VOLUNTARY ACTION LEICESTER

Registered charity 509300 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEICESTER COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an in-year deficit of £41,907 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a restated surplus of £311,613 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds free reserves of £314,353, which is below its stated policy target of £595,000. The organization remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £595,000 (held: £314k)
The charity's reserves policy sets out an aim to accumulate free reserves of £595,000. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (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.

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

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£263k
Reserves (reported)
£314k
Employees
60

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

Trustees

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£2.1m
31/03/2024£1.9m£2.2m
31/03/2023£3.2m£3.2m
31/03/2022£2.8m£2.7m
31/03/2021£2.6m£2.5m

Common questions

Is VOLUNTARY ACTION LEICESTER financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity recorded an in-year deficit of £41,907 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a restated surplus of £311,613 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds free reserves of £314,353, which is below its stated policy target of £595,000. The organization remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

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