Voluntary Action Harrow
Voluntary Action Harrow Co-operative works with the local community to build the skills, resources, and support needed to achieve their goals. We are a not-for-profit co-operative, owned and run by our workers — all Harrow residents with in-depth knowledge of the area and its networks. Together, our members bring over 35 years of experience in the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector, with expertise in capacity building and organisational development. Our work spans partnerships with a wide range of organisations, from small community groups to regional and international charities. We also design, manage, and coordinate projects, empowering local people and groups to create positive change in their community.
Vision: The local community has the skills, resources and support to achieve their objectives.
Mission and Purpose: To develop the local not-for-profit sector, enhance community action and grow the co-operative movement by providing information, training and guidance.
What We Do: We work with the local community providing information, training and guidance to help them achieve their objectives. Find out more about what we do for individuals, non-for-profits, and businesses – here.
Legal Form: Community Interest Company (No. 7554530) [Company Limited By Guarantee]
Organisation Type: Non-Profit Organisation. A business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners.
Organisation Structure: Non-Profit Workers’ Co-operative. A workers co-operative is a business owned and democratically controlled by their employee members using co-operative principles. They are an attractive and increasingly relevant alternative to traditional investor owned models of enterprise.
Values: Co-operatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.
