Vast Services (1920)

Analysis

Vast Services (1920) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02000818). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Vast Services (1920) reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.3m to £1.9m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Vast Services (1920) sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Business Education Partnership (UK) Ltd (£1.9m), The School of Artisan Food (£2.0m) and One Knowsley (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and trading 2.7%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £57k. Reserves of £261k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.