DUDLEY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 21 July 1986
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01998105
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £3,389,013
Latest expenditure: £3,240,113
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: DUDLEY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVIC, 7 ALBION STREET, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3EE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promoting any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community within the Metropolitan area of Dudley. To develop a high quality, proactive voluntary sector for the benefit of the residents of the Dudley Borough by positively engaging partners in support of voluntary activity. To bring together representatives of the statutory and voluntary organisations engaged therein.

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: £3,389,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,240,113

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: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,640,397
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,892,659

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: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,673,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,961,956

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: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,058,627
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,199,798

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: £2,167,409
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,233,725

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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: £3,389,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,240,113
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 1984637
Income From Government Grants: £160,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 20

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: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,640,397
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,892,659
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £20
Income From Government Grants: £1,498,496
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 20

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: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,673,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,961,956
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £20
Income From Government Grants: £1,541,738
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 30

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: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,058,627
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,199,798
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £25
Income From Government Grants: £2,209,963
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 30

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: £2,167,409
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,233,725
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £18
Income From Government Grants: £956,407
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 45

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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: 37500
Income Other Trading Activities: 686797
Income Charitable Activities: 2543819
Income Investments: 39432
Income Other: 81465
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3389013
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,533,134
Expenditure Other: 706979
Expenditure Total: 3240113
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 35241
Expenditure Support Costs: 297577
Expenditure Depreciation: 22203
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £483,172
Assets Total Fixed: 247327
Assets Own Use: 247127
Assets Long Term Investment: 200
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,677,689
Assets Total Liabilities: £449,016
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,476,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 447973
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1043
Assets Cash: £839,718
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 954154
Funds Restricted: 521846
Funds Total: 1476000
Count Employees: 56
Consolidated 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: 30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 37500
Income Other Trading Activities: 630097
Income Charitable Activities: 1917843
Income Investments: 23867
Income Other: 31090
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2640397
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,290,669
Expenditure Other: 601990
Expenditure Total: 2892659
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 32632
Expenditure Support Costs: 259326
Expenditure Depreciation: 20414
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £529,981
Assets Total Fixed: 111271
Assets Own Use: 111271
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,608,333
Assets Total Liabilities: £393,834
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,325,770
Creditors One Year Total Current: 391461
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2373
Assets Cash: £702,593
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 878285
Funds Restricted: 447485
Funds Total: 1325770
Count Employees: 56
Consolidated 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: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 37500
Income Other Trading Activities: 568631
Income Charitable Activities: 2017687
Income Investments: 5555
Income Other: 43724
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2673097
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,482,394
Expenditure Other: 479562
Expenditure Total: 2961956
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 28664
Expenditure Support Costs: 295531
Expenditure Depreciation: 6063
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £528,377
Assets Total Fixed: 142925
Assets Own Use: 142925
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,765,361
Assets Total Liabilities: £327,881
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,580,405
Creditors One Year Total Current: 327881
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,606,459
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 909557
Funds Restricted: 670848
Funds Total: 1580405
Count Employees: 58
Consolidated 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: 30 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 37895
Income Other Trading Activities: 429989
Income Charitable Activities: 2469567
Income Investments: 109
Income Other: 121067
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3058627
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,791,736
Expenditure Other: 408062
Expenditure Total: 2199798
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 26234
Expenditure Support Costs: 328630
Expenditure Depreciation: 19950
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £370,437
Assets Total Fixed: 158055
Assets Own Use: 158055
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,111,057
Assets Total Liabilities: £403,784
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,865,328
Creditors One Year Total Current: 399848
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3936
Assets Cash: £1,234,408
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 783159
Funds Restricted: 1082169
Funds Total: 1865328
Count Employees: 51
Consolidated 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: 39826
Income Other Trading Activities: 200290
Income Charitable Activities: 1783583
Income Investments: 197
Income Other: 143513
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2167409
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,938,909
Expenditure Other: 294816
Expenditure Total: 2233725
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 26067
Expenditure Support Costs: 271976
Expenditure Depreciation: 12743
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £266,153
Assets Total Fixed: 161198
Assets Own Use: 161198
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,181,079
Assets Total Liabilities: £333,114
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,009,163
Creditors One Year Total Current: 331842
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1272
Assets Cash: £915,984
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 578444
Funds Restricted: 430719
Funds Total: 1009163
Count Employees: 51
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Dudley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DUDLEY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1986-07-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 MARCH 1986 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 7 OCTOBER 1992 as amended on 21 Dec 2021
Charitable Objects: (A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DUDLEY AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS. (B) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Area Of Benefit: THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DUDLEY

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 223387
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: D C V S

Charity Name Id: 223413
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE DUDLEY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management