Ashford Volunteer Centre

Analysis

Ashford Volunteer Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in December 1997, 29 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 03464057). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Ashford Volunteer Centre reported income of £284k and spending of £310k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £353k to £284k (-19%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Ashford Volunteer Centre sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action East Devon Ltd (£284k), Centre for Enabling Ea Learning & Research (£284k) and The Peter Willmott Foundation (£284k).