Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies UK Limited

Analysis

Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies UK Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05275491). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies UK Limited reported income of £236k and spending of £293k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £249k to £236k (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies UK Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Honeybeez Pre-School (£235k), 8th Alton Scout Group (£236k) and Cylch Meithrin Y Drenewydd (£235k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.