Council of Voluntary Welfare Work

Analysis

Council of Voluntary Welfare Work is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Council of Voluntary Welfare Work reported income of £36k and spending of £30k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £34k to £36k (+4.6%), an average of +1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Council of Voluntary Welfare Work sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Solesmes (£36k), PCC St Matthew's Cainscross (£36k) and Friends of the Monastere Saint-Benoit (£36k).