VOSCUR LIMITED

Registered charity 1148403 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VOSCUR

Voscur is a Council for Voluntary Service; a member-led infrastructure organisation working with voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations and private and statutory sectors to ensure VCS representation at strategic partnerships and decision-making bodies. It offers a range of services to its members and the wider VCS including the provision of information, advice, training and networking.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£987k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Voscur generated a deficit of £18,168 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the £184,553 deficit in the prior year. The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £152,913, which the trustees consider adequate to maintain the organization as a going concern despite rising operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months cover of expenditure (less direct grants to third parties) (held: £153k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain the free unrestricted reserves at a level of three months cover of expenditure (less direct grants to third par�es) rather than a fixed target value. Based on the 2024/25 budget this requirement would be £150,000 - £225,000.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Income from Business West (staff member Andrea Dell is a trustee)
“Andrea Dell, a trustee of Voscur, is also a staff member of Business West. During the year Voscur received income of £65,024 for Social Economy West programme.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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

Total income
£987k
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reserves (reported)
£178k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£987k£1.0m
31/03/2024£670k£855k
31/03/2023£991k£763k
31/03/2022£629k£709k
31/03/2021£764k£698k

Common questions

Is VOSCUR LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Voscur generated a deficit of £18,168 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the £184,553 deficit in the prior year. The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £152,913, which the trustees consider adequate to maintain the organization as a going concern despite rising operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds VOSCUR LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VOSCUR LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE NISBET TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2024£26k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/10/2024£261kBristol LGBTQ+ Partnership
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2023£7kCost of Living Crisis Conference
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2022£33kPositive action: LGBTQ+ VCSE Sector in Bristol
Sport England22/10/2020£230kCOVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2018£9kSocial Enterprise Feasibility Study
Barrow Cadbury Trust06/09/2018£59k2020 South West Social Invest
Barrow Cadbury Trust11/06/2018£2kVoscur Connect Fund proposal development with BBRC