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Registered charity (CIO) · No. 1156302 · BerkshireiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Volunteer Centre West Berkshire (aka Newbury Handybus, Newbury Shopmobility and 3 more)

Income
£289k
▼ 17.7% on 2024
Expenditure
£287k
▼ 18.8% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
8
2.6y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
80
▼ 4 volunteers on 2024
How am I connected?

Overview

Volunteer Centre West Berkshire's network

8 people4 organisationsi8 listed on the board. 4 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Volunteer Centre West Berkshire. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

8 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Gary WalshChair2020
6 yrs
Emma Caroline TerleskeTrustee2024
2 yrs
Kathryn Sarah Jane AldridgeTrustee2026
new
Lesley WymanTrustee2024
2 yrs
Palmira Arnau BretTrustee2024
2 yrs
Paul DickTrustee2024
2 yrs
Richard Michael CrispTrustee2024
2 yrs
Rosalind LittlejohnTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

8 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Gary WalshChair2020
6 yrs
Emma Caroline TerleskeTrustee2024
2 yrs
Kathryn Sarah Jane AldridgeTrustee2026
new
Lesley WymanTrustee2024
2 yrs
Palmira Arnau BretTrustee2024
2 yrs
Paul DickTrustee2024
2 yrs
Richard Michael CrispTrustee2024
2 yrs
Rosalind LittlejohnTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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.
Average tenure
2.2y
median 2y
Longest tenure
6y
since 2020
Years in governance
8.2y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
2
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
7
of 8 on the board

8 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

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

Education/training 8General Charitable Purposes 8Disability 7The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 1

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

Education 3Business services 2Health and social care 1

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Volunteer Centre West Berkshire. 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.

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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.
Series shown: Totals
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k20252024202320222021£289.22k£212.20k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Volunteer Centre West Berkshire has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£234.65k£222.58k£269.53k£351.26k£289.22k
Total expenditure£178.88k£204.13k£276.53k£353.84k£287.49k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£103.43k£95.63k£64.00k£73.24k£212.20k
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, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Volunteer Centre West Berkshire has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

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.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 202619 November 202519 November 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202431 January 202517 September 202417 September 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202331 January 202410 October 202310 October 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202231 January 202320 July 202220 July 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202131 January 202210 November 202110 November 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
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. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

5 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 14 February 2018 to 20 June 2022.
Total from published grants
£329k
£328,744
Grants
5
published to 360Giving
Funders
3
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jun 2022
20 June 2022

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

3 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Community Fund3£315,7442018 to 2022
The Clothworkers' Foundation1£11,0002019
Freemasons' Charity1£2,0002022

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
20 June 2022The National Lottery Community FundThe Post Covid Challenge£235,214
12 May 2022Freemasons' CharityFreemasons' Charity Matched Funding£2,000
3 September 2019The Clothworkers' FoundationGrant to Volunteer Centre West Berkshire£11,000
19 December 2018The National Lottery Community FundVoluntary Sector Support£76,715
14 February 2018The National Lottery Community FundWest Berkshire Community Knowledge Event£3,815

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.

  • 1.

    TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE (CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF WEST BERKSHIRE AND HAMPSHIRE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:

    • (A)

      PROMOTING, ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING VOLUNTEERING;

    • (B)

      PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO VOLUNTEER;

    • (C)

      PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS.

  • 2.

    TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF WEST BERKSHIRE AND HAMPSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND SERVICES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE SUCH NEEDS.

What it does

  • General charitable purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability

Who it helps

  • Elderly/old people
  • People with disabilities
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
Local authorities: West Berkshire, Hampshire
Governing document
CIO - Foundation Registered 21 Mar 2014 as filed
Register history
Working name
Newbury Handybus, Newbury Shopmobility, Community Car Scheme, Village Agent Project, West Berkshire Restorative Justice Service.

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.volunteerwestberks.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2014

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