Enfield Voluntary Action

Analysis

Enfield Voluntary Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03755382). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Enfield Voluntary Action reported income of £884k and spending of £802k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £867k to £884k (+2.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Enfield Voluntary Action 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Britford Bridge Trust (£883k), Community Action Northumberland (£886k) and Societe Generale UK Foundation (£870k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £436k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.