Council for Voluntary Service West Lancashire
Analysis
Council for Voluntary Service West Lancashire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02940823). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Council for Voluntary Service West Lancashire reported income of £211k and spending of £237k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £641k to £211k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Council for Voluntary Service West Lancashire sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bicester Christian Action Limited (£210k), Acting for Others (£211k) and Slough Refugee Support (£210k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the County of Lancashire. In particular the advancement of the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. To promote and organize co-operation around these areas by bringing together public, private and voluntary, community and faith organisations in the area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bicester Christian Action Limited | Bicester | £210k |
| Acting for Others | London | £211k |
| Slough Refugee Support | Slough | £210k |
| Manolo Blahnik Foundation | London | £211k |