Registered charity (CIO) · Burntwood
The Voluntary CAR Scheme (Lichfield and Cannock Chase Areas)
The Voluntary CAR Scheme (Lichfield and Cannock Chase Areas) is a registered charity (number 1186649) based in Burntwood, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Trevor Dean since 2019. Latest income £9k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £9k (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
- Disability
- Where
- Staffordshire
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£9k£12k
- 2024£7k£13k
- 2023£17k£9k
Earlier years
- 2022£17k£8k
- 2021£17k£13k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 63%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES FOR BENEFICIARIES WHO LIVE IN STAFFORDSHIRE, ESPECIALLY IN THE LICHFIELD & CANNOCK CHASE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED, INCLUDING FRAIL, ELDERLY, POOR OR DISABLED TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY ATTENDING HEALTH AND SOCIAL SETTINGS.
Grants received
3 grants · £26,449 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,999 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £6,450
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Trevor Dean Chair since 2019
- Christine Ann Thomas since 2019
- Melvyn Glynne Poulsom since 2019
- Michael Harold Riggott since 2019
- Patricia Hassall since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Trevor Dean Chair since 2019
- Christine Ann Thomas since 2019
- Melvyn Glynne Poulsom since 2019
- Michael Harold Riggott since 2019
- Patricia Hassall since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Trevor Dean Chair since 2019
- Christine Ann Thomas since 2019
- Melvyn Glynne Poulsom since 2019
- Michael Harold Riggott since 2019
- Patricia Hassall since 2019
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1186649
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 28 Nov 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01543303025 · JAN.MATTHEWS@VOLUNTARYCARSCHEME.CO.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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