Voluntary Action Epping Forest

Analysis

Voluntary Action Epping Forest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04689779). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Voluntary Action Epping Forest reported income of £537k and spending of £512k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £569k to £537k (-5.7%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Voluntary Action Epping Forest sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Al-Ansari Foundation (£537k), Chums Charity (£537k) and Thames Valley Adventure Playground CIO (£536k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, trading 12%, donations and legacies 3.8% and investments 2.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £283k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.