VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD
Registered charity 223007 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VAS
Local infrastructre organisation providing a range of services to voluntary and community organisations, including training, specialist advice (including legal, HR, volunteering, ICT) accountancy, payroll, supporting partnership working and accommodation (office, training and meeting facilities).
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £392,939, which is above the trustees' stated policy requirement of £329,817. The charity reported a net income increase of £1.1m for the year, driven largely by new funding for the 'This Is Us' project, while total expenditure decreased to £2.65m from £3.31m in the previous year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (45% of income)
“South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 1,651,673” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- -- Amy Thornton
- -- Jessica Alex Hudson
- Ahmed Mohamed · trustee of 1 other charity
- Brendan Matthew Warner-Southwell
- John Hudson
- Kay Dickinson · trustee of 3 other charities
- Peter Wozencroft
- Rev David Bussue · trustee of 1 other charity
- SAFIYA SAEED
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £392,939, which is above the trustees' stated policy requirement of £329,817. The charity reported a net income increase of £1.1m for the year, driven largely by new funding for the 'This Is Us' project, while total expenditure decreased to £2.65m from £3.31m in the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BHP LLP.
Who funds VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD as a grant recipient include MARJORIE COOTE OLD PEOPLES CHARITY FUND, CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST, SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST, VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM.
Known funders
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