TORFAEN VOLUNTARY ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1097079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TVA

County Voluntary Council for Torfaen providing a range of support services to local voluntary and community groups

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£742k
Latest spending
£633k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £108,891 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £434,230. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains resilient and focused on creating positive change, with unrestricted reserves of £334,356 providing a solid financial base.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Shared office premises with another charitable organisation, with a common trustee. Rental income of £14,228 was received from this organisation along with associated utility contributions of £16,971.74.
“During the year the charity shared office premises with another charitable organisation, with a common trustee. Rental income of £14,228 was received from this organisation along with associated utility contributions of £16,971.74.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£742k
Total spending
£633k
Reserves (reported)
£334k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blaenau Gwent · Caerphilly · Monmouthshire · Newport City · Torfaen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£742k£633k
31/03/2024£542k£567k
31/03/2023£449k£436k
31/03/2022£556k£484k
31/03/2021£703k£554k

Common questions

Is TORFAEN VOLUNTARY ALLIANCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £108,891 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £434,230. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains resilient and focused on creating positive change, with unrestricted reserves of £334,356 providing a solid financial base. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TORFAEN VOLUNTARY ALLIANCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TORFAEN VOLUNTARY ALLIANCE as a grant recipient include WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2022£265kGrant
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2025£242kGrants payable

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2010£999kRD 2 - Three Counties Community Play Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/02/2005£25k"Thornhill - through the wormhole"

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
INTERLINK RCT1£150k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TORFAEN VOLUNTARY ALLIANCE£742k—0unclear—no doubt
The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited FY2025£1.7m£84,8900unclear—no doubt
WARWICKSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ACTION FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt
VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
POWYS ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS CYMDEITHAS MUDIADAU GWIRFODDOL POWYS FY2025£4.9m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt

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