Voluntary & Community

Analysis

Voluntary & Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04115234). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Voluntary & Community reported income of £1.2m and spending of £887k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £904k to £1.2m (+29%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Voluntary & Community sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manor Farm Community Association (£1.2m), Sandra Charitable Trust (£1.2m) and Money for Madagascar (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £536k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.