CCNI Northern Ireland charity profile

Volunteer Now

Received: on timeCharity number 101309
Registered23 April 2015
Latest income£3,691,482
Financial year end31 March 2025

01 Registration

Identity and public record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
Official name
Volunteer Now
CCNI number
101309
Reporting status
Received: on time
Governing document
Memorandum and Articles
Public address
Volunteer Now, Skainos Centre, 239 Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 1AF

02 Charity activity

Purposes and classifications

CCNI

Charitable purposes

The Objects of the Charity are: To advance citizenship or community development for the public benefit by promoting and supporting volunteering and in furtherance of that Object: To promote, inform and raise awareness of volunteering; To support and enable people through active citizenship, to contribute to issues which affect their lives and the communities in which they live; To facilitate and improve the participation by groups and individuals who tend to be under represented through the encouragement of voluntary activity; To develop innovative models and projects that enable individuals to become involved in the community at local, regional and international level; To promote volunteer opportunities and link individuals who want to volunteer with these opportunities; To provide guidance, information training and support to organisations to develop capacity, skills and good practice in relation to the involvement and management of volunteers; To provide evidence by conducting research to, sustain and develop volunteer involvement and active citizenship, build capacity and improve effectiveness and efficiency of voluntary organisations, identify emerging needs in relation to volunteers and volunteering; inform the development of volunteering locally, nationally and internationally; To raise, receive and manage funds to provide grants to support and develop volunteer involvement and active citizenship; To collaborate with others to promote, enhance and increase volunteering; To work with organisations across the UK, Ireland and internationally to source information, develop practice and knowledge to enhance volunteering and civic participation. Such other exclusively charitable purposes according to the law of Northern Ireland for the benefit of the public as the Trustees may from time to time decide.

What the charity does

The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

Children (5-13 year olds),General public,Older people,Voluntary and community sector,Volunteers,Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

Advice/advocacy/information,Community development,Community transport,Education/training,Volunteer development,Youth development

03 Latest finances

Income, spending and resources

Period 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Total income
£3,691,482
Previous total income
£0
Donations and legacies
£774
Charitable activities income
£1,156,471
Trading income
£485,707
Investment income
£23,530
Other income
£2,025,000
Total income and endowments
£3,691,482
Total spending
£1,631,158
Raising funds expenditure
£0
Charitable activities expenditure
£790,957
Governance expenditure
£39,855
Other expenditure
£424,808
Total expenditure
£1,631,158
Total fixed assets
£2,041,560
Net assets and liabilities
£429,855
Employees / volunteers
33 / 1200
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These are reported values from the CCNI register export. Zero and missing values are reproduced as supplied and should be checked against the charity’s filed accounts before a material decision.

04 Provenance

Source and matching