Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations
Analysis
Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwent. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05590517). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.9m to £3.0m (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community & Voluntary Support Conwy (£3.0m), Beit Halochem UK (£3.0m) and Royal Society for Public Health (£3.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £111k. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.1%
- Charitable activities 98%
- Investments 1.4%
In the charity's own words
To support Voluntary Organisations by providing the following services; information, advice, training, mentoring, the recruitment of volunteers, community development services to assist in the development of other voluntary organisations and to develop new voluntary services where appropriate. To promote partnership work between statutory and voluntary organisations.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Community & Voluntary Support Conwy | Conwy | £3.0m |
| Beit Halochem UK | UK | £3.0m |
| Royal Society for Public Health | London | £3.0m |
| Avanti Foundation Limited | Edgware | £3.0m |