CHESHIRE WEST VOLUNTARY ACTION
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Next accounts due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-22 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£251K
+20.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£290K
-5.4% vs 2024
Employees
11
+10% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £807,574 | £1,123,888 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £72,974 | -£14,599 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £76,532 | -£16,596 | |
| Cash | — | £283,167 | £236,551 | £207,622 | £250,621 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £279,441 | £230,399 | £306,931 | £290,335 | |
| Net assets | — | £279,441 | £230,399 | £306,931 | £290,335 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £306,931 | £290,335 | |
| Average employees | — | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Wages | — | £140,886 | £189,298 | £238,043 | £287,591 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+39.2%
£807,574 £1,123,888
-
Cash
+20.7%
£207,622 £250,621
-
Net assets
-5.4%
£306,931 £290,335
-
Employees
+10%
10 11
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-120%
£72,974 -£14,599
-
Wages
+20.8%
£238,043 £287,591
highest in 4 filed years
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 9.0% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.5% | -1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 23.8% | -5.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 16.95x | 2.78x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CHESHIRE WEST VOLUNTARY ACTION 2019-02-14 → present
- CHESTER VOLUNTARY ACTION 2010-04-23 → 2019-02-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Champion Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “CWVA has been rooted in the local community since 1914 and continues to offer a wide range of invaluable support for the community sector in Cheshire West.”
- “During 2024-25, CWVA actively supported more than 900 people from 257 organisations, equating to almost 3,300 collective hours of support and nearly 2,000 collective attendances at events, training and one-to-one support sessions.”
- “More than £340,000 of funding has been distributed by CWVA to the community sector, working with funders like Cadent Gas, Entep Properties Ltd, the Household Support Fund and UK Shared Prosperity (UKSPF).”
- “CWVA continues to act as a strategic bridge, representing a diverse range or organisations and enabling a unified conversation with statutory partners.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Diane Peggie | Director | 2023-11-07 | Jan 1951 | British |
| BUZZA, Victoria Louise | Director | 2021-02-10 | Nov 1980 | British |
| DAVIES, Jack | Director | 2023-11-07 | May 1995 | British |
| JEFFS, Alistair Kevin | Director | 2021-07-29 | Aug 1969 | English |
| RIGBY, Benjamin David | Director | 2023-11-07 | Jul 1985 | British |
| SUTHERLAND, Shantele Elizabeth | Director | 2020-03-18 | Oct 1972 | British |
| WHITE, Holly Rebecca, Dr | Director | 2020-11-27 | Jun 1991 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BABBS, Clare | Director | 2010-11-02 | 2012-09-17 |
| BARROW, Paul, Reverend | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2011-11-11 |
| BOLTON, Elizabeth | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2016-10-19 |
| BROWN, Peter Kenneth | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2015-02-16 |
| BULL, David | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2020-12-31 |
| CHESSEMAN, Colin | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2019-12-04 |
| CLIFFE, Gary Noel | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2021-07-29 |
| COONEY, David Anthony | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2012-02-02 |
| DENSON, Lisa Valerie | Director | 2020-04-29 | 2023-01-25 |
| DOOLEY, Kathy | Director | 2020-04-29 | 2023-11-07 |
| HARGREAVES, James Andrew | Director | 2010-05-06 | 2019-12-04 |
| HESKETH, Lynda | Director | 2023-11-07 | 2024-10-16 |
| HOY, Stephen John | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2016-11-17 |
| JONES, Lisa | Director | 2012-08-07 | 2013-11-06 |
| JONES, Robert | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2019-05-16 |
| MAKINSON, Paul Jeffrey | Director | 2014-05-19 | 2020-12-31 |
| MORGAN, Ashley Jane | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2010-11-30 |
| NIETO, Richard Keith | Director | 2016-10-19 | 2018-12-17 |
| PAYNE, Michele | Director | 2018-12-17 | 2019-09-16 |
| REHMAN, Razia | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2011-10-12 |
| ROBERTSON, Robert Bryden | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2010-11-30 |
| SANDFORD, Simon | Director | 2017-08-17 | 2023-11-07 |
| STEPHENSON, Thomas | Director | 2010-11-04 | 2016-10-19 |
| STORRAR, Jeanne | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2018-12-17 |
| THOMAS, Clare Marie | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2019-07-18 |
| WENDT, Prudence Ann | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2015-10-15 |
| WINKLER, Robert | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2018-07-26 |
| WOUTER DE WINTER, Herman | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2020-03-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Victoria Louise Buzza | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-11-07 | Active |
| Mr Simon Sandford | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-12-31 | Ceased 2023-11-07 |
| Mr Gary Noel Cliffe | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-12-31 | Ceased 2021-07-29 |
| Michele Payne | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-12-17 | Ceased 2019-09-16 |
| David Bull | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Paul Jeffrey Makinson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Colin Chesseman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-04 |
| James Andrew Hargreaves | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-04 |
| Claire Marie Thomas | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-18 |
| Mr Richard Keith Nieto | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-17 |
| Jeanne Storrar | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.