CVS South Gloucestershire

Analysis

CVS South Gloucestershire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in September 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 04831569). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, CVS South Gloucestershire reported income of £274k and spending of £284k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £273k to £274k (+0.4%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, CVS South Gloucestershire sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawkspring (£272k), Latin Elephant (£274k) and Tree Shepherd Ltd (£272k).