Warrington Voluntary Action

Analysis

Warrington Voluntary Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06805818). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Warrington Voluntary Action reported income of £987k and spending of £986k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £289k to £987k (+242%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Warrington Voluntary Action sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3sc) (£985k), Knotty Ash Community Transport (£988k) and Montessori Community School (£974k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £184k. Reserves of £209k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.