Council dVcAuntary V4elfare Wryk
Genèral S•¢retary
Colonel John Lewis
The Revjonathart WoocJhou5e C8
ANN
ALRE
023
stratlm
251809
Re
I tered Addr
CVWW Headquarte
Welnn8ton Barrac*s
8lrdcage Walk
london SWIE 6HQ
l. The Council of Voluntary Welfare Work. as its narne implies. is an association of organisations with a
Christian ethos that provide voluntsry welfare services to members of the Armed Forces, their families
and Service veterans. It has continued to CO￿rdinate their work under a Memorandum of
Understanding IMOU) wrth the Ministry of Defence IMODI that replaced the previous MOD Charter in
June 2023 and receives an agreed Grant-in-Aid from the MOD to SUPPOrt the ￿K)rk. The Charity is
governed by a constitution adopted on 28 February 1967 and amended on 5 March 1997. In its
constitution it is stated.. "Being an association of Christian member organi5ations, the Counciys objects
are to advance the charitsble vw)rk carried (xrt by member organisations among the Forces of the
Crown".
2. Apart from the Chalrman (who 15 elected bythe Council and endorsed by the MODI the Members are
nominated by the organisations represented. There were t*r) charBes in the rnembership of the Council
during the year 202312024. Mr Gary Robb. Mission Director of Sandes reswned on 23 Aug 23 on the
losure of Sandes a5 a charity. Mr Andrew Dakin. ￿'rectOr of Naval and Militsry Bible society INMBSI
joined the Council following acceptsnce of NMBS as a full member of at the Council Meeting in
October 2024. Trustees of the Council on 30 June 2024 were as foll(Ms.'
Chalrman:
Revj Woodhouse C8
A88ie Weston's .
Cdr C New08E
Church of England Soldiers,, Sailorg & Aiwmen s Clubs". Cdr P Keefe
Salvation Armv:
Maj C Stevens
SASWMiss Danielfs Soldiers. Homes:
Lt Col. Dr M Gliniecki QGM
The Arrny Roman Catholic Trust
The Rev N Gosnell
Naval and Military Bible Society
Mr Andrew Dakin
07707 659496
(￿￿.0r&￿k
gensec@(vww.or&uk
Ilegi>Lwed ChofiLy 251&YJ
Organised in 1939 1¥ ReligAy￿& Phdantlw Bodies th cc*irthw*h His MaRsty's Forces
Wellington 84rrack& London
SWIE 6FIQ

3. In considerin8 the actions of the Charity. theTwustees have had regard to the guidance provided by
the Charity Commissioners on public benefrt. The charity coydinates the efforts of member
organiSat￿n$ and represents them to the Militsry Auth￿1￿ who sponsor the worL Pastoral Workers
¢ontinue to operate lounges. cafts and family ¥velfJre activitsts acn>ss 20 Royal Navy estsblishments and
an additional 19 Cefrtres on Army and RAF Bases in Cyprus. the Falkland Islands and the UK are
administered by Member Oryanisation5 offering safe relaxation space all rnnks at home and abroad
without tharge. Around 70 full timeand part time Pastoyal Workers. Canteen Superintendents and
Scripture Readers exercise welfare-related MIn￿leS with pemiission of Commanding Officers and
Chaplains in estsblishments of the three Services.
4. In Oct 23, the Council ￿ted to accept the Naval and Military &"ble Society {NMBSI into full
membership of CVWW. The kriety has been providirvd Bibles and related welfare materials to the
Armed Forces since 1779 and has supported the work of other CVWW rneMbe￿ for manv vears. The
Executive Director of NMBS has become a trustee and Council Member of CIWW. At the Apr 24
meetiw the Council also agreed to accept the Wornen's Royal Voluntary Service {WRVS Services
Weffare). as Associate Members of C41WW to fvrther c¢>ordinate Nvluntsry welfare artivity.
5. Over the past year the administration of CVWW has been updated to digrtise m¢)5t processes. Thls
has included the creatlon of a ded￿ated website and publication of artides to publicise the th of
member organisations. CW4WI has eryged with the Military Authorities on behalf of CVWW members
to further their interests. promote their work and coordinate welfare a¢tivities between charities.
6. In the General Fund Income exceeded Expenditure by £9,147. The Charty has a policy of keeping
approximately 3 years of expenditure in ieserve to enable the operation to continue through a transition
period should the grant funding of the Ministry of Defen¢e become uncertain, wtthout having to rall
upon mernber organisations for additional fundirvd.
7. The Trustees have reviewed the risks to whith a srnall charity operating with few employees is
exposed. Approwiate procedures are in place to identify. monitor and revithv these risks on a regular
basis. Insurdno is taken where appn>priat

