Amber Valley CVS

Registered charity 1102412 · since 2004avcvs.org·Amber Valley·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£244k
Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025
From filed accounts
Open to applications
Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • Amber Valley CVS suits organisations and community groups whose projects relate to the priorities and areas of work of the Amber Valley Health and Wellbeing Partnership, with a priority focus on Amber Valley.
  • Small Grant Funding goes up to £3,000, and up to £150 for un-constituted groups, so a modest request fits.
  • Projects that are not in line with those partnership priorities are not funded under the Amber Valley Health and Wellbeing Partnership Grant Funding.
  • Applications are rolling, but Public Health Locality Funding opens on 1st July, so check timing if that stream is relevant.
  • Phone or email the charity before applying to confirm your project fits and to request an application form.

Overview

Amber Valley CVS is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1102412).

Amber Valley CVS is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its aims are to support groups, individuals and communities to be involved in a wide range of voluntary activities and initiatives that improve quality of life in its area. It manages grant-giving for Public Health funds, including Locality, Emotional health and wellbeing, Social Connect and small grants, and also supports grant giving to groups through the UK Social Prosperity Fund. Its annual report records £243,507 paid out, a figure the register does not confirm.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Amber Valley CVS manages grant-giving for Public Health funds, including Locality, Emotional health and wellbeing, Social Connect and small grants, to support local organisations’ work to improve wellbeing. It also supports grant giving to groups through the UK Social Prosperity Fund. Its website describes the Amber Valley Health and Wellbeing Partnership grants as supporting activities and projects in line with partnership priorities, which aim to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing. Organisations and community groups are invited to submit proposals relating to those priorities and areas of work. Its grant activity therefore includes public-health and community wellbeing projects for local organisations and groups.

Themes

  • Health and wellbeing

Geographic Focus

Priority: Amber Valley.

What they don't fund

  • Amber Valley Health and Wellbeing Partnership Grant Funding only: projects that are not in line with the priorities and key areas of work

How to apply

Organisations and community groups submit proposals for projects relating to the partnership’s priorities and areas of work. For Small Grant Funding, applicants can contact Glynn Wilton by phone or email for further information or to request an application form.

Application windows:

  • Public Health Locality Funding: Opens on 1st July

Who can apply:

  • Organisations and community groups

Application success factors

What the charity says:

  • Projects should relate to the partnership’s priorities and areas of work.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

  • Amber Valley

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Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 March 2021£909,346£794,289—Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022£910,206£896,106—Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023£939,040£954,424£14,000Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024£1,232,318£1,235,442£195,648Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025£1,227,761£1,318,906£243,507Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2023
£14,000 grants
YE 2024
£196k grants
YE 2025
£244k paid

Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.

  • Grants paid, year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
  • Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.

Sources

Other sources

  • Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)

This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.

Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.

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