Newbury Volunteer Bureau (aka Newbury Handybus, Volunteer Centre West Berkshire)
Newbury Volunteer Bureau was a registered charity (number 285937), now removed from the Charity Commission register.
Overview
Removed from the register
- Removed
- 22 April 2015
- Reason
- Its funds were transferred to another charity (Charity Commission: Transfer of funds)
- Funds went to
- Volunteer Centre West Berkshire 1156302 · still registered22 April 2015 · Transfer of funds
From the Charity Commission register of removed charities, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last record before removal
iNo trustee list: the Charity Commission withholds trustees of removed charities, and no earlier register copy we hold lists them.Finances from the Charity Commission annual returns (latest year ending 31 March 2014).
Income and spending, latest years in our copy of the register
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2014 | £226,621 | £207,658 |
| 31 March 2013 | £161,655 | £161,800 |
| 31 March 2012 | £164,054 | £156,458 |
Objects
TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND SIMILAR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AMONGST THOSE IN NEED THEREOF. (AREA OF BENEFIT: THE AREA OF NEWBURY AND SUCH NEIGHBOURING VILLAGES AND HAMLETS AS THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT MAY DETERMINE)
Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
The board
0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.No board members on the public record.
Network
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Board
The board
0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.No board members on the public record.
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Network
Network
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Finances
7 financial years held, 2010 to 2016, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
7 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Newbury Volunteer Bureau has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.
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| Financial year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||||
| Total income | £140.24k | £138.62k | £164.05k | £161.66k | £226.62k | Not reported | Not reported |
| Total expenditure | £130.32k | £130.15k | £156.46k | £161.80k | £207.66k | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government income | |||||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets, liabilities and funds
Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Newbury Volunteer Bureau has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Removed from the register on 22 April 2015
The filing record below runs up to the charity's removal.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2016 | 31 January 2017 | Not received; fell due after removal | Not received; fell due after removal | Due after removal | None online |
| 31 March 2015 | 31 January 2016 | Not received; fell due after removal | Not received; fell due after removal | Due after removal | None online |
| 31 March 2014 | 31 January 2015 | 29 October 2014 | 29 October 2014 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 March 2013 | 31 January 2014 | 6 November 2013 | 6 November 2013 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 March 2012 | 31 January 2013 | 12 July 2012 | 12 July 2012 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
TO
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: West Berkshire
- Area of benefit
- SEE
OBJECTS as filed - Governing document
- CONSTITUTION
ADOPTED 1st NOVEMBER 1982 AS AMENDED 27TH FEBRUARY 1990 as filed - Register history
- 12 January 1983Registered
- 22 April 2015Transferred assets to Volunteer Centre West Berkshire (1156302)
- 22 April 2015Removed from the register (Transfer of funds)
- Working names
- Newbury Handybus, Volunteer Centre West Berkshire
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Registered
- 1983 · removed 2015