Southampton Voluntary Services

Analysis

Southampton Voluntary Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03515397). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Southampton Voluntary Services reported income of £799k and spending of £784k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £912k to £799k (-12%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Southampton Voluntary Services 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tower Hamlets Mission (£782k), The Dartmouth Trust (£829k) and Romney Marsh Community Hub (£732k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 4.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.