South Northants Volunteer Bureau

Analysis

South Northants Volunteer Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05068116). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, South Northants Volunteer Bureau reported income of £894k and spending of £772k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £421k to £894k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, South Northants Volunteer Bureau sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 The White Ensign Association Limited (£893k), Debp CIO (£904k) and Northern Learning Trust (£890k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54% and donations and legacies 2.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £170k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.