# SWALE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179734
- **Other names:** SCVS, SWALE CVS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 30, 2018
- **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=1179734


## Contact

- **Address:** SWALE CVS, CENTRAL HOUSE, CENTRAL AVENUE, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT
- **Postcode:** ME10 4NU
- **Phone:** 01795473828
- **Email:** office@swalecvs.co.uk
- **Website:** www.swalecvs.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF SWALE AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS OF KENT AND MEDWAY, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS;B) THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF SWALE AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS OF KENT AND MEDWAY (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) IN PARTICULAR BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS OPERATING WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY ADVICE, SUPPORT, INFORMATION, TRAINING AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSE AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND MANAGEMENT OF THEIR RESOURCES.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

**Activities:** SCVS is an umbrella organisation offering support including training  to voluntary organisations in Swale and as an accredited volunteer centre offer a volunteer brokerage service. We operate a volunteer transport scheme providing transport for older people and those with disabilities who are unable to access public transport scheme and a befriending scheme for older socially isolated residents.




## Classification

- **How:** 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, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £513173 | £556741 | £578520 | 11 |
| March 31, 2024 | £613725 | £564769 | £622088 | 10 |
| March 31, 2023 | £371119 | £359797 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £372154 | £376248 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £771948 | £723179 | £565904 | 8 |



## Trustees

- JAMES DUNCAN — appointed Oct. 16, 2019
- KENNETH HOLLINGWORTH PUGH — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- LAURA JOBSON — appointed Oct. 16, 2019
- Lynda Marie Newton — appointed Feb. 25, 2025
- PAMELA CATHERINE PRESCOTT — appointed Oct. 16, 2019
- PAUL MURRAY — appointed Oct. 16, 2019
- ROSS EDWARD ROBERT GILL — appointed Oct. 16, 2019
- SAMUEL JOHN ITHELL — appointed Oct. 16, 2019