Activities

As described by the charity on the register

TO ENABLE AND SUPPORT PEOPLE TO BE ACTIVE CITIZENS AND PLAY A ROLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERING. WE DEVELOP AND DELIVER HIGH IMPACT VOLUNTEER-LED SOLUTIONS TO TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGES FACING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TODAY. WE FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF FOUR DISTINCT COMMUNITIES; OLDER AND RETIRED PEOPLE, DISABLED PEOPLE, VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

Latest income

£5.7m

Expenditure

£5.8m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £5.2m £5.5m
2022-03-31 £7.5m £7.8m
2023-03-31 £22.8m £14.5m
2024-03-31 £7.0m £6.6m
2025-03-31 £5.7m £5.8m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £544k
Charitable activities £5.2m
Trading £0
Investment income £0
Total income £5.7m

Spending

Charitable spend £5.7m
Raising funds £137k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £0
Total expenditure £5.8m

Balance sheet

Reserves £1.3m
Total funds £1.3m
— restricted £0
— unrestricted £1.3m
— endowment £0
Total assets £1.3m
Cash £0

People

Employees 142

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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.