7. The post of General Se¢retsry continues to be filled on a part-time basis by Colonel (Retdl John
Lewis. who has day-ttrday responsibility for the admint5tsat4)n of the dwrity and the CVWW account.
Pay and remuneration was set on appointment based on an MOD civil serydnt equivalence and vrds
reviewed by trustees in Apr 24. Followirvd a periodic review of the charity's accountsnts. it was decided
to appoint Mr Tim Wyatt of Wyatt & Co Chartered Accwntsnts. 125 Main Street. Garforth. Leeds. LS25
IAF as the independent examiner of the charity. The current account 15 held with Uoyds Bank (Cox and
ng's knnch). The Interest Account with Natwide remains in place.
The Revjonathan woodm￿$* CB
Chaimian
Date 2LOk202fr
Coll￿e1 J W Lewls
Genernl Se¢retsry
Date

Registered Charity No. 251809
Council of Voluntary Welfare Work
(cvww)
Trustees Annual Report and Accounts
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Council ol Voluntaiy Wellaie W¢yk

Council of Voluntary Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Contents Page
Page
Legal and Admintstrative Inform￿4
Independent Examiners Report
Statement of Receipts and Payments
Statement of Assets arKI Liabilities
Notes lo the Financial Slatements

Councll of Voluntary Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Legal and Admlnlstratlve Inforniation
Ref•renco
The ch* is called-council of Voluntary Welfare wa￿ (CVVWM" . The Charity has been registered
with the Charty Commis&on since Febnwy 1967 ￿ the charty registratiC￿ nwnber 251809.
Websi1•
.uk
Prfncipal address
Wdlingityb Bwra¢k$
Birdcage Walk
London SW1E 6HQ
TNsle88
Rvrf J Wo>Jhw CB
Cdr P Keefe
M4. C Stevens
Lt Col. Dr M Glniecki QGM
The N Gosl￿1
MrA D4(in
Mr G RL*b
ApP￿ted Oct 2023
R8&gn8d S8p 2023
Primary bankef5
25 Gresh•n SAreei
London
EC2V 7HN
Independent examlner
Nuel Wyatt BSC FCA
Wyatt & Co Chartwed Accountants
125 M•'n Street
LS25 1AF

Council of Voluntary Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Independent Examlners Report
I report to the trustees ¢)n my exam1lats￿ of the finwi?al of Coun¢d Ofvc￿n￿ Wel
Work (CVVIWI ￿ char*rfl kn the year ended 3rth June 2024.
R•gponsibllitles and Basis of Rewt
A5 the trustees ofthe tharity you are respOns￿le forthe weparation of the fin￿claI sL*nents in
accordance with the requirements of the Charibes Acl 2011 (Ihe Arf}.
I rewrt in respecl (* my examin*ion ol statemenls wied under secti¢yTr 145
of the 2011 Act and in ￿ng out mYe￿n￿￿tIon I have fdkyhyd au the apFth'ca>le Directions grven by
the Chanty Commission under seclion 14515Mb> d the ACL
Independont Examlnerfs Statement
I confim that l am qualrfied lo undertake the ex￿1￿￿￿ be¢wse I a member rfthe Irf6titute of
Chartered Accountants in Engl￿d Wales {ICAEW). is ¢Jne of the lthd tK#Jies.
I have completed my ex￿inat￿￿. I c(yrfirm that ￿ rnate￿ m*rs have come to fny attenti￿ in
Connectic￿ with th8 examinatic￿ gr¥WW me cause to bel￿ that in any material Te5pecL
1. accoLFnling rec￿￿$ k8O in r8SP8Ct of as requir•d by secti(￿ 130 of the Ac(. OT
2. the financial stalements do noi acc(*d with re¢￿th:
3. the financia statements do not comply with the applicable wu*4nents conceming the fom)
content of accounts set out in Ihe Charit*s (ACc￿ntS Reports) Regulalions 2008 other than any
requirement that the ¥counts give a Irue fairf viv*which is rvJi a matter ¢￿Sidered as part of an
indewndart ex￿lIatsn.
I have rK) concern8 and come xross no dher m*tero in Connec1k￿ ￿ the examination to ￿lch
ottention $hwhJ be dfw*n in ttw$ repryl ￿ (¥der lo undW$￿dirWj ￿ the accounts to be
reached.
'+
Nigel Wyatt BSC FG4
Independent Examiner
125 Main Street
Garforth
Leeds
LS25 1AF
Date". li
&2+

