Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency

Analysis

Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesbrough. It was registered in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04509224). 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, Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency reported income of £961k and spending of £710k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £478k to £961k (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Ealing and Hounslow Community Voluntary Service (£953k), Glossop and District Volunteer Bureau (£961k) and Tomorrow's Women (£950k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and investments 6.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £23k. Reserves of £420k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.