Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services

Analysis

Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06876220). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services reported income of £526k and spending of £531k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £579k to £526k (-9.1%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust (£523k), Santa Marta Group (£530k) and Active Community Trust Ltd (£503k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £4,550. Reserves of £447k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.