Avalon Group (Social Care) (aka Avalon, Adult Placement Services)
Overview
Avalon Group (Social Care)'s network
8 people6 organisationsi7 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Avalon Group (Social Care). The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Irene Cecila Armstrong | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Jonathan May | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Joseph Bradley | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kathryn Pratt | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Keith Nurcombe | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Stephen Perry | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Vanessa Davies | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Emma Williams | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Board
The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Irene Cecila Armstrong | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Jonathan May | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Joseph Bradley | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kathryn Pratt | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Keith Nurcombe | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Stephen Perry | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Vanessa Davies | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Emma Williams | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Laurence Hollando (2013-2023), Angelena Fixter (2008-2013), Angelena Gail Fixter (2006), Denise McConnell (2004-2006), Sian Margaret Lockwood (1995-2004), Peter McGee (1994-1996). Full officer list
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.7 trustees on the board
- Claire Irene Cecila Armstrong since 2026
- Jonathan May since 2025
- Joseph Bradley since 2020
- Kathryn Pratt since 2025
- Keith Nurcombe since 2024
- Stephen Perry since 2024
- Vanessa Davies since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Joseph Bradley since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Claire Irene Cecila Armstrong since 2026
- Jonathan May since 2025
- Joseph Bradley since 2020
- Kathryn Pratt since 2025
- Keith Nurcombe since 2024
- Stephen Perry since 2024
- Vanessa Davies since 2026
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast
Network
Network
iThe large node is Avalon Group (Social Care). Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £11.60m | £11.54m | £11.57m | £12.36m | £11.66m |
| Total expenditure | £11.37m | £11.52m | £11.55m | £12.32m | £11.95m |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | £10.69m | £11.25m | £10.89m | £11.74m | £11.08m |
| Government grants | £221.32k | £271.37k | £27.79k | £31.71k | £30.82k |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £262.83k | £293.40k | £49.47k | £23.08k | £1.46k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £11.26m | £11.25m | £11.50m | £12.26m | £11.56m |
| Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Investments | £474 | £891 | £17.89k | £40.65k | £40.44k |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £74.43k | £0 | £0 | £39.18k | £62.40k |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £11.37m | £11.52m | £11.55m | £12.32m | £11.95m |
| Raising funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | £12.60k | £13.79k | £18.57k | £17.61k | £20.40k |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £559.02k | £584.29k | £626.95k | £596.37k | £583.30k |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £3.50m | £3.62m | £3.21m | £3.40m | £3.26m |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £2.15m | £2.28m | £1.89m | £2.00m | £2.14m |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £1.91m | £1.93m | £1.95m | £1.99m | £1.71m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £1.83m | £1.91m | £1.93m | £1.95m | £1.67m |
| Restricted funds | £72.87k | £15.53k | £15.43k | £47.02k | £36.86k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £1.91m | £1.93m | £1.95m | £1.99m | £1.71m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £1.03m | £1.07m | £973.64k | £1.11m | £1.01m |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £3.50m | £3.62m | £3.21m | £3.40m | £3.26m |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 2 January 2026 | 2 January 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 2 January 2025 | 2 January 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 12 January 2024 | 12 January 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 18 January 2023 | 18 January 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 6 January 2022 | 6 January 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 02976727 has made 31 accounts filings since 1996. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 22 December 2025 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)41 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 15 November 2024 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)39 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 21 December 2023 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)41 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 29 November 2022 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 13 December 2021 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 4 December 2020 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 5 December 2019 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 3 January 2019 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)40 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 23 November 2017 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)40 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 9 January 2017 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 21 December 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 14 October 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 28 November 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 5 December 2012 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2011 | 18 October 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2010 | 23 August 2010 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 22 December 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 March 2008 | 1 February 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 2007 | 9 August 2007 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 March 2006 | 21 December 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 March 2005 | 28 December 2005 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 2004 | 9 December 2004 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 2003 | 8 January 2004 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
