The Elder Tree Limited (Voluntary Visiting Service)

Analysis

The Elder Tree Limited (Voluntary Visiting Service) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05820675). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Elder Tree Limited (Voluntary Visiting Service) reported income of £935k and spending of £878k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £704k to £935k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Elder Tree Limited (Voluntary Visiting Service) sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashford Place (£935k), Zaimah (£936k) and Medical Mission International (UK) (£935k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.5%. Reserves of £348k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.