Villages in Action

Analysis

Villages in Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04171822). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Villages in Action reported income of £133k and spending of £126k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £43k to £133k (+207%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Villages in Action sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gloriana Trust (£133k), The Guiting Music Festival (£133k) and Keynsham Music Festival Association Ltd (£133k).