Merton Voluntary Service Council

Analysis

Merton Voluntary Service Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mitcham. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04164949). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Merton Voluntary Service Council reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.7m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.6m (+5.2%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Merton Voluntary Service Council 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gestalt Centre (£1.6m), The Open School Trust (£1.6m) and Beis Trana School of London Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 2.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £374k. Reserves of £303k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.

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