Voluntary Action Sheffield

Analysis

Voluntary Action Sheffield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00215695). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Voluntary Action Sheffield reported income of £3.7m and spending of £2.6m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £3.7m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Voluntary Action Sheffield sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rochdale Training Association Limited (£3.6m), The Oxford Trust (£3.9m) and The Engineering Council (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £107k. Reserves of £393k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.