Volition Community

Analysis

Volition Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 2015, 11 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 services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Volition Community reported income of £205k and spending of £219k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £129k to £205k (+59%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Volition Community sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust (£204k), Killamarsh Bears (£206k) and Charity Technology Leadership (£203k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.