Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action

Analysis

Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Widnes. It was registered in September 2004, 22 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 02539153). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.7m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £672k to £1.3m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 42%. 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, Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Show Racism the Red Card (£1.3m), Heeley City Farm (£1.3m) and First Universal Enterprises Limited (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 4.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £432k. Reserves of £990k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.