The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Downland Volunteer Group

Registered charity 1112181 Registered since 2005

Operates: West Berkshire, Reading, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

3
trustees on the board
8.7y median 11y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
9.7y
average years in governance
1 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 3General Charitable Purposes 3Amateur Sport 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 3Business services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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Contact

Websitewww.downlandvolgroup.org
Emaildvg_office@btinternet.com
Phone01635578394
AddressThe Surgery, High Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6NJ

Finances

£32,693 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£4,046£3,251
2022£3,542£3,703
2023£179,282£13,139
2024£38,633£102,362
2025£32,693£25,889

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesDisability

Who

Elderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Services

Charitable objects

The objects of the charity are to promote charitable purposes for the general benefit of such inhabitants of the villages of the Berkshire Downs and surrounding area as the trustees think fit with particular focus on (but not limited to) providing volunteers and transport facilities to:(a) the elderly, sick, disabled or otherwise in need to enable them to attend appointments, events, gatherings, social occasions and other recreational and leisure activities; (b) children to attend sports events or other recreational, leisure or educational activities; and(c) people otherwise in need due to there being no adequate public transport facilities to attend appointments, events, gatherings, social occasions and other educational, recreational and leisure activities.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 SEPTEMBER 2005 as amended on 19 Jun 2025

Trustees (3)

3trustees
77median age
2aged 70+
Succession outlook: 2 of 3 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

Downland Volunteer Group · 05572984 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 23/09/2005

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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