Dacorum Council for Voluntary Service

Analysis

Dacorum Council for Voluntary Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in October 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01745852). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dacorum Council for Voluntary Service reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £3.1m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Dacorum Council for Voluntary Service sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Southampton Engineering Training Association Ltd (£3.1m), Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (£3.1m) and The Productivity Group (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, donations and legacies 14% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.