Voluntary Action - Leeds

Analysis

Voluntary Action - Leeds is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in January 1964, 62 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 00555150). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Voluntary Action - Leeds reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £3.0m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Voluntary Action - Leeds 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 Global Giving UK (£2.9m), Age Concern East Sussex (£3.0m) and Citizens Advice Lincoln & Lindsey (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 9.0%, charitable activities 6.8% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £460k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.