| 31 March 2002 | 22 January 2003 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 2001 | 1 February 2002 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
| 31 March 2000 | 5 January 2001 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 31 March 1999 | 31 January 2000 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 March 1998 | 31 March 1999 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 1997 | 16 December 1997 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 1996 | 13 January 1997 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 March 1995 | 26 March 1996 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Public contracts won
iFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contracts are matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode, never by fuzzy name. For a company, contracts awarded to companies it owns through Companies House ownership data are included and labelled. A value shown as not stated is one the notice does not give (or gives as 0 or 1). Every contract links to its source notice.2 contracts · £181m total published value
- iSource: Contracts FinderPublished by Crown Commercial Service (Contracts Finder). Notice a470e4a3-3fe3-442d-a5d5-8b143f7470a1. Awarded 8 Sep 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0.View the notice on Contracts Finder ↗
- Buyer
- EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
- Value
- £618,941
- Awarded
- 8 Sep 2025
WhatSupported Living Care and Support - Call-Off from BMC1227 Framework -Awarded to Avalon Group (Social Care) The initial contract period runs from 28 July 2025 to 27 July 2026. The contract includes an optional extension period of up to one year, which, if utilised, will extend the contract to 27 July 2027. BMC1227 - Supported Living Open Framework Notice Identifiers: 2025/S 000-082976 and 2025/S 000-083960 The total contract value, inclusive of VAT, is £618,941.05 (net £515,784.21)
- iSource: Contracts FinderPublished by Crown Commercial Service (Contracts Finder). Notice 7483d0b6-1971-48b7-b54b-e6173f34c40b. Awarded 20 Mar 2023. Open Government Licence v3.0.View the notice on Contracts Finder ↗
- Buyer
- CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Value
- £180,000,000
- Awarded
- 20 Mar 2023
WhatFrom 3 July 2023, the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is moving to a new contractual arrangement for all providers of Supported Living for Learning Disabilities, Autism, Neurodiversity, Physical Disability and Sensory Impairment. This is through the launch of a Provider List, onto which all current and potential Providers of Services are asked to apply for admission. It is anticipated that the Provider List will operate for a period of five years, commencing July 2023 and expiring July 2028. Full details are available at https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ Initial round closes for evaluation at 12pm on 16 December 2022 however process will remain open for applications throughout the contract term, to be evaluated on a quarterly basis. These services are being procured using a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) process. The services required under this procurement fall within schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) and are therefore not bound by all of its requirements. The Council will follow its own modified version of the Dynamic Purchasing System process prescribed under regulation 34 for setting up and running this Pseudo Dynamic Purch
Funding received
4 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 11 January 2006 to 26 March 2013.By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.Funders
1 funder| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 4 | £18,101 | 2006 to 2013 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March 2013 | The National Lottery Community Fund | The Avalon Summer Banquet | £4,541 |
| 17 February 2011 | The National Lottery Community Fund | The House of Avalon Fashion Show | £6,072 |
| 20 November 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | The House of Avalon | £5,498 |
| 11 January 2006 | The National Lottery Community Fund | The Tug Group | £1,990 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
The
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authorities: Doncaster, Kirklees, City of Wakefield, North Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-tees, City of York, Redcar and Cleveland
- Area of benefit
- NORTH
YORKSHIRE OR ELSEWHERE IN THE U.K. as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 OCTOBER 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17 JULY 1995 as amended on 12 Nov 2020 as amended on 14 Dec 2020 as amended on 11 Dec 2020 as filed - Register history
- 26 July 1995Registered
- Working names
- Avalon, Adult Placement Services
- Previous name
- Adult Placement Services
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 16 December 2020Memorandum and articles
- 11 December 2020Resolution
- 11 December 2020Change of name (exemption from using Limited)
- 11 December 2020Notice of change of name
- 10 December 2020Statement of the company's objects
- 25 November 2013Certificate of change of name
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.avalongroup.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Avalon Group (Social Care)
- Registered
- 1995