Hastings Voluntary Action

Analysis

Hastings Voluntary Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hastings. It was registered in January 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02409902). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Hastings Voluntary Action reported income of £963k and spending of £1.1m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £996k to £963k (-3.4%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Hastings Voluntary Action sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighton & Hove Community Works (£962k), The P27 Trust (£963k) and Telford and Wrekin Council for Voluntary Service (£962k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76% and charitable activities 23%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £36k. Reserves of £61k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.