Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service
Analysis
Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02668971). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.3m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £954k to £1.1m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Get Berkshire Active (£1.1m), Guts UK Charity (£1.1m) and Care Network Cambridgeshire (£1.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £86k. Reserves of £474k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 100%
- Investments 0.0%
In the charity's own words
We aim to connect people and grow communities. We do this by action - encouraging communities to take control;support - helping the most vulnerable within our community (e.g. ex-offenders, homeless, people in recovery, people with physical or mental health conditions, etc.);resource - helping groups with governance, funding, etc.volunteer - promoting and using volunteers to initiate change
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Get Berkshire Active | Bisham | £1.1m |
| Guts UK Charity | London | £1.1m |
| Care Network Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | £1.1m |
| The Joshua Tree - Supporting Families Affected by Childhood Cancers | Northwich | £1.1m |