VAB was founded in 1984 and was the infrastructure support organisation for the borough, providing a full range of services to VCSE organisations. It was orginally based in 23 Queens Road.

VAB moved in 2008 to The Core (now DMC02)

Then as part of the merger arrangements moved to Priory Campus in 2018.

Priory Campus was founded in 1995 to provide benefit to the area of the North East corridor of Barnsley and hosted a number of community facilities including a family centre, GP surgery, library and cafe.  During the pandemic Priory was a major vaccination centre.

Barnsley CVS became a fully registered charity in 2022, and returned to 23 Queens Road in February 2023.