The James Cook University Hospital Voluntary Services Council

Analysis

The James Cook University Hospital Voluntary Services Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesbrough. It was registered in December 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The James Cook University Hospital Voluntary Services Council reported income of £644k and spending of £577k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £32k to £644k (+1939%), an average of +112% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 4919050%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The James Cook University Hospital Voluntary Services Council sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chelsea Centre Ltd (£644k), Lifebox Foundation (£644k) and Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services (£644k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 94% and donations and legacies 6.4%. Charitable activities took 2.3% of spending and raising funds 97%. Reserves of £72k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.