Council for Voluntary Service
Uttlesford

Useful contacts

 

Charity Commission
Harmsworth House
13-15 Bouverie Street
London
EC4Y 8DP
Tel: 0870 333 0123
Website: http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/

The government department responsible for registering and monitoring charities. Once income is above £5,000 a year, there is a legal obligation to register with the Charity Commission.

Companies House
PO BOX 29019
21 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3XD
Information & Telesales: 0870 3333636
Website: www.companieshouse.gov.uk

If you want to set the organisation up as a company, then it must be registered with Companies House.

Council for Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations - CEMVO
Boardman House
64 Broadway
Stratford
London
E15 1NG
Tel: 020 8432 0315

Website: www.emf-cemvo.co.uk/

CEMVO works to support voluntary organisations working with ethnic minority communities through grants, professional support, training and resources.

Council for Voluntary Service Uttlesford (CVSU)
UVCC 46 High Street
Great Dunmow
Essex CM6 1AN
Tel: 01371 878400/463/454 

Email: mailto:infocvs@btconnect.com

Criminal Records Bureau
PO Box 110
Liverpool
L3 6ZZ
Information line: 0870 90 90 811
Registration application line: 0870 90 90 822
Website for background checks: http://www.crb.gov.uk/

The government body responsible for providing background checks on employees. This service is very new and there are delays in processing applications. It is however compulsory that all people who work with children have background checks to ensure that they are not disqualified from working with children.

Essex Association of Councils for Voluntary Service
Chair: Sue Sumner, 01371 878400  www.cvsuttlesford.org.uk

An umbrella organisation of all 14 CVSs covering Essex. It has no administrative base but meets quarterly and it's Chair and constituent CVSs can be contacted via the above website.

Fair Play for Children
Fair Play
Freepost
Bognor Regis
PO21 1YZ
Tel: 0845-330 7635,
e-mail: fairplay@arunet.co.uk
Web Site: www.arunet.co.uk/fairplay

A charity promoting opportunities for play and development for young children. They run training and provide information on issues such as child protection policies and the laws regarding care for children.

Inland Revenue
IR Charities
Room 140
St Johns House
Merton Road
Bootle
Merseyside
L69 9BB
Tel: 0151 472 6036/6037
Website: www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/charities/index.htm

Responsible for ensuring that organisations pay all the tax that they owe. As the situation with charities can often be confusing they have set up a specific charities department that you can contact. They also provide advice on how charities can reclaim tax on donations that they receive from individuals.

National Council for Voluntary Organsations
Regent's Wharf
8 All Saints Street
London N1 9RL
Tel: 020 7713 6161
Fax: 020 7713 6300
Email: ncvo@ncvo-vol.org.uk
Website: http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/

OFSTED
Alexandra House,
33 Kingsway
London WC2B 6SE
Tel: 020 7421 5843

Website: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/

The government body charged with inspecting mainstream schools and all nurseries, as well as other types of educational organisations. At the moment they do not inspect supplementary schools, but they do set the standard for achievement in mainstream schools and so it is important to be aware of their demands if you want to support children who attend those schools.

Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
Barnards Yard
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB11 4EB
Advice Line 0844 477 5986

Email bureau@uttlesfordcab.cabnet.org.uk
Public Opening Times: 9.30am to 3.30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

Also at :
The Chestnuts, Suite 8
4 Stortford Road

Gt Dunmow, CM6 1DA
Advice & Fax line 0844 477 5986
Public Opening Times: 10.00am to 2.0pm Tuesday & Thursday

Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau provides advice and information on a broad range of subjects including; Benefits, Housing, Consumer, Employment, Debt and relationships. The service is free, confidential, independent and impartial

Volunteer Centre Uttlesford (UVB)
Saffron Walden Community Hospital
Radwinter Road
Saffron Walden
Essex CB11 3HY
Phone: 01799 513626
Fax: 01799 522788

Email uttlesfordvb@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.volunteercentreuttlesford.org.uk/

UVB exists to promote and support volunteering across Uttlesford. Advises and trains organisations on all aspects of volunteering, provides a database of volunteering opportunities in the borough, and runs projects to enable people with additional support needs to volunteer.

Essex CVS Partnership Voluntary Sector Training
UVCC
46 High Street
Great Dunmow
Essex CM6 1AN
Phone/Fax: 01371 876747
Email: admin@voluntarysectortraining.org.uk
Web: http://www.voluntarysectortraining.org.uk/

VST exists to provide high quality, accessible training to the voluntary sector in Uttlesford and North West Essex.