ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-24 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-10
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-4.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£16M
+15.4% vs 2024
Employees
680
+2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE 2013-05-22 → present
- WRVS 2004-02-05 → 2013-05-22
- WOMEN'S ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE 1992-12-24 → 2004-02-05
- CHARIS (14) LIMITED 1990-07-10 → 1992-12-24
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-30
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-03-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2025-03-30.
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,332,000 | £41,239,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £787,000 | £2,200,000 | |
| Cash | £3,335,000 | £3,173,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,248,000 | £16,448,000 | |
| Net assets | £14,248,000 | £16,448,000 | |
| Equity | £14,248,000 | £16,448,000 | |
| Average employees | 663 | 680 | |
| Wages | £13,799,000 | £14,083,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 1.9% | 5.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 1.06x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquires, the trustees are not aware of material uncertainties that cast doubt on going concern and have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future as reflected in the Trustees' Report. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE · parent
- WRVS Services Welfare Limited 1%
- Royal Voluntary Service (Trading Company) Limited 1%
- Royal Voluntary Service Meals on Wheels Limited 1%
Significant events
- “Most significantly, a £5 million grant from players of People's Postcode Lottery is funding the development of a new digital platform to revolutionise volunteering”
- “At the year's close we learned we would be saying goodbye to NHS & Care Volunteer Responders, after five years of delivering the volunteering programme for NHS England.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 77 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRENAVIN-BODY, Mark | Secretary | 2026-02-26 | — | — |
| ADELEYE, Bamidele Oluwole | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jun 1981 | British |
| BUCKINGHAM, Helen | Director | 2023-12-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
| DUNNE, Patrick Eamonn | Director | 2023-12-08 | Jun 1959 | British,Irish |
| HUGHES, Dianne Elisabeth | Director | 2024-09-19 | Apr 1953 | British |
| HUGHES, Jeremy Michael | Director | 2023-12-01 | Aug 1957 | British |
| MILLS, Robin Ronald | Director | 2026-05-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| MUBASSHIR, Sara | Director | 2023-12-01 | Mar 1981 | Canadian,Pakistani |
| SEDDON, Joseph Henry | Director | 2026-05-01 | Jun 1997 | British |
| SUTCLIFFE, Brigid Ann | Director | 2026-02-01 | Jul 1959 | British |
| WADHAM, Nicola Jane Wyndham | Director | 2023-12-01 | May 1962 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Richard Robert | Director | 2020-05-20 | Oct 1954 | British |
Show 77 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Gwenda Lynne | Secretary | 2009-09-30 | 2011-05-31 |
| BERRY, Gwenda Lynne | Secretary | 2007-09-10 | 2008-12-01 |
| BURTON, Gerald | Secretary | 1992-12-11 | 2002-09-30 |
| CLARK, John | Secretary | 2016-03-10 | 2019-04-17 |
| HILL, Judith Lynne | Secretary | — | 1992-12-11 |
| HOULT, Christopher | Secretary | 2023-03-27 | 2024-12-05 |
| HUSSAIN, Sultan | Secretary | 2025-04-02 | 2025-08-11 |
| LEVER, Keith Mark | Secretary | 2002-09-30 | 2007-09-09 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Catherine Anne | Secretary | 2014-08-22 | 2016-03-10 |
| SHEPPERD, Karyn Maria | Secretary | 2019-07-09 | 2023-03-26 |
| SHEPPERD, Karyn Maria | Secretary | 2008-12-01 | 2008-12-01 |
| XIBERRAS, Darren Antony | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2014-08-22 |
| ADELAJA, Bomonlu Adebayo Awujoola | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2023-07-20 |
| ADRIANO, Dino Baia | Director | 2001-11-27 | 2007-11-26 |
| ASKEW, Peter Nicholas David | Director | 2005-03-22 | 2011-11-30 |
| BERNARD, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2000-11-30 | 2002-11-26 |
| BERRY, Gwenda Lynne | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2009-09-30 |
| BROOK, Rosemary Helen | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2018-12-01 |
| BURNLEY, Elizabeth | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2015-07-14 |
| BURY, James Michael | Director | 2019-04-15 | 2021-10-30 |
| CLELAND, Christian Alice Margaret Nethercote | Director | 1996-11-28 | 2004-11-30 |
| CORSAR, Mary Drummond, The Honourable Dame | Director | 1993-02-04 | 1993-06-30 |
| CRANNA, Ian Peter | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2020-08-25 |
| DAVIS-SMITH, Justin Paul, Dr | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2026-05-01 |
| DREW, Peter John | Director | 1993-09-16 | 1999-11-25 |
| DUNMORE, Stephen Lloyd | Director | 2019-09-19 | 2023-12-07 |
| EVERITT, Valerie | Director | 2003-11-25 | 2010-11-30 |
| FARRER, Charles Matthew, Sir | Director | — | 1992-12-11 |
| FARRER, William Oliver | Director | — | 1992-02-20 |
| FIELDING, Alison Margaret, Dr | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-09-18 |
| FINDLAY, Alison Moncur | Director | 1998-11-26 | 2004-11-30 |
| FOSTER, Robert Edward | Director | — | 1992-12-11 |
| FOX, Sylvia Ann | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2016-11-30 |
| GADSDEN, Ruth | Director | 2010-05-21 | 2013-05-20 |
| GREENHALGH, Richard Cecil | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2019-09-18 |
| HAWKES, John Garry, Sir | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2010-11-22 |
| HERBERT, Francis Paul | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2024-09-05 |
| HILL, Judith Lynne | Director | — | 1992-12-11 |
| JAY, Alexis Henderson Farmer | Director | 2012-03-14 | 2016-08-11 |
| JOHNSTONE, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| JONES, Maureen Sybil | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1996-11-28 |
| JONES, Trevor | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2015-11-30 |
| JOYCE, Fiona Ethel | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2018-12-01 |
| KEELEY, Gillian | Director | 1998-11-26 | 2004-11-08 |
| LAMBKIN, Charlotte Emily | Director | 2018-11-20 | 2024-11-19 |
| LEWIS, Derek Compton | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2013-11-30 |
| LIVINGSTONE, Sophie Elizabeth | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| MARKLAND, Ruth | Director | 2006-02-02 | 2012-11-30 |
| MCCULLOUGH, David John | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2011-10-03 |
| MCNEILL, Tracey Julie | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2020-05-19 |
| MIRZA, Waqar | Director | 2005-03-22 | 2008-03-28 |
| MITCHELL, Alison Margaret | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2010-11-30 |
| MOORE, Margaret Ann | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2026-05-01 |
| MOORUT, Matthew Dev | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2026-05-01 |
| MOYS, Andrew John | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2019-11-07 |
| MULROY, June Patricia | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| NAYLOR, Caroline Grant | Director | 2001-05-23 | 2007-11-26 |
| PAFFARD, Roger John Gilliat | Director | 2007-11-27 | 2013-11-30 |
| PALEY, Christine | Director | 2007-06-26 | 2013-11-30 |
| PEACOCK, Ian Rex | Director | 2001-03-27 | 2007-11-26 |
| POINTER, Christine Lorna | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2009-09-09 |
| PRASHAR, Usha Kumari, Baroness | Director | 1993-02-05 | 1993-09-16 |
| ROBERTON, Timothy John Lihou | Director | 1994-06-08 | 2000-11-30 |
| ROSE, David Anthony | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2023-05-18 |
| ROSS, Elaine | Director | 1992-12-11 | 1998-11-26 |
| SEDDON, Valerie | Director | 2004-11-30 | 2010-11-30 |
| SHANNON, William Mervyn Frew Carey | Director | 2013-11-20 | 2017-04-02 |
| SMITH, Martin Frank | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| SWINHOE, Josephine Sarah | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Sandra | Director | 1992-12-11 | 1998-11-26 |
| TIETJEN, Christina Eileen | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2005-11-29 |
| TOULSON, Lady | Director | 1992-12-11 | 1999-03-31 |
| WARD, Dorothy E M | Director | 1992-12-11 | 1996-11-28 |
| WHITE, David Richard | Director | 2003-03-25 | 2006-10-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Paul, Sir | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2017-12-31 |
| XIBERRAS, Darren Antony | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2011-06-01 |
| YOOL, Marion Shearer | Director | 1996-11-28 | 2002-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Lloyd Dunmore | Individual | Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2019-09-19 | Ceased 2022-07-15 |
| Mr Richard Cecil Greenhalgh | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 290 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-30 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-2.6%
£42,332,000 £41,239,000
-
Cash
-4.9%
£3,335,000 £3,173,000
-
Net assets
+15.4%
£14,248,000 £16,448,000
-
Employees
+2.6%
663 680
-
Wages
+2.1%
£13,799,000 £14,083,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Heads up: a more recent set of accounts has been filed but isn't yet reflected here — the figures above are older than the company's latest filing.