Abingdon and District Volunteer Centre
Analysis
Abingdon and District Volunteer Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in January 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Abingdon and District Volunteer Centre reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £5,223 to £15k (+191%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Abingdon and District Volunteer Centre sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plymouth Mayflower Specials (£15k), Rusholme Fallowfield and Moss Side Good Neighbours (£15k) and The Cavernoma Society (£15k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Providing transport for, usually,elderly and frail clients to appointments at Hospitals and Medical and Dental surgeries/centres, from Abingdon and the surrounding area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Mayflower Specials | Plymouth | £15k |
| Rusholme Fallowfield and Moss Side Good Neighbours | Manchester | £15k |
| The Cavernoma Society | Twickenham | £15k |
| Treacher Collins Family Support Group | Kent | £15k |