Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations (S.c.v.o.)

Analysis

Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations (S.c.v.o.) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03570517). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations (S.c.v.o.) reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.6m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 34%. 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, Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations (S.c.v.o.) sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrow Together (£1.5m), St Mary's Hare Park School (£1.6m) and The Voluntary and Community Sector Learning and Skills Consortium (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £804k. Reserves of £496k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.