Rayleigh Rochford and District Association for Voluntary Service

Analysis

Rayleigh Rochford and District Association for Voluntary Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 2006, 20 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 05447356). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Rayleigh Rochford and District Association for Voluntary Service reported income of £138k and spending of £127k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £156k to £138k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Rayleigh Rochford and District Association for Voluntary Service sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Belhus Country Park Trust (£137k), Tower Hamlets Parents Centre (£138k) and The Community@ne66 Charitable Trust (£137k).