*Affiliate membership is subject to prior approval

**Please note, some advice support is available to non-member organisations who meet certain project eligibility. For more information, please contact us. 

Eligibility  

Voscur membership is for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise groups that: 

• Are based in Bristol or the West of England and are actively delivering services to individuals or communities in these areas 

• Support Voscur’s core values 

• Are accountable to their members (for example because they are a registered charity***, Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Community Interest Company, trust, charitable company limited by guarantee, unincorporated association, community benefit society, cooperative) 

• Are independent (for example, are independently registered and constituted in Bristol or the West of England) 

• Are not for private or personal profit****

***Membership applications from any organisation under investigation from the Charity Commission will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. 

****Organisations or companies that work in collaboration or partnership with Bristol’s VCSE sector (for example, public sector organisations, national organisations or groups based outside Bristol and the immediate surrounding areas) can also join Voscur as Affiliate Members. Affiliate Members are not entitled to a vote at Voscur’s AGM. 

Voscur Affiliate Membership costs £100 +VAT, lasts for one year and is renewable annually.