MRC COMMUNITY ACTION

Registered charity 1058583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE, NWLCVS

A multi functional community 'hub' organisation delivering a range of resources for community including: community transport, office & meeting room hire, play services, furniture re-use and training.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£572k
Latest spending
£558k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £368,303 to £382,090, resulting in a net income of £13,787 for the year. The charity holds total net assets of £382,090 with no restricted funds carried forward, indicating a stable financial position without disclosed liquidity risks.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MRC Community Action (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Leicestershire County CouncilHAF Summer 2025 - Holiday Club Provision13/05/2025£800k

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£572k
Total spending
£558k
Cost of raising funds
£558k
Reserves (reported)
£382k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~8.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£572k£558k
31/03/2024£587k£551k
31/03/2023£535k£534k
31/03/2022£482k£490k
31/03/2021£475k£402k

Common questions

Is MRC COMMUNITY ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £368,303 to £382,090, resulting in a net income of £13,787 for the year. The charity holds total net assets of £382,090 with no restricted funds carried forward, indicating a stable financial position without disclosed liquidity risks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MERSEYSIDE PLAY ACTION COUNCIL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MRC COMMUNITY ACTION£572k0unclearno doubt
MERSEYSIDE PLAY ACTION COUNCIL FY2024£728k0aboveno doubt
COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD FY2025£450k0aboveno doubt
COMMUNITY OUTREACH FY2024£1.5m0unclearno doubt
THE HOUSE ON THE CORNER COMMUNITY PROJECT LIMITED FY2025£117k0unclearno doubt
THE DEEPINGS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£152k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.