Basingstoke Voluntary Action

Analysis

Basingstoke Voluntary Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basingstoke. It was registered in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Basingstoke Voluntary Action reported income of £555k and spending of £555k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £607k to £555k (-8.5%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Basingstoke Voluntary Action sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baraka Community Partnerships (£554k), The Downside Settlement (£555k) and The Magdalen and Lasher Charity (£553k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 63%, charitable activities 34% and investments 3.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £132k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.