Contracts: 853308
Income From Government Grants: £162,791
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 26

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: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,187,718
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,119,786
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £14
Income From Government Contracts: 451714
Income From Government Grants: £218,285
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: 23

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: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,211,329
Total Gross Expenditure: £947,106
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 18
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Contracts: 424248
Income From Government Grants: £168,792
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: 21

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: 9 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £977,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £868,106
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: 384766
Income From Government Grants: £39,002
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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: £1,214,083
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,029,571
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 388987
Income From Government Grants: £18,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 24

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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: 26 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 7630
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1458674
Income Investments: 25144
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1491448
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 7630
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,242,948
Expenditure Other: 86
Expenditure Total: 1243034
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 38949
Expenditure Governance: 12811
Expenditure Support Costs: 101914
Expenditure Depreciation: 238
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -52
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -8071
Reserves: £613,330
Assets Total Fixed: 6902
Assets Own Use: 6902
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -8145
Assets Other Assets: £1,411,071
Assets Total Liabilities: £71,799
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,338,029
Creditors One Year Total Current: 71799
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,296,584
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 760435
Funds Restricted: 577594
Funds Total: 1338029
Count Employees: 22
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: 23 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3177
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1171437
Income Investments: 13104
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1187718
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,119,519
Expenditure Other: 267
Expenditure Total: 1119786
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 132104
Expenditure Governance: 74142
Expenditure Support Costs: 62040
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -2
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £701,491
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -3258
Assets Other Assets: £1,229,648
Assets Total Liabilities: £128,652
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,097,738
Creditors One Year Total Current: 128652
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,040,229
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 701491
Funds Restricted: 396247
Funds Total: 1097738
Count Employees: 19
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: 23 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 7431
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1199593
Income Investments: 4305
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1211329
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 7431
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £946,900
Expenditure Other: 206
Expenditure Total: 947106
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 44577
Expenditure Governance: 77589
Expenditure Support Costs: 70994
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 186
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £569,584
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -6975
Assets Other Assets: £1,070,095
Assets Total Liabilities: £33,312
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,029,808
Creditors One Year Total Current: 33312
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,000,246
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 569584
Funds Restricted: 460224
Funds Total: 1029808
Count Employees: 20
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: 9 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1893
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 974956
Income Investments: 198
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 977047
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £867,839
Expenditure Other: 267
Expenditure Total: 868106
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 108877
Expenditure Governance: 5030
Expenditure Support Costs: 83246
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 252
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £430,591
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -10941
Assets Other Assets: £858,237
Assets Total Liabilities: £81,897
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £765,399
Creditors One Year Total Current: 81897
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £793,513
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 430591
Funds Restricted: 334808
Funds Total: 765399
Count Employees: 20
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: 35466
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1177926
Income Investments: 691
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1214083
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,028,340
Expenditure Other: 1231
Expenditure Total: 1029571
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 21869
Expenditure Governance: 6761
Expenditure Support Costs: 90939
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -1582
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £328,365
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -46247
Assets Other Assets: £760,601
Assets Total Liabilities: £81,766
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £632,588
Creditors One Year Total Current: 81766
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £705,534
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 328365
Funds Restricted: 304223
Funds Total: 632588
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Richmond Upon Thames
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kingston Upon Thames
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KINGSTON VOLUNTARY ACTION
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-04-13T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 257551
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 257551
Assoc Charity Name: KINGSTON VOLUNTARY ACTION

Charity Name: KINGSTON VOLUNTARY ACTION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-02-10T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 10 FEB 2015AMENDED TO CIO FOUNDATION 26 NOV 2021
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:· THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, EDUCATION, TRAINING, SERVICES, RESOURCES AND ANY OTHER SUPPORT;· ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING INNOVATION AND THE MEETING OF NEW OR UNMET NEED;· THE PROMOTION OF CHARITABLE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINEFOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, 'THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR' MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS:* CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.* VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS 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 DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 553809
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: KVA

Charity Name Id: 616931
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: Love Kingston

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management