HELPFORCE COMMUNITY
Registered charity 1199824 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We accelerate the growth and impact of volunteering in health and care organisations by working together to increase volunteering opportunities and accelerate their impact by:1. Co-producing innovative volunteering solutions to health and care challenges2. Enabling them to maximise the potential of volunteering to improve outcomes for people3. Connecting volunteer leaders to improve quality
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported total incoming resources of £4,182,000 and total expenditure of £1,619,811 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net surplus. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,357,561, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
What the charity says about itself (2025-26)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The report covers the period 2025-26.
“We demonstrated that: 87% of healthcare staff believe that volunteers improve care quality”
The Cornwall Community Gateway and Hub Network recorded nearly 340,000 attendances in a 12-month period.
“During a 12-month period, the network recorded nearly 340,000 attendances.”
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- St George’s Hospital Charity — “St George’s Hospital Charity and Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Charity have committed more than £60,000 to strengthen and expand volunteerin…” (source page)
- Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Charity — “St George’s Hospital Charity and Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Charity have committed more than £60,000 to strengthen and expand volunteerin…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£72k
Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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: 4.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Massoud Keyvan-Fouladi
- Dr Richard Lewis · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jayne Blacklay
- Karen Bonner
- Keith MARK Lever
- Lara Sonola
- Penelope Green
- Rosemary Brook Arbiter
- Sara Poulios
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HELPFORCE COMMUNITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total incoming resources of £4,182,000 and total expenditure of £1,619,811 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net surplus. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,357,561, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.
Who funds HELPFORCE COMMUNITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HELPFORCE COMMUNITY as a grant recipient include THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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