Charity Details

Charity Details:

Voluntary Action In Badenoch And Strathspey

SC006932Registered charity from 03 May 1983

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Address The Highland Council (VABS office)
The Square
GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY
Morayshire

Postcode PH26 3HF

Website www.vabs.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

To promote the general good of the communities of Badenoch and Strathspey, as well as other parts of the Highlands and the Cairngorms National Park and to assist the work of the statutory authorities and voluntary organisations in advancing education, furthering health, improving skills, providing information, relieving poverty, sickness or distress or in pursuing any objects which are or are hereafter deemed in law to be charitable. b) To organise co-operation in the achievement of the above purposes and to that end, bring together representatives of the authorities and organisations engaged in the promotion of the above purposes. c) To promote voluntary effort. d) To take and organise action for the promotion and improvement of education and skills, transport, health, employment, arts and crafts, information, social welfare or other issues which are relevant to the quality of life within the said communities.

Details of the charity's operations

Charity Status: Active

Last Updated: 31 Mar 2025

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 03 May 1983

Geographical Spread: Wider, but within one local authority area

Main Operating Location: Highland

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty","the advancement of education","the advancement of health","the advancement of citizenship or community development","the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science","the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended","the advancement of environmental protection or improvement","the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people","Older People","People with disabilities or health problems","People with a particular ethnic or racial origin","No specific group, or for the benefit of the community","Other charities or voluntary bodies"

Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Information Submission History

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£226,327	£182,719	23 Nov 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£146,011	£156,636	12 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£124,832	£139,110	23 Nov 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£114,003	£122,362	03 Dec 2024	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2025			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021. If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

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