East Riding Voluntary Action Services (Ervas) Limited
Analysis
East Riding Voluntary Action Services (Ervas) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Beverley. It was registered in October 2007, 19 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 05894388). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2025, East Riding Voluntary Action Services (Ervas) Limited reported income of £176k and spending of £221k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £571k to £176k (-69%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, East Riding Voluntary Action Services (Ervas) Limited sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Engagement Into Recovery From Addiction Foundation (£176k), Christchurch Community Partnership Ltd (£176k) and Project Hope, United Kingdom (£176k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Objects are to promote any Charitable purpose for the benefit of the community within the East Riding of Yorkshire in particular the advancement of education, the development of financial awareness, the promotion of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. To promote for the benefit of the promotion and provision of voluntary and community services for the wider community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Engagement Into Recovery From Addiction Foundation | sunderland | £176k |
| Christchurch Community Partnership Ltd | Dorset | £176k |
| Project Hope, United Kingdom | Buckinghamshire | £176k |
| Woodgrange Baptist Church | London | £176k |