Greater London Volunteering

Analysis

Greater London Volunteering is a registered charity in England and Wales. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04070342). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Greater London Volunteering reported income of £695k and spending of £820k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £461k to £695k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Greater London Volunteering 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mace Foundation (£692k), Terraverde (£700k) and Mid Kent Mind (£686k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £253k. Reserves of £63k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.