# VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1056380
- **Other names:** NATIONAL VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION, VRA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 25, 1996
- **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=1056380


## Contact

- **Address:** 8E Old Bakery, 5-9 St Andrews Street South, Bury St Edmunds
- **Postcode:** IP33 3PH
- **Phone:** 07768437534
- **Email:** enquiries@vrassociation.org.uk
- **Website:** http://vrassociationuk.com/



## Activities

**Objects:** The Objects of the VRA are:3.1. To promote the professional knowledge, attitudes and skills of people practising in the field of vocational rehabilitation.3.2. To contribute towards the development of quality standards and training in vocational rehabilitation practice.3.3. To promote equal opportunities within the field of vocational rehabilitation.3.4. To increase awareness and recognition of vocational rehabilitation.

**Activities:** The VRA supports and promotes the delivery of vocational rehabilitation, through education, communication and conferences for its members, and the development of professional standards of practice for those delivering VR services. It also responds on behalf of its members, to government and private sector initiatives in the field of VR.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1, 2025 | £56274 | £38895 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2024 | £45019 | £30519 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2023 | £57772 | £42838 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2022 | £27520 | £10391 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2021 | £22243 | £19968 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Julie Louisa Denning** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 3, 2018
- Andrea Louise Collin — appointed Oct. 12, 2021
- Beverly Knopps — appointed March 2, 2023
- Kirsty Stobbs — appointed March 1, 2024
- Mary Finn — appointed March 23, 2021
- Monica Garcia — appointed Jan. 25, 2022
- Sharon Patmore — appointed Jan. 25, 2022
- Tahnee Leopold — appointed Oct. 24, 2024