# WESSEX COMMUNITY ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1019716
- **Other names:** SALISBURY AND DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 13, 1993
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1019716


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 6 Paxton Business Centre, Whittle Road, Churchfields, Salisbury, Wiltshire
- **Postcode:** SP2 7YR
- **Phone:** 01722326822
- **Email:** info@wessexcommunityaction.org.uk
- **Website:** www.wessexcommunityaction.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF WILTSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS, IN PARTICULAR, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.2. TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE.3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS: (A) "THIRD SECTOR" MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. (B) "CHARITIES" ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. (C) "VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES" ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

**Activities:** Wessex Community Action is established to "...promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the administrative area covered by Wiltshire Council & the Borough of Swindon & its neighbourhood Bristol & counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset..., in particular the advancement of education, the furtherance of health & the relief of poverty, distress & sickness."

**Area of benefit:** THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF WILTSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bristol City
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- Somerset
- Swindon
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £427112 | £432031 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £413428 | £406930 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £472849 | £512801 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £344691 | £318456 | — | — |
| March 31, 2020 | £281926 | £273591 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ian Giles Phillips** (Chair) — appointed April 4, 2017
- Anna Dumas — appointed July 18, 2022
- Beverly Vanterpool — appointed Feb. 24, 2025
- Marinda Houlden — appointed Sept. 19, 2022
- Melanie Monaghan — appointed Jan. 15, 2024
- Suzanne Catherine Tarplee — appointed March 11, 2024