Barnsley Community and Voluntary Services

Analysis

Barnsley Community and Voluntary Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in June 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11319748). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Barnsley Community and Voluntary Services reported income of £658k and spending of £746k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £569k to £658k (+16%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Barnsley Community and Voluntary Services 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pickwell Foundation (£658k), Ipartner India (£658k) and Kailash Foundation (£658k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £211k. Reserves of £164k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.