The National Council for Voluntary Organisations

Analysis

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in All Saints Street. 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 00198344). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The National Council for Voluntary Organisations reported income of £9.5m and spending of £8.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.5m to £9.5m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, The National Council for Voluntary Organisations sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The a B Charitable Trust (£8.8m), The Orr Mackintosh Foundation Limited (£9.5m) and Mental Health Innovations (£8.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 45%, trading 30%, donations and legacies 23% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 20%. Grants to other organisations totalled £48k. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 people.