Torfaen Voluntary Alliance

Analysis

Torfaen Voluntary Alliance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pontypool. It was registered in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04603713). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Torfaen Voluntary Alliance reported income of £742k and spending of £633k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £703k to £742k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Torfaen Voluntary Alliance sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carer Support West Cumbria (£740k), The Allen Lane Foundation (£750k) and Little Firs Day Nursery (£735k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, charitable activities 3.3% and trading 2.6%. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £334k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.