Voluntary Action South West Surrey

Analysis

Voluntary Action South West Surrey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in October 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 05841344). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Voluntary Action South West Surrey reported income of £601k and spending of £561k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £445k to £601k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Voluntary Action South West Surrey 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hull 4 Heroes (£599k), The Mather Family Charitable Trust (£607k) and Schroder Charity Trust (£598k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, trading 1.8% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £277k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.