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NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Registered charity 1070790 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NCVS, NOTTINGHAM COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

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Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£683k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £117,298 for the year ended 31 March 2024, reversing a net expenditure of £256,882 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,043,655, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of six months' operation. The charity is dependent on project-based funding from partners such as the NHS and local councils, with the trustees noting that future income streams are being developed to sustain core services.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months operation (held: £3.0m)
“Our ideal position would be to hold free reserves sufficient for six months operation.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£683k
Reserves (reported)
£3.8m
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~67.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.6m£683k
31/03/2024£621k£577k
31/03/2023£430k£665k
31/03/2022£827k£559k
31/03/2021£354k£472k

Common questions

Is NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £117,298 for the year ended 31 March 2024, reversing a net expenditure of £256,882 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,043,655, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of six months' operation. The charity is dependent on project-based funding from partners such as the NHS and local councils, with the trustees noting that future income streams are being developed to sustain core services. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/03/2017£8k"40 years of volunteering 1977-2017"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/11/2014£10k"The problem of the poor: the dawn of modern social action and Nottingham lives, 1875-1901"