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Company description
ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)”. Incorporated on 10 July 1990; registered for 36 years; registered office reported in STOKE-ON-TRENT, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 47110 · Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating, with 3 additional SIC activities reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 22 trade marks, 1 charity record, 8 procurement records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE
- Company number
- 02520413
- Company type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 1 total · 1 outstanding · 0 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
10 July 2026Next statement due
24 July 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- Not supplied
- Mean bonus gap
- Not supplied
- Women receiving bonus
- 0.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 0.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 61.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 81.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 78.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 86.0%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 500 to 9991.9% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9991.2% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9998.1% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9994.2% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9990.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49990.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49991.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49990.9% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
GC Licensed gambling
Gambling Commission candidate account
Candidate association only. The Gambling Commission bulk file has no Companies House number; this link requires one unique exact account-name and postcode match.
04 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Royal Voluntary Service
Registration Z9787450
- Registered from
- 22 February 2007
- Current end date
- 21 February 2027
- Trading names
- Womens Royal Voluntary Service, WRVS
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
05 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Home Library Services
Kirklees Council · ocds-b5fd17-f5265871-17d2-4e84-b1d9-6038ab8eff0a
- Supplier named in award
- Royal Voluntary Service
- Award value
- £435,467
- Contract period
- 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2029
- Published
- 15 April 2024
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 75200000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f5265871-17d2-4e84-b1d9-6038ab8eff0a-2024-04-15T10:20:27+01:00
(CF) BWH Hospital and Retail Catering Services- Lot 1 Catering Services
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · ocds-b5fd17-18cae44c-4afd-44d4-b920-1c1507b90a04
- Supplier named in award
- Royal Voluntary Service
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 9 June 2022 – 3 May 2026
- Published
- 7 June 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 55900000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-18cae44c-4afd-44d4-b920-1c1507b90a04-2022-06-07T09:06:36+01:00
Covid 19 Vaccinations Programme - Additional Workforce (Stewarding)
NHS England · ocds-b5fd17-fa9f790d-9a99-4eec-9231-342299315c8b
- Supplier named in award
- Royal Voluntary Service
- Award value
- £4,934,676
- Contract period
- 14 December 2020 – 14 July 2021
- Published
- 24 February 2021
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 85000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-fa9f790d-9a99-4eec-9231-342299315c8b-2021-02-24T14:40:30Z
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
Shop & Co. Royal Voluntary Service
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 9 January 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 January 2027
TEA AND CO. ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 35,43
- Filed / designated
- 9 January 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 January 2027
Figurative mark
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 9,12,16,18,21,24,25,26,28,35,36,39,41,42,43,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 28 September 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 September 2025
Royal Voluntary Service
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 9,12,16,18,21,24,25,26,28,35,36,39,41,42,43,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 28 September 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 September 2025
ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE Together for older people
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 9,12,16,18,21,24,25,26,28,35,36,39,41,42,43,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 28 September 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 September 2025
WRVS positive about age practical about life
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 9,16,25,35,36,39,41,42,43,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 3 March 2009
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 March 2019
THE tasty FOOD COMPANY
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 29,30,35,43
- Filed / designated
- 16 August 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 August 2018
WRVS the age positive charity
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 9,16,25,35,36,39,41,42,43,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 9 May 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 May 2018
WRVS make it count
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 9,16,25,35,36,39,41,42,43,44
- Filed / designated
- 2 February 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 February 2026
MAKE IT COUNT
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 9,16,25,35,36,39,41,42,43,44
- Filed / designated
- 2 February 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 February 2026
WRVS
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 35,36,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 2 February 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 February 2026
WRVS make it count
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 9,16,25,35,36,39,41,42,43,44
- Filed / designated
- 2 February 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 February 2026
Figurative mark
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 25,35,39,43,44
- Filed / designated
- 2 February 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 February 2026
WRVS
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 16,25,36,39,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 9 May 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 May 2025
WOMEN'S ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 16,25,36,39,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 9 May 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 May 2025
WRVS
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 16,25,36,39,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 9 May 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 May 2025
ROYAL VOLUNARY SERVICE REVITALISE THE HEALTHIER CHOICE
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 32,35,43
- Filed / designated
- 9 January 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 January 2027
Together for older people
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 9,12,16,18,21,24,25,26,28,35,36,39,41,42,43,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 29 September 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
SIMPLY CARING
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 16,25,36
- Filed / designated
- 21 May 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 May 2017
WRVS
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 16,25,36
- Filed / designated
- 9 May 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 May 2015
WOMEN'S ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 16,25,36
- Filed / designated
- 9 May 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 May 2015
WRVS
Owner Royal Voluntary Service · classes 16,25,36
- Filed / designated
- 9 May 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 May 2015
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
06 Charity register
Charity Commission links
ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 31 December 1992
- Latest income
- £41,481,000
- Latest expenditure
- £39,281,000
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- General Charitable Purposes
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Elderly/old People
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
The charity delivers practical support through the power of volunteering so that older people can get more out of life and aims to relieve poverty, distress and suffering in various sections of the community, primarily in the UK, by the provision of various services for individuals and such other purposes for the benefit of the community.
Source details and official record →This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
07 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
08 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
09 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
Virtual Ward Couriers
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust · updated 13 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Readers at Home Library Service
Gateshead Borough Council · updated 8 June 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Home Library Service
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · updated 11 March 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 2
Social Impact Framework
East of England NHS collaborative Procurement Hub · updated 7 January 2026
- Tender value
- £15,000,000
- Awards
- 23
Flexible Purchasing System for Daytime Opportunities in Tameside
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · updated 24 November 2025
- Tender value
- £0
- Awards
- 1
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
10 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
11 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Other passenger land transport
Other food services
Other service activities n.e.c.
12 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
1 exact company-number link.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
5 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
13 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: WRVS
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
14 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.