Registered charity · Wrexham
Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham
Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham is a registered charity (number 1043989) based in Wrexham, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £1.1m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as A V O W (Charity Commission)
The Charity’s objects (“the Objects”) are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community of Wrexham County Borough and its environs and, in particular, the advancement of education, the further of health, the relief of poverty,...
- 9 trustees
- Income £1.1m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 4 more
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Website
- www.avow.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham
- Registered
- 1995
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.1m£1.1m
- 2024£990k£876k
- 2023£939k£949k
Earlier years
- 2022£1.3m£1.1m
- 2021£1.1m£934k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 49% · Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The Charity’s objects (“the Objects”) are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community of Wrexham County Borough and its environs and, in particular, the advancement of education, the further of health, the relief of poverty, distress and sickness.
Grants received
20 grants · £1,561,404 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,335,566 (10 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £159,572 (5 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £30,000
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £23,566 (2 grants)
- Westminster Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Helen Davies since 2019
- Jayne Unalkat since 2025
- Katie Macgregor since 2025
- Kevin Forbes since 2022
- Margaret Heaton since 2019
- Natasha Borton since 2023
- Olga Fahey since 2024
- Peter Howell since 2022
- Scot Owen since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Helen Davies since 2019
- Margaret Heaton since 2019
- Scot Owen since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Helen Davies since 2019
- Jayne Unalkat since 2025
- Katie Macgregor since 2025
- Kevin Forbes since 2022
- Margaret Heaton since 2019
- Natasha Borton since 2023
- Olga Fahey since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Peter Howell since 2022
- Scot Owen since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.7 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1043989
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 NOVEMBER 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 21 NOVEMBER 1996 AND 19 MARCH 1997. as amended on 17 Oct 2022 as amended on 27 Oct 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 02993429 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01978312556 · info@avow.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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