Volunteer Cornwall

Analysis

Volunteer Cornwall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Truro. It was registered in June 1998, 28 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 03562830). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Volunteer Cornwall reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.1m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.4m (+42%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Volunteer Cornwall 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau Service Ltd (£2.4m), The Daphne Jackson Memorial Fellowships Trust (£2.6m) and British Plumbing Employers Council (Training) Limited (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.