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Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action

Registered charity 700910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W V S C, WOLVERHAMPTON VOLUNTARY SECTOR COUNCIL

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £450,520, which is below the trustees' policy target of £504,260 (representing six months of running costs). The charity reported a net deficit of £125,165 for the year, primarily due to reduced income from the withdrawal of the Talent Match project and tapered lottery funds.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Current unrestricted reserves therefore cover closure costs and approximately 3 months continuation costs, compared to the 6 months target set out by the reserves policy.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: WVCA receives funding for services provided to NHS Black Country ICB, an organisation of which Paul Tulley, a trustee of WVCA, is a director. All transactions with this organisation are at an arms length basis.
“WVCA receives funding for services provided to NHS Black Country ICB, an organisation of which Paul Tulley, a trustee of WVCA, is a director. All transactions with this organisation are at an arms length basis.” — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Muras Baker Jones Limited.

Corporate structure

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
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£562k
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.7m
31/03/2023£2.6m£3.0m
31/03/2022£3.0m£3.0m
31/03/2021£3.6m£3.3m

Common questions

Is Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £450,520, which is below the trustees' policy target of £504,260 (representing six months of running costs). The charity reported a net deficit of £125,165 for the year, primarily due to reduced income from the withdrawal of the Talent Match project and tapered lottery funds. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Muras Baker Jones Limited.

Who funds Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action as a grant recipient include WOLVERHAMPTON LGBT+.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
WOLVERHAMPTON LGBT+FY2024£149

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
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION1£348k
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION1£233k
MARJORIE COOTE OLD PEOPLES CHARITY FUND1£11k
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST1£6k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST1£4k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£233

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