Council for Voluntary Service (Medway)

Registered charity 1042475 Registered since 1994

Operates: Medway

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

7 trustees on the board

5.7y median 5y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Gordon David Viggers since 2014
Lawrence John Mcveigh since 2018

20.4y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

Dr David Roger Stokes since 2024

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 7Economic/community Development/employment 6Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Business services 9Education 5Other services 3

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

incomespending£873k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

3.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months

20 from 14 in 2022

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

62%

Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Medway Sculpture Trust 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Wirral Multicultural Organisation Similar size; both Other purposes
Carers Trust Tyne & Wear Similar size; both Other purposes
Involve Community Services Similar size; both Other purposes
The Foundation of Nursing Studies Similar size; both Other purposes
Walsall FC Foundation Similar size; both Other purposes

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.mva.org.uk
Email	jane@mva.org.uk
Phone	01634812850
Address	The Joiners Shop, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ

Finances

£873,441 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£318,941	£335,555
2021	£465,534	£362,420
2022	£581,100	£563,216
2023	£820,349	£793,500
2024	£873,441	£812,146

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE OBJECT OR PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITHIN THE MEDWAY AREA AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:1) TO PROVIDE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF, AND DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, INCLUDING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY;2) TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY DISTRESS AND SICKNESS 3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LEARNING.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 NOV 1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 NOV 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 JAN 2017

Trustees (7)

7trustees

73median age

5aged 70+

Peter Charles Stokesage band 75-79 Chair
Dr David Roger Stokesage band 45-49 since 2024
Gordon David Viggersage band 70-74 since 2014
Lawrence John Mcveighage band 80-84 since 2018
Michelle Trumper-Leitourgiage band 55-59 since 2024
Stephen Dennis Dantonage band 70-74 since 2022
Stephen Milford-Kempage band 70-74 since 2020

Linked company (Companies House)

Council for Voluntary Service (Medway) · 02987866 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 08/11/1994

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Medway Sculpture Trust 1 shared trustee

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