Kingston Voluntary Action

Analysis

Kingston Voluntary Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kingston Voluntary Action reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.2m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.5m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Kingston Voluntary Action sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Support Through Court (£1.4m), The UK Cyber Security Council (£1.5m) and Elizabeth Fry Charity (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £39k. Reserves of £613k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.