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National Voluntary Civil Aid Services (Known As Civil Aid)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 266349Poole, DorsetHealth and saving lives
Income£13k2026-03-31
Spending£11ksame year
Spent / received28%5-year average
Size in its cause31st pctHealth and saving lives
Registered1973Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

National Voluntary Civil Aid Services (Known As Civil Aid) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole, Dorset. It was registered in October 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, National Voluntary Civil Aid Services (Known As Civil Aid) reported income of £13k and spending of £11k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4,221 to £13k (+211%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 45653%. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, National Voluntary Civil Aid Services (Known As Civil Aid) sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East London Nursing Society Trust (£13k), Naijaid (£13k) and Lord and Lady Lurgan Trust (£13k).

Income and spending

£0£77k£153k£230k£306k2022 Income: £4,2212022 Spending: £5,72420222023 Income: £7,8342023 Spending: £10,22420232024 Income: £6692024 Spending: £16,86320242025 Income: £306,0872025 Spending: £50,77120252026 Income: £13,1382026 Spending: £10,9732026
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In the charity's own words

National Voluntary Civil Aid Services (NVCAS), also known as Civil Aid, is a voluntary organisation established in 1968, operating within Great Britain, and acts as an umbrella and resource body to connect and support voluntary resilience groups and communities, and prepares people to provide aid or assistance at a disaster, incident, or local or national emergency, to relieve pain and suffering.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
East London Nursing Society TrustLondon£13k
NaijaidSouth Croydon£13k
Lord and Lady Lurgan TrustLondon£13k
Age Endeavour FellowshipLondon£13k