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BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL

Registered charity 218795 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B V S C, BVSC, BVSC THE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION

Latest income
£17.0m
Latest spending
£16.7m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £290k for the year, though unrestricted funds are in deficit due to significant investment in its property asset. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, supported by a substantial property base valued at over £3 million, although free unrestricted reserves are currently negative. The strategy involves generating rental income from the refurbished property to rebuild reserves over the medium term.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — below the median for charities its size (£125k)
“One employee received emoluments in the band of £80,000-£90,000” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £-91k)
“BVSC’s policy is to maintain free unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least three months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: BVSC Enterprises Ltd, BVSC KICKStart, BVSC Management Services Ltd
“BVSC is an independent charitable company limited by guarantee; it has three wholly owned subsidiary companies, BVSC Enterprises Ltd – BVSC’s social enterprise, BVSC KICKStart –a social enterprise was set up to support young people into employment, which has now finished and BVSC Management Services Ltd – currently dormant.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Change Into Action (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Total income
£17.0m
Total spending
£16.7m
Cost of raising funds
£255k
Reserves (reported)
£91k
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£17.0m£16.7m
31/03/2024£16.6m£16.7m
31/03/2023£21.8m£19.0m
31/03/2022£14.2m£13.6m
31/03/2021£6.6m£6.2m

Common questions

Is BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £290k for the year, though unrestricted funds are in deficit due to significant investment in its property asset. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, supported by a substantial property base valued at over £3 million, although free unrestricted reserves are currently negative. The strategy involves generating rental income from the refurbished property to rebuild reserves over the medium term. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Who funds BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL as a grant recipient include FUSION21 FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
FUSION21 FOUNDATIONFY2025£65k
FUSION21 FOUNDATIONFY2024£16k

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
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION1£233k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£64k
WOLVERHAMPTON LGBT+1£149

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