Coast and Vale Community Action
Analysis
Coast and Vale Community Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Scarborough. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03330062). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Coast and Vale Community Action reported income of £758k and spending of £809k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £811k to £758k (-6.5%), an average of -1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Coast and Vale Community Action sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canon Collins Trust (£758k), Neighbourhood Watch Network (£770k) and Cymdeithas Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol Sir Gar / Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (£752k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, investments 2.7% and donations and legacies 2.7%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £340k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 2.7%
- Charitable activities 95%
- Investments 2.7%
In the charity's own words
To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the Borough of Scarborough, inlcuding the towns of Scarborough, Whitby and Filey, and its neighbouring areas and, in particular, the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness; To promote and and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above purposes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Canon Collins Trust | London | £758k |
| Neighbourhood Watch Network | London | £770k |
| Cymdeithas Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol Sir Gar / Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services | Carms | £752k |
| Home-Start Trafford Salford and Wigan | Manchester | £771k |