The Wheel's fundamental purpose is to assist in developing the Community and Voluntary Sector so that it becomes for itself a powerful voice for change.

It does this by:

• Providing networking opportunities
• Providing information to further the aims and objectives of participants within the Sector
• Assisting in the debate on Civil Society
• Espousing the values and dynamism of Volunteerism
• Promoting and supporting the role of the Spokes in achieving their objectives