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birmingham voluntary service council

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Birmingham Voluntary Service Council is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Birmingham and operates in Birmingham City.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

See where Birmingham Voluntary Service Council is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£16,558,958
Latest Expenditure
£16,685,922

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 99.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,996
Charitable Activities £16,125,451
Other Trading £286,223
Investments £15,797
Other Income £129,491

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £16,505,522
Raising Funds £180,400
Governance £29,895
Grants to Institutions £3,951,810
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£16,558,958£16,685,922£16,505,522£5,319,815£22,59046 / 1
2023£21,813,721£18,977,045£18,953,626£5,445,787£3,920,00050 / 0
2022£14,238,489£13,645,089£13,644,916£2,611,166£218,00048 / 0
2021£6,571,369£6,194,606£6,190,881£2,015,759£212,41151 / 0
2020£3,604,171£4,076,414£3,869,819£1,637,493£312,00044 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers