Registered charity (CIO) · Watford
The VIP - Violence Intervention Project
The VIP - Violence Intervention Project is a registered charity (number 1175817) based in Watford, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Alessandro Ferrari since 2024. Latest income £674k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £674k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.vip.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£674k£488k
- 2024£400k£399k
- 2023£422k£468k
Earlier years
- 2022£481k£426k
- 2021£306k£303k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 21%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED IN, OR AT RISK OF INVOLVEMENT IN, SERIOUS YOUTH VIOLENCE THUS IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND LIVES OF THEMSELVES AND OTHERS.
Grants received
14 grants · £814,775 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
- John Lyon's Charity · £413,800 (4 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £175,000
- The Leathersellers' Foundation · £80,000
- A B Charitable Trust · £60,000 (3 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £52,250 (2 grants)
Most recent
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Alessandro Ferrari Chair since 2024
- Christopher Leslie since 2024
- Desiree Blamey since 2024
- Emma Louise Thornton since 2026
- Lisa O'Daly since 2025
- Nickola Margaret Holmes since 2026
- Osric Richards since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Alessandro Ferrari Chair since 2024
- Christopher Leslie since 2024
- Desiree Blamey since 2024
- Emma Louise Thornton since 2026
- Lisa O'Daly since 2025
- Nickola Margaret Holmes since 2026
- Osric Richards since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1175817
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Nov 2017 as amended on 31 Jan 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07896256099 · charlie@vip.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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