North Hertfordshire Centre for Voluntary Service Limited

Analysis

North Hertfordshire Centre for Voluntary Service Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hitchin. It was registered in June 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 04693569). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, North Hertfordshire Centre for Voluntary Service Limited reported income of £916k and spending of £809k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £592k to £916k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, North Hertfordshire Centre for Voluntary Service Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brave Futures (£881k), South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service (£923k) and Focus Foundation (£879k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and donations and legacies 3.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £569k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.