Volunteer Action for Peace

Registered charity 1126368 Registered since 2008

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

10.8y median 10.5y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

15.5y

average years in governance

4 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 5Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Overseas Aid/famine Relief 4Environment/conservation/heritage 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Other services 5Arts and leisure 2Business services 2

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International Voluntary Service 1 shared trustee

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The NST Development Trust 1 shared trustee
International Voluntary Service 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.vap.org.uk
Email	action@vap.org.uk
Phone	0208 123 5927
Address	16 OVERHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE22 0PH

Finances

£11,210 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£48,103	£42,646
2021	£54,625	£27,989
2022	£5,801	£43,298
2023	£15,518	£15,777
2024	£11,210	£9,340

What it does

What

Education/trainingOverseas Aid/famine ReliefArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

2.1 TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IN A SPIRIT OF INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, CREED, AGE, GENDER OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD;B) GIVING TRAINING ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO VOLUNTEERS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM UNDERTAKING THEIR SERVICE AMONG COMMUNITIES SUFFERING DEPRIVATION OR MARKED BY A PARTICULAR CULTURAL IDENTITY;C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AND IN PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION, THROUGH BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17 MARCH 2008 AS AMENDED 1 NOVEMBER 2008. as amended on 14 Jun 2025

Trustees (5)

5trustees

41median age

1aged 70+

Nigel John Wattage 90 Chair
Gemma Taylorage 41 since 2013
Gabrielle Messederage 38 since 2014
John Cedric Medlandage 65 since 2017
Sayaka Tanakaage 40 since 2017

Linked company (Companies House)

Volunteer Action for Peace · 07349937 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 18/08/2010

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

International Voluntary Service 1 shared trustee
The NST Development Trust 1 shared trustee

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