Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services

Analysis

Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tonbridge. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07660698). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services reported income of £575k and spending of £683k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £461k to £575k (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services 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 Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation (£575k), Second Chance Headway Centre (£575k) and CYCA Connecting Youth Children and Adults (£574k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, charitable activities 24% and trading 10%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £258k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.