01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024376
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 20
- Postcode
- PA15 1DE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
CVS Inverclyde is the third sector interface for Inverclyde. Our goal is to connect, strengthen and support Inverclyde's charities and voluntary groups.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the inhabitants of the area served by Inverclyde Council and its environs ('The Operating Area') and in particular the advancement of education, the furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness, and in furtherance thereof:- (i) to assist and support the voluntary sector, to represent and support the voluntary sector, to assist organisations in coming together for common purposes, and to enable local people to gain access to decision-making processes which affect their community (ii) to present the polices and concerns of voluntary organisations, to develop new ways of responding to need in partnership with statutory and other health, social work, education, housing, employment, environmental and recreational agencies and any others concerned with the social and economic regeneration of the Operating Area (iii) to develop an integrated strategy for the whole Operating Area, in conjunction with appropriate agencies and funding bodies, for promoting and supporting the voluntary sector in the Operating Area (iv) to do all such other things as will properly attain the above objectives
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,136,961 | £0 | £1,133,824 | £3,137 | £0 | £0 | £1,371,392 | £0 | £1,371,392 | £0 | 20 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,289,356 | £0 | £1,264,262 | £2,591 | £0 | £22,503 | £1,202,021 | £0 | £1,202,021 | £0 | 20 | 11 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,333,309 | £2,000 | £1,306,174 | £25,135 | £0 | £0 | £1,373,957 | £0 | £1,373,957 | £0 | 20 | 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,244,523 | £0 | £1,204,518 | £40,005 | £0 | £0 | £1,113,461 | £0 | £1,113,461 | £0 | 20 | 21 March 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £825,059 | £11,172 | £767,628 | £46,259 | £0 | £0 | £679,360 | £0 | £679,360 | £0 | 20 | 16 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 75-81, Cathcart Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.cvsinverclyde.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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