Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service
Analysis
Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04625595). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service reported income of £619k and spending of £575k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £477k to £619k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pten Research Foundation (£619k), Campden Home Nursing CIO (£620k) and Commission Apostolic Trust Ltd (£619k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.9%. Reserves of £125k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.3%
- Charitable activities 97%
- Investments 0.2%
- Other 2.6%
In the charity's own words
To build the capacity of third sector organisations and provide them with support, information and services including: -Advancement of community health and social care and activities for young people aged 8 to 25. Activities include volunteering services, capacity building, training, networking events and information, interest groups, policy research, Community Wheels and representational work
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pten Research Foundation | Gloucestershire | £619k |
| Campden Home Nursing CIO | Gloucestershire | £620k |
| Commission Apostolic Trust Ltd | Bournemouth | £619k |
| Walkabout Foundation UK | Unit 225 | £620k |