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Wantage Independent Advice Centre
Wantage Independent Advice Centre is a registered charity (number 1161144) based in Wantage, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Graham Beith since 2017. Latest income £225k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Wiac, Vale Community Impact (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
- Income £225k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Graham BeithChair · since 2017
- Christine WaltersTrustee · since 2019
- Christopher John WarwickTrustee · since 2019
- Ian GriffithsTrustee · since 2018
- Jenny HannabyTrustee · since 2016
- John LeggottTrustee · since 2022
- Keith JonesTrustee · since 2023
- Kimberly Anne MorganTrustee · since 2019
- Lesley BolerTrustee · since 2025
- Patrick Martin O'LearyTrustee · since 2025
- Ronald Michael BatstoneTrustee · since 2019
- Toby PhillipsTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- www.vci.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£225k£252k
- 2024£215k£229k
- 2023£168k£214k
Earlier years
- 2022£223k£198k
- 2021£330k£204k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 45%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO ISTHE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, FOR ANY REASON INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SOCIAL EXCLUSION.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIAL EXCLUSION' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE;ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHINIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).THE OBJECT WILL BE MET BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AS SET OUT BELOW FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE VALE OF WHITE HORSE AREA1. AN ADVICE AND INFORMATION SERVICE2. A TRANSPORT SERVICE3. A GOOD NEIGHBOUR SERVICE4. OTHER SERVICES, PROVIDED FROM TIME TO TIME, WHICH ARE DEEMED APPROPRIATE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATED CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE.
Grants received
4 grants · £41,610 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Oxfordshire Community Foundation · £21,610 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Graham Beith Chair since 2017
- Christine Walters since 2019
- Christopher John Warwick since 2019
- Ian Griffiths since 2018
- Jenny Hannaby since 2016
- John Leggott since 2022
- Keith Jones since 2023
- Kimberly Anne Morgan since 2019
- Lesley Boler since 2025
- Patrick Martin O'Leary since 2025
- Ronald Michael Batstone since 2019
- Toby Phillips since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Graham Beith Chair since 2017
- Christine Walters since 2019
- Christopher John Warwick since 2019
- Ian Griffiths since 2018
- Jenny Hannaby since 2016
- Kimberly Anne Morgan since 2019
- Ronald Michael Batstone since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Graham Beith Chair since 2017
- Christopher John Warwick since 2019
- Ian Griffiths since 2018
- John Leggott since 2022
- Keith Jones since 2023
- Patrick Martin O'Leary since 2025
- Toby Phillips since 2023
Portfolio (5)
- Christine Walters since 2019
- Jenny Hannaby since 2016
- Kimberly Anne Morgan since 2019
- Lesley Boler since 2025
- Ronald Michael Batstone since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1161144
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 01 APR 2015AMENDED ON 12 JUL 2018 as amended on 27 Nov 2020
- Contact on the register
- 01235765348 · help@vci.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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