Voluntary Action South Leicestershire
Analysis
Voluntary Action South Leicestershire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in April 2011, 15 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 07517828). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Voluntary Action South Leicestershire reported income of £587k and spending of £606k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £517k to £587k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Voluntary Action South Leicestershire sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Woosnam Foundation (£587k), Milles Charitable Foundation Limited (£587k) and The Grimmitt Trust (£587k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87% and charitable activities 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £213k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 86%
- Legacies 0.3%
- Charitable activities 12%
- Investments 1.0%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community, principally but not exclusively in the local government area of Harborough and wider Leicestershire herein called the area of benefit and, in particular, to develop services which enhance the wellbeing of people who are in a situation of need, hardship or distress, or who are aged or sick.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Woosnam Foundation | London | £587k |
| Milles Charitable Foundation Limited | Gloucestershire | £587k |
| The Grimmitt Trust | Birmingham | £587k |
| Bringing Unity Back Into the Community | London | £587k |