Gloucestershire Vcse Alliance

Analysis

Gloucestershire Vcse Alliance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gloucestershire Vcse Alliance reported income of £540k and spending of £510k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £135k to £540k (+301%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Gloucestershire Vcse Alliance sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Urban Synergy (£540k), Robertsbridge Children's Services (£546k) and Mid and North Wales Training Group Limited (£539k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £334k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.