Council of Voluntsry Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Statement of Reeelpts and Payments
Unrestricted Rèstricted Totsl FurHl$ Total Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
2023
Rec•lpts
Donations and legacies
Investment incune
31.905
3.616
31,905
3,816
32.530
1.616
Total Reeelpts
35.721
35.721
34,145
Payments
Pa￿￿entS on charilabl8 actmt
26.574
26.574
31.006
Totsl Payments
26.574
26.574
31.OC6
Net Recelpts I (payn￿nIS)
9.147
,147
3.139
Net Movement Funds (Cash)
Total furKls (Cash) brought fomard
Transfer5
119.997
119,997
116,858
Total Funds Icashl Cavrled Forw•rd
129,144
129.144
119,997
Funds Repres•nted By
General IUnre5trKted)
Resthcted funds
129.144
129,144
119.997
129.144
129,144
119,997
These financial S￿￿ementS apwoved the Chanty Tntstees arml autho￿ for issue:
N•mè of Tnbsloe:
)Jk
Signed on Behalf of the TrustO•5:
Dat• of Appvoval:
22 0￿￿20L1

Council of Voluntary Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Statement of Assets and Liabllltles
As the am)unt$ are prepared ￿ a cash basis. there is no fomal Balance Sheet or Statement of
Financial Position. Instead. a statement ￿aSsetS and outlwwJ givvbg an inthati￿ of the
chartys assets at the yew end.
2023
Cash et b81* and pety ca8h
129,143
119,997
129,143
119,997

Council of Voluntsry Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 301h June 2024
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements
Basls of Preparatlon
The financial statements have been wepareql on a cash basis ￿￿epts pawnents
take place through the bank accourtt or cash.
Preparation of the accounts E (wTr a going basis. The Irustees C￿sider th* there are
no material uncetsintie$ about the Chartys alxhty to continue as a gcing con¢em.
Fund Ac¢ountlng
Unrestricted income funds c￿npriSe those funds vthich the tr￿lee$ are free to use for any
p￿￿OSe in furtherance of the charrtable oty'ects. UnreslrK#ed funds include designated fiFnds
vthgre the trustees. at their discretion, have set aside resources for a spwftc purpose.
Restricted fvnds are lunds wthich ￿ lo be us&J in ￿ctxd￿ *ith specifK restrKtbons
imposed by the doncrf crf Ihe temi CA speoffic appeal. often kn(y*n as a'special offering. in the
ehur¢h.
Further explanati￿ ofthe nature and puw of fund is in￿ded in the rw)tes to the
accounts.
Incomlng Resources
Al irwming reswrces We rectynised ¢Wy has entiuement to the res￿ree5 and
the money has been paKI.
Resourcés Expended
Expendilure is recognised on a cash basi5 when pa￿n￿ts have been madethrwh the
bard( account or by petty cash.
Govornanc• Costs
Indud8 costs of the preparat¢on eX￿l￿al￿￿ of staluttNy aCco￿￿S. the cods of the
trust8es' m88tings and the ￿$t of any1894 advKo to trustees on governgnce or
constitukn.onal maltets.
Taxatlon

Council of Voluntsry Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Notes to the Flnancial Statsments
2 Analysls of Rtt•ipts
UnrestriLXed Restrtcled Tolal Funds
Funds
Fun(ts
2024
Donatlons and Lega¢l¢s
Grants
Contribut￿$ from PAember Org8nisatiN
30,000
1,906
1.905
31.9)5
31.905
Inveslmont Incom•
88nk interest
3,816
3.818
3.816
3.816
Total Income
3S,721
35,721
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Fwds
Funds
2023
Donatlons ond L•ga¢l•g
Grants
Contri￿110￿8 from Member Organwtsons
30.000
2,530
2.$30
32WO
Investment Incom•
Bank intttest
1.615
1.616
1.615
1,616
Tolal Income
¥145
¥145

Councll of Voluntsry Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Notes to the Flnanclal Statsments
3 Payfflents on Charttabl• Actlvlties by Fund Typ•
Unfestricted Restrthd Total Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
Salary costs
Council meetings
Insurance
Travel and offioe expen58S
20.506
970
313
3,117
970
313
3,117
1.668
26.574
26,574
Unrestrict•J Reslrthd Total Funds
Funds
Funds
2023
Salary costs
Council meetings
Insurance
Travd and olfice expenses
25.308
642
678
2,860
1.518
642
678
1,618
31.lxfj
31,(K16
4 Related P*ty Transactlons
There were no relthl p*tytransaclM)ns wlith took *e th1riTh3 Ihe >wr.
S Anatysis of Ch•ritsble Funds
1 JLI 2023
Income Exp*¥Jiture
Transfers 31 Jun 2024
Unmtrlcted
General
119.997
35.721
126.574)
129.144
Totol Unr•slrlc
119.997
35.721
126.574)
129,144
Total Funds
119.997
721
126,574)
129.144

