Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services

Analysis

Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haverfordwest. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03343059). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.2m to £2.1m (-4.6%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Chrysalis (Cumbria) Ltd (£2.1m), Oshwal Association of the UK (£2.1m) and Ruils (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, trading 3.1% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £516k. Reserves of £517k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.