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Registered charity (CIO) · Berkshire

Volunteer Centre West Berkshire

Volunteer Centre West Berkshire is a registered charity (number 1156302) based in Berkshire, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Gary Walsh since 2020. Latest income £289k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as Newbury Handybus, Newbury Shopmobility, Community Car Scheme, Village Agent Project, West Berkshire Restorative Justice Service. (Charity Commission)

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £289k (2025)
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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
Where
West Berkshire, Hampshire
Website
www.volunteerwestberks.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2014

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£289k£287k
  • 2024£351k£354k
  • 2023£270k£277k
Earlier years
  • 2022£223k£204k
  • 2021£235k£179k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 73%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

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.

Grants received

5 grants · £328,744 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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Board analysis

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.

8 trustees on the board

2.2y median 2y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe 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 experience iCommercial experienceThe 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

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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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£289k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1156302
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Foundation Registered 21 Mar 2014
Contact on the register
0163549004 · rachel@vcwb.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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