VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD

Registered charity 223007 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VAS

Latest income
£3.7m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BHP LLP.

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

Total income
£3.7m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reserves (reported)
£393k
Employees
55

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.7m£2.6m
31/03/2024£3.3m£3.3m
31/03/2023£3.1m£2.5m
31/03/2022£2.4m£1.9m
31/03/2021£3.0m£2.6m

Common questions

Is VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD financially healthy?

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.

Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

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