# VOLA CONSORTIUM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1158777
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 6, 2014
- **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=1158777


## Contact

- **Address:** 3RD FLOOR, NORTH WING, BURLINGTON HOUSE, CROSBY ROAD NORTH, LIVERPOOL
- **Phone:** 01519200726
- **Email:** info@volamerseyside.org.uk
- **Website:** www.volamerseyside.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT;  2.2 THE PROVISION OF CRIME PREVENTION AND OFFENDER REHABILITATION SERVICES;  2.3 THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE LIVERPOOL CITY REGION AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BY: 2.3.1 BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS OPERATING WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE BUT IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS; AND 2.3.2 PROMOTING, ORGANISING AND FACILITATING CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR” MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: “CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS 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 DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES; AND 2.4 TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE CHARTABLE WITHIN THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

**Activities:** Advancement of education & lifelong learningProvision of crime prevention & offender rehabilitation services;Promotion of the vol sector in Lpool City Region & surrounding areas, by:- Building capacity of charitable & voluntary orgs operating in area- Promoting, organising & facilitating co-operation & partnership working between charitable & voluntary orgs, statutory & other bodies

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Halton
- Knowsley
- Liverpool City
- Sefton
- St Helens
- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1391857 | £1392521 | £44289 | 0 |
| March 31, 2024 | £453954 | £591412 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £522934 | £379211 | £182411 | 0 |
| March 31, 2022 | £150305 | £140824 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £74744 | £66424 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Damian France** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 4, 2018
- ANGELA WHITE — appointed Oct. 24, 2013
- Andrew Coulson — appointed Dec. 11, 2024
- Claire Cook — appointed May 22, 2018
- Debbie Gayle — appointed Nov. 10, 2020
- JAMES BRETT — appointed Nov. 26, 2019
- Mark William Ord — appointed Oct. 24, 2013
- Nicola Jane Crosby — appointed May 22, 2018
- Raymond Moore — appointed Dec. 13, 2022