Registered Charity No. 251809
Council of Voluntary Welfare Work
(cvww)
Trustees Annual Report and Accounts
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Council ol Voluntaiy Wellaie W¢yk

Council of Voluntary Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Contents Page
Page
Legal and Admintstrative Inform￿4
Independent Examiners Report
Statement of Receipts and Payments
Statement of Assets arKI Liabilities
Notes lo the Financial Slatements

Councll of Voluntary Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Legal and Admlnlstratlve Inforniation
Ref•renco
The ch* is called-council of Voluntary Welfare wa￿ (CVVWM" . The Charity has been registered
with the Charty Commis&on since Febnwy 1967 ￿ the charty registratiC￿ nwnber 251809.
Websi1•
.uk
Prfncipal address
Wdlingityb Bwra¢k$
Birdcage Walk
London SW1E 6HQ
TNsle88
Rvrf J Wo>Jhw CB
Cdr P Keefe
M4. C Stevens
Lt Col. Dr M Glniecki QGM
The N Gosl￿1
MrA D4(in
Mr G RL*b
ApP￿ted Oct 2023
R8&gn8d S8p 2023
Primary bankef5
25 Gresh•n SAreei
London
EC2V 7HN
Independent examlner
Nuel Wyatt BSC FCA
Wyatt & Co Chartwed Accountants
125 M•'n Street
LS25 1AF

Council of Voluntary Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Independent Examlners Report
I report to the trustees ¢)n my exam1lats￿ of the finwi?al of Coun¢d Ofvc￿n￿ Wel
Work (CVVIWI ￿ char*rfl kn the year ended 3rth June 2024.
R•gponsibllitles and Basis of Rewt
A5 the trustees ofthe tharity you are respOns￿le forthe weparation of the fin￿claI sL*nents in
accordance with the requirements of the Charibes Acl 2011 (Ihe Arf}.
I rewrt in respecl (* my examin*ion ol statemenls wied under secti¢yTr 145
of the 2011 Act and in ￿ng out mYe￿n￿￿tIon I have fdkyhyd au the apFth'ca>le Directions grven by
the Chanty Commission under seclion 14515Mb> d the ACL
Independont Examlnerfs Statement
I confim that l am qualrfied lo undertake the ex￿1￿￿￿ be¢wse I a member rfthe Irf6titute of
Chartered Accountants in Engl￿d Wales {ICAEW). is ¢Jne of the lthd tK#Jies.
I have completed my ex￿inat￿￿. I c(yrfirm that ￿ rnate￿ m*rs have come to fny attenti￿ in
Connectic￿ with th8 examinatic￿ gr¥WW me cause to bel￿ that in any material Te5pecL
1. accoLFnling rec￿￿$ k8O in r8SP8Ct of as requir•d by secti(￿ 130 of the Ac(. OT
2. the financial stalements do noi acc(*d with re¢￿th:
3. the financia statements do not comply with the applicable wu*4nents conceming the fom)
content of accounts set out in Ihe Charit*s (ACc￿ntS Reports) Regulalions 2008 other than any
requirement that the ¥counts give a Irue fairf viv*which is rvJi a matter ¢￿Sidered as part of an
indewndart ex￿lIatsn.
I have rK) concern8 and come xross no dher m*tero in Connec1k￿ ￿ the examination to ￿lch
ottention $hwhJ be dfw*n in ttw$ repryl ￿ (¥der lo undW$￿dirWj ￿ the accounts to be
reached.
'+
Nigel Wyatt BSC FG4
Independent Examiner
125 Main Street
Garforth
Leeds
LS25 1AF
Date". li
&2+

