Our Mission
Redcar and Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency is a charity focused on Social Action, offering practical support and advocacy for registered charities, social enterprises and the hundreds of grass roots groups that make up the vibrant and growing voluntary sector in Redcar and Cleveland.
Our Charitable Objects
The company is established to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community throughout the local government area of Redcar & Cleveland and beyond in such ways as the trustees shall from time to time decide (hereinafter called the ‘area of benefit’) and in particular, the advancement of education, the furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness.
Our History
Originally set up as a charity in 1984 as Langbaurgh Volunteer Bureau (Registered Charity No. 516233) and as a Company Limited by Guarantee in 04/06/1992 (Registered Company No. 02720382) the charity would eventually change it’s name after 12 years to the currently used “Redcar & Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency” on 10/06/1996.
The original purpose of The Langbaurgh Volunteer Bureau was stated as:
To undertake voluntary work in education, social services, and similar charitable activities amongst those classes in need.
Although our area of operations and our objectives may have expanded over time we here at RCVDA believe our work to help the community has been consistent.
Where We Work
We are the Local Infrastructure Organisation for the Unitary Authority of Redcar and Cleveland, the outline of which is shown below:
The map above, reproduced in Google Maps, is sourced from MapIt: UK built by MySociety.
