# SANDWELL COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS (S.C.V.O.)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1071514
- **Other names:** S.C.V.O.
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 14, 1998
- **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=1071514


## Contact

- **Address:** 109S, CASTLEMILL, BURNT TREE, TIPTON, WEST MIDLANDS
- **Postcode:** DY4 7UF
- **Phone:** 01215251127
- **Email:** support@scvo.info
- **Website:** www.scvo.info



## Activities

**Objects:** WEST MIDLANDS AREA AND IN PARTICULAR BOROUGH OF SANDWELL AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT):-1) TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS;  2) WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE GENERALITY THE FOREGOING TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ORGANISATIONS WITH CHARITABLE OBJECTS IN ORDER TO ASSIST THESE ORGANISATIONS IN THEIR CHARITABLE WORK; AND3) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THESE PURPOSES AND TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

**Activities:** Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is an umbrella organisation which supports and represents voluntary organisations and community groups working in Sandwell and promotes volunteering and resident participation in civic life. SCVO is itself a charitable organisation with more than 500 member organisations and is led and overseen by a board of volunteers drawn from its membership.

**Area of benefit:** WEST MIDLANDS AREA AND IN PARTICULAR BOROUGH OF SANDWELL AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Sandwell



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1561757 | £1561110 | £496346 | 17 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1918117 | £1883109 | £495699 | 17 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1887249 | £1852177 | £460691 | 18 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1576680 | £1543683 | £425619 | 17 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1173159 | £1132849 | £392622 | 20 |



## Trustees

- **Claire Louise Dale** (Chair) — appointed March 6, 2014
- Andrew Watson — appointed Oct. 20, 2016
- Jacques Matensi-kubanza — appointed Sept. 29, 2020
- Khatija Patel
- MOHAMMED LOAN
- Matthew Andrews — appointed Oct. 9, 2025
- Matthew Lorimer — appointed Oct. 9, 2025
- Paulette Suban — appointed Sept. 26, 2024
- Rev JON PHILIP GRANT — appointed Jan. 27, 2012
- Victoria Elizabeth Breakwell — appointed Sept. 26, 2024