Rother Voluntary Action

Analysis

Rother Voluntary Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05333784). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rother Voluntary Action reported income of £524k and spending of £568k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £408k to £524k (+28%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Rother Voluntary Action sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Regatta Foundation (£522k), Afri Green Centre (£524k) and Escapeline (£518k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, trading 8.3% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £212k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.