Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum

Analysis

Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05371203). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum reported income of £5.7m and spending of £2.0m, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £425k to £5.7m (+1252%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 655%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goodstack Impact Foundation UK (£5.3m), Haberdashers' Charities Investment Pool (£6.4m) and Project Giving Back (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.0m. Reserves of £305k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.