# VOLUNTARY HELP CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1164155
- **Other names:** VHC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 28, 2015
- **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=1164155


## Contact

- **Address:** THE OAKS, 34 Elms Lane, Wangford, BECCLES
- **Postcode:** NR34 8BA
- **Phone:** 01502724549
- **Email:** vhcsouthwold@btconnect.com
- **Website:** www.southwoldvhc.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY BECAUSE THEY ARE HOUSE-BOUND, OR WHO ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE OR EASILY ACCESS PUBLIC TRANSPORT WITHIN SOUTHWOLD, REYDON, WALBERSWICK AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES OVER AND ABOVE THOSE WHICH THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES PROVIDE IN ORDER TO RELIEVE SOCIAL ISOLATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. A CAR SERVICE FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO UNDERTAKE A JOURNEY FOR WHICH THERE IS NO FAMILY CAR OR SUITABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AVAILABLE;2. A BEFRIENDERS SERVICE TO HELP ISOLATED AND HOUSEBOUND WITH A VARIETY OF SERVICES - SHOPPING, PRESCRIPTIONS, DOG WALKING, VISITING AND GENERAL SOCIAL CONTACT; AND3. LUNCH AND TEA CLUBS TO BENEFIT THE ELDERLY, DISABLED OR ISOLATED / HOUSEBOUND BY PROVIDING REGULAR SOCIAL ACTIVITY.

**Activities:** WE PROVIDE - 1. A CAR SERVICE FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO UNDERTAKE A JOURNEY FOR WHICH THERE IS NO FAMILY CAR OR SUITABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT; 2. A BEFRIENDERS SERVICE TO HELP ISOLATED AND HOUSEBOUND WITH A VARIETY OF SERVICES - SHOPPING,DOG WALKING, VISITING AND GENERAL SOCIAL CONTACT; 3. LUNCH CLUB TO BENEFIT THE ELDERLY, DISABLED OR ISOLATED / HOUSEBOUND BY PROVIDING REGULAR SOCIAL ACTIVITY

**Area of benefit:** WITHIN SOUTHWOLD, REYDON, WALBERSWICK AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
- **What:** Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £42317 | £48203 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £35675 | £50249 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £30642 | £42964 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £35461 | £38659 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £32790 | £39483 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Graham Scriven** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2023
- Alison Evans — appointed April 1, 2022
- Brian Chamberlain — appointed April 1, 2026
- Carol Southam — appointed April 1, 2023
- David Eccles — appointed April 9, 2025
- Henry Turner — appointed April 1, 2022
- Jane Lesley Haslegrave — appointed July 10, 2024
- Murray Haslegrave — appointed July 10, 2024
- Ruth Kemp — appointed July 12, 2023