COMMUNITY ACTION MALVERN AND DISTRICT

Registered charity 1149335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a local charity offering community transport solutions for older and disabled people. We have our own minibuses and wheelchair accessible vehicles and manage a community car service. We run trips for people to get out and about, have a men's (and women's)shed and offer a volunteer brokerage service for local community groups, matching local people with their ideal volunteering opportunity.

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF MALVERN AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND ITS ENVIRONS AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE. 2) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Malvern Hills, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£457k
Latest spending
£446k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £11,629 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £457,320 and total expenditure of £445,691. Unrestricted reserves stood at £79,716, which the trustees note is approximately £39,000 below their policy target of retaining six months' operating costs (approx. £85,000). The accounts confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Working capital – the trustees believe it is prudent to retain 6 months’ operating costs in unrestricted reserves to cover day to day running costs in the event of partial cessation of incoming resources. This requirement is approximately £85,000; the fund currently shows a shortfall of approximately £39,000.” — page 54
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Government income: £333,660 — contracts £169,905 (1), grants £163,755 (7); 73% of the £457,320 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Government income: £140,711 — contracts £94,378 (1), grants £46,333 (8); 42% of the £333,217 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 95
  • Government income: £34,750 — contracts £29,300 (3), grants £5,450 (1); 12% of the £288,167 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£457k£446k
31/03/2025£333k£357k
31/03/2024£288k£263k
31/03/2023£199k£202k
31/03/2022£166k£188k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY ACTION MALVERN AND DISTRICT financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £11,629 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £457,320 and total expenditure of £445,691. Unrestricted reserves stood at £79,716, which the trustees note is approximately £39,000 below their policy target of retaining six months' operating costs (approx. £85,000). The accounts confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government25/06/2020£25kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY ACTION MALVERN AND DISTRICT£457k—0below—no doubt
COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT FY2026£298k—0unclear—no doubt
ARUN COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2026£90k——unclear—no doubt
TRIP COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION FY2026£444k—0above—no doubt
RAVENSHEAD COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025£97k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY ACTION: MK FY2025£841k—0unclear—no doubt

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