BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
BVSC is the leading voluntary sector support body in Birmingham, committed to ensuring that voluntary action can thrive and make a positive difference for everyone in Birmingham. BVSC provides voluntary sector and volunteering support services, a range of VCS-led social impact programmes, community space and building facilities and consultancy, advice and training for our members and partners.
Latest income
£17.0m
Expenditure
£16.7m
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 | £6.6m | £6.2m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £14.2m | £13.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £21.8m | £19.0m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £16.6m | £16.7m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £17.0m | £16.7m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £89k |
| Charitable activities | £16.3m |
| Trading | £379k |
| Investment income | £0 |
| Total income | £17.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £16.4m |
| Raising funds | £255k |
| Grants to institutions | £2.4m |
| Governance | £34k |
| Total expenditure | £16.7m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £91k |
| Total funds | £5.6m |
| — restricted | £1.9m |
| — unrestricted | £3.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £5.6m |
| Cash | £3.5m |
People
| Employees | 40 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- 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.