Voluntary Help Centre
Analysis
Voluntary Help Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Beccles. It was registered in October 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 human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Voluntary Help Centre reported income of £42k and spending of £48k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £33k to £42k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Voluntary Help Centre sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Town Lands (Estate) (£42k), Wadebridge Primestock Show Association (£42k) and The Almshouse of Robert Stiles (£42k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
WE PROVIDE - 1. A CAR SERVICE FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO UNDERTAKE A JOURNEY FOR WHICH THERE IS NO FAMILY CAR OR SUITABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT; 2. A BEFRIENDERS SERVICE TO HELP ISOLATED AND HOUSEBOUND WITH A VARIETY OF SERVICES - SHOPPING,DOG WALKING, VISITING AND GENERAL SOCIAL CONTACT; 3. LUNCH CLUB TO BENEFIT THE ELDERLY, DISABLED OR ISOLATED / HOUSEBOUND BY PROVIDING REGULAR SOCIAL ACTIVITY
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Town Lands (Estate) | Norwich | £42k |
| Wadebridge Primestock Show Association | Wadebridge | £42k |
| The Almshouse of Robert Stiles | Newbury | £42k |
| Pontardulais Agricultural and Horticultural Society | Swansea | £43k |