Ava (Against Violence and Abuse)

Analysis

Ava (Against Violence and Abuse) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07092449). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Ava (Against Violence and Abuse) reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2023, income grew from £784k to £1.2m (+53%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ava (Against Violence and Abuse) sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 The Guide Association South-West England (£1.2m), The TechSoup Trust (£1.2m) and Your Ambition (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £142k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as being in administration.