Voluntary and Community Action Trafford Ltd

Analysis

Voluntary and Community Action Trafford Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greater Manchester. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04399868). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Voluntary and Community Action Trafford Ltd reported income of £14k and spending of £29k, spending 204% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £82k to £14k (-83%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Voluntary and Community Action Trafford Ltd sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daniel Phelan Trust (£14k), Haven Distribution (£14k) and Salaam Sisters (£14k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.