Council of Voluntsry Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Statement of Reeelpts and Payments
Unrestricted Rèstricted Totsl FurHl$ Total Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
2023
Rec•lpts
Donations and legacies
Investment incune
31.905
3.616
31,905
3,816
32.530
1.616
Total Reeelpts
35.721
35.721
34,145
Payments
Pa￿￿entS on charilabl8 actmt
26.574
26.574
31.006
Totsl Payments
26.574
26.574
31.OC6
Net Recelpts I (payn￿nIS)
9.147
,147
3.139
Net Movement Funds (Cash)
Total furKls (Cash) brought fomard
Transfer5
119.997
119,997
116,858
Total Funds Icashl Cavrled Forw•rd
129,144
129.144
119,997
Funds Repres•nted By
General IUnre5trKted)
Resthcted funds
129.144
129,144
119.997
129.144
129,144
119,997
These financial S￿￿ementS apwoved the Chanty Tntstees arml autho￿ for issue:
N•mè of Tnbsloe:
)Jk
Signed on Behalf of the TrustO•5:
Dat• of Appvoval:
22 0￿￿20L1

Council of Voluntary Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Statement of Assets and Liabllltles
As the am)unt$ are prepared ￿ a cash basis. there is no fomal Balance Sheet or Statement of
Financial Position. Instead. a statement ￿aSsetS and outlwwJ givvbg an inthati￿ of the
chartys assets at the yew end.
2023
Cash et b81* and pety ca8h
129,143
119,997
129,143
119,997

Council of Voluntsry Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 301h June 2024
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements
Basls of Preparatlon
The financial statements have been wepareql on a cash basis ￿￿epts pawnents
take place through the bank accourtt or cash.
Preparation of the accounts E (wTr a going basis. The Irustees C￿sider th* there are
no material uncetsintie$ about the Chartys alxhty to continue as a gcing con¢em.
Fund Ac¢ountlng
Unrestricted income funds c￿npriSe those funds vthich the tr￿lee$ are free to use for any
p￿￿OSe in furtherance of the charrtable oty'ects. UnreslrK#ed funds include designated fiFnds
vthgre the trustees. at their discretion, have set aside resources for a spwftc purpose.
Restricted fvnds are lunds wthich ￿ lo be us&J in ￿ctxd￿ *ith specifK restrKtbons
imposed by the doncrf crf Ihe temi CA speoffic appeal. often kn(y*n as a'special offering. in the
ehur¢h.
Further explanati￿ ofthe nature and puw of fund is in￿ded in the rw)tes to the
accounts.
Incomlng Resources
Al irwming reswrces We rectynised ¢Wy has entiuement to the res￿ree5 and
the money has been paKI.
Resourcés Expended
Expendilure is recognised on a cash basi5 when pa￿n￿ts have been madethrwh the
bard( account or by petty cash.
Govornanc• Costs
Indud8 costs of the preparat¢on eX￿l￿al￿￿ of staluttNy aCco￿￿S. the cods of the
trust8es' m88tings and the ￿$t of any1894 advKo to trustees on governgnce or
constitukn.onal maltets.
Taxatlon

Council of Voluntsry Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Notes to the Flnancial Statsments
2 Analysls of Rtt•ipts
UnrestriLXed Restrtcled Tolal Funds
Funds
Fun(ts
2024
Donatlons and Lega¢l¢s
Grants
Contribut￿$ from PAember Org8nisatiN
30,000
1,906
1.905
31.9)5
31.905
Inveslmont Incom•
88nk interest
3,816
3.818
3.816
3.816
Total Income
3S,721
35,721
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Fwds
Funds
2023
Donatlons ond L•ga¢l•g
Grants
Contri￿110￿8 from Member Organwtsons
30.000
2,530
2.$30
32WO
Investment Incom•
Bank intttest
1.615
1.616
1.615
1,616
Tolal Income
¥145
¥145

Councll of Voluntsry Welfare Work (CVWW)
Year Ended 30th June 2024
Notes to the Flnanclal Statsments
3 Payfflents on Charttabl• Actlvlties by Fund Typ•
Unfestricted Restrthd Total Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
Salary costs
Council meetings
Insurance
Travel and offioe expen58S
20.506
970
313
3,117
970
313
3,117
1.668
26.574
26,574
Unrestrict•J Reslrthd Total Funds
Funds
Funds
2023
Salary costs
Council meetings
Insurance
Travd and olfice expenses
25.308
642
678
2,860
1.518
642
678
1,618
31.lxfj
31,(K16
4 Related P*ty Transactlons
There were no relthl p*tytransaclM)ns wlith took *e th1riTh3 Ihe >wr.
S Anatysis of Ch•ritsble Funds
1 JLI 2023
Income Exp*¥Jiture
Transfers 31 Jun 2024
Unmtrlcted
General
119.997
35.721
126.574)
129.144
Totol Unr•slrlc
119.997
35.721
126.574)
129,144
Total Funds
119.997
721
126,574)
129.144