Selby District Association of Voluntary Service

Analysis

Selby District Association of Voluntary Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Selby. It was registered in February 2012, 14 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 07565045). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Selby District Association of Voluntary Service reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £348k to £1.2m (+237%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Selby District Association of Voluntary Service sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations (£1.1m), Baker Dearing Educational Trust (£1.2m) and Fix It (UK) Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, trading 2.3% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £270k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.