The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

Voluntary Action North Somerset

Registered charity 1065916 Registered since 1997

Operates: North Somerset

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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.

6 trustees on the board

2.7y median 1.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

5
company-linked trustees

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

General Charitable Purposes 6

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

Other services 5Health and social care 2Business services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£686k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
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.

1.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 4.4 in 2021

16 from 10 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.

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.

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.vansweb.org.uk
Emailinfo@vansmail.org.uk
Phone01934416486
AddressGrove House, Grove Park, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, North Somerset, BS23 2QJ

Finances

£685,951 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£280,180£183,921
2022£733,713£415,981
2023£791,401£623,986
2024£606,184£603,150
2025£685,951£592,067

What it does

What

General Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

The promotion of the voluntary sector, primarily but not exclusively in North Somerset for the public benefit by: 1. Liaising between charities, voluntary organisations, government agencies and other groups on relevant issues; 2. Providing training, conferences and seminars on subjects relevant to the efficiency of the voluntary sector; 3. Identifying needs in the voluntary sector and establishing projects or policies to address them; 4. Providing advice and information on fund-raising techniques appropriate for voluntary organisations and charities; 5. Advising businesses on charitable giving and encouraging employees to participate in voluntary work 6. Promoting volunteering and community involvementIn this clause, ?the voluntary sector? means charities and voluntary organisations defined as follows:?Charities? are organisations, which are established for exclusively charitable purposes in accordance with the law of England and Wales. ?Voluntary organisations? are independent organisations, which are established for purposes that add value to the community as a whole, or a significant section of the community, and which are not permitted by their constitution to make a profit for private distribution. Voluntary organisations do not include local government or other statutory authorities.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 NOVEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED 28 NOVEMBER 2002, 3 NOVEMBER 2005, 28 FEBRUARY 2006 AND 22/11/06AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 SEP 2016 as amended on 08 Oct 2025

Trustees (6)

6trustees
51median age
2aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Voluntary Action North Somerset Limited · 03466492 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 17/11/1997

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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