Voluntary Sector Centres
Analysis
Voluntary Sector Centres is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05105604). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Voluntary Sector Centres reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £2.3m to £1.7m (-22%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Voluntary Sector Centres sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catalyst Stockton on Tees Limited (£1.7m), The 1959 Group of Charities (£1.7m) and Hammersmith and Fulham Citizens Advice Bureaux Service (£1.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £21k. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 98%
- Investments 1.6%
In the charity's own words
1) To improve the effectiveness, efficiency and economy of the administration of charities and in particular but without prejudicing the generality of the foregoing, to provide office space with integrated services to such charities.2) To support such charity or charities or such charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Catalyst Stockton on Tees Limited | Stockton-on-Tees | £1.7m |
| The 1959 Group of Charities | London | £1.7m |
| Hammersmith and Fulham Citizens Advice Bureaux Service | London | £1.7m |
| Keren Association Limited | London | £1.8m |