WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
WCVA is the national membership organisation for voluntary organisations in Wales. WCVA promotes volunteering, good governance, sustainability and engagement by providing information, training, advice and support to charities, voluntary and community groups & social enterprises. WCVA manages several grant & loan schemes.
Latest income
£36.6m
Expenditure
£34.6m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £51.0m | £49.7m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £39.0m | £35.5m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £35.0m | £33.2m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £33.2m | £29.3m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £36.6m | £34.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £34.3m |
| Trading | £911k |
| Investment income | £1.4m |
| Total income | £36.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £34.0m |
| Raising funds | £671k |
| Grants to institutions | £29.3m |
| Governance | £39k |
| Total expenditure | £34.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £13.0m |
| Total funds | £21.0m |
| — restricted | £8.0m |
| — unrestricted | £13.0m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £21.0m |
| Cash | £23.3m |
People
| Employees | 79 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.