Sunderland Voluntary Sector Alliance

Registered charity 1202811 CIO Registered since 2023

Operates: Sunderland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

3.1y median 3.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.8y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Economic/community Development/employment 8General Charitable Purposes 8

Commercial experience

Other services 2Education 1Health and social care 1

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Contact

Website	www.sunderlandvsa.co.uk
Email	Contactus@sunderlandvsa.co.uk
Phone	07443202589
Address	The Raich Carter Sports Centre, Commercial Road, SUNDERLAND, SR2 8PD

Finances

£371,947 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2024	£617,653	£279,579
2025	£371,947	£447,842

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUNDERLAND AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY: A. LIAISING BETWEEN CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER GROUPS ON RELEVANT ISSUES B. PROVIDING TRAINING, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ON SUBJECTS RELEVANT TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR; C. ASSISTING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDING PROGRAMMES TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, MONITORING FOR GRANTS, RECOMMENDING GRANTS, ASSISTING IN APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS; D. PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE OPERATION OF, OR PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY, THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 24 Apr 2023

Trustees (8)

8trustees

55median age

0aged 70+

Sarah Jane Reidage 49 Chair since 2024
Joanne Cooper since 2022
Lesley Spuhler OBEage 55 since 2023
Lyndsey Everett since 2025
Patricia Cornishage 66 since 2023
Richard Duggan since 2022
Sylvia Ann Copley since 2022
Wendy Cook since 2022

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