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Bradford VCS Alliance Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1199129West YorkshireGrant-making and general purposes
Income£3.1m2025-03-31
Spending£3.2msame year
Spent / received95%3-year average
Size in its cause98th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2022Charitable company
Employees11latest return

Analysis

Bradford VCS Alliance Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in May 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10597133). It says it provides services, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bradford VCS Alliance Limited reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £3.1m (+3.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Bradford VCS Alliance Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Prudence Trust (£3.1m), Age UK Lambeth (£3.1m) and Nineteen Eighty Nine Charitable Trust (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81% and donations and legacies 19%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £54k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.

Income and spending

£0£802k£1.6m£2.4m£3.2m2023 Income: £2,972,7792023 Spending: £2,769,59820232024 Income: £3,194,5562024 Spending: £2,856,00120242025 Income: £3,087,7832025 Spending: £3,208,1912025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 19%
  • Charitable activities 81%
  • Investments 0.1%

In the charity's own words

The VCS Alliance covers Bradford District and Craven, and has been developed by the local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) to become an equal partner in the Integrated Care System, alongside with other key local health, social care and support providers.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Prudence TrustLondon£3.1m
Age UK LambethLondon£3.1m
Nineteen Eighty Nine Charitable TrustAmersham£3.0m
Community Action Derby LtdDerby£3.1m