VOLUNTEER CENTRE GREENWICH
Volunteer Centre Greenwich exists to promote the value of volunteering in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and ensure equality of access to volunteering for all people.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £31,487 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in unrestricted free reserves of £65,484. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated policy target range of £47,958 - £64,927, indicating a position above the required contingency levels. The charity also reported total income of £334,781 against total expenditure of £303,294.
What the accounts disclose
“It was concluded that for 2025-26 the range level of free reserves held by the Volunteer Centre to meet these obligations needed, plus a wind-up cost reserve figure, to be £47,958 - £64,927.” — page 8
Funders the charity credits
- The National Lottery
Trustees
- Adebola Oluwakemi Akin-Odidi
- Alexandra Booth
- Christopher Grigsby
- Dorcas Omolabake Adejumo
- Francesca MacVean
- John Stephen Giuseppe Cowley
- Melanie Taylor
- Sarah Joseph
- Satvinder Rai
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £335k | £303k |
| 30/09/2024 | £327k | £318k |
| 30/09/2023 | £325k | £348k |
| 30/09/2022 | £390k | £367k |
| 30/09/2021 | £321k | £290k |
Common questions
Is VOLUNTEER CENTRE GREENWICH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £31,487 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in unrestricted free reserves of £65,484. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated policy target range of £47,958 - £64,927, indicating a position above the required contingency levels. The charity also reported total income of £334,781 against total expenditure of £303,294. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/02/2024 | £20k | Woolwich Front Room Support Project |
| Greater London Authority (GLA) | 08/09/2023 | £5k | Working Together, Building Community Resilience in Royal Greenwich |
| Greater London Authority | 08/09/2023 | £5k | Working Together, Building Community Resilience in Royal Greenwich |
| City Bridge Foundation | 24/08/2023 | £250k | Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich |
| Greater London Authority | 28/02/2023 | £5k | Working Together, Building Community Resilience in Royal Greenwich |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/06/2021 | £102k | Emotional Support & Well-Being Service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/02/2019 | £10k | 3 R's of Volunteering |
| City Bridge Foundation | 07/09/2018 | £256k | Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich |
| City Bridge Foundation | 08/11/2016 | £42k | Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich |
| City Bridge Foundation | 24/05/2016 | £5k | Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich |
| City Bridge Foundation | 28/01/2016 | £106k | Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich |
| City Bridge Foundation | 31/10/2012 | £162k | Grant to Volunteer Centre Greenwich |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/05/2010 | £208k | Enhanced Volunteering Project |
| Sport England | 05/01/2010 | £76k | Two Borough Volunteering Development Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/07/2006 | £10k | Volunteer Training Programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/11/2004 | £46k | Employer Supported Volunteering Project |