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Charity and VCS support Charities That specialise in Volunteering

Discover 3,835 Charity and VCS support charities that specialise in volunteering. Use the search below to filter within these results.

3,835
Charities
£4,963,431,832
Total Income
£258,351
Avg Income
85.8%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Age UK South Gloucestershire LTD

Charity and VCS support, Health, Social care, Social welfare

Information and Advice (including specialist benefits advice and advice for people affected by dementia), Befriending, Day Care Services and a variety of volunteering opportunities.

Latest Income: £870,730
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Doctors Worldwide LTD

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

To provide direct medical aid through the provision of primary health care services to the needy, including maternal and child services. Provision of volunteer medical personnel for the purpose of medical training. To help in the capacity building of medical projects run by local NGOs. To undertake health and general charitable activities in areas of need.

Latest Income: £866,945
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Inn Churches

Charity and VCS support, Housing

Inn Churches has grown from a month-long pilot to a thriving community project with more than 900 volunteers from churches and the wider community in Bradford. We have provided over 5000 beds for homeless and vulnerable people in the Bradford area. In addition we provide practical support for those who need it most in the form of the WHHP programme, starter packs, food and cookery lessons.

Latest Income: £865,044
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Redeeming Our Communities

Charity and VCS support

People of goodwill working together for safer, stronger communities. We bring lasting change to communities across the UK by inspiring, enabling and supporting multi-agency partnership initiatives between third sector groups, statutory agencies, churches, community groups and local people.We deliver dynamic projects that are innovative, cost-effective, volunteer-led and sustainable.

Latest Income: £863,679
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Plaza Community Cinema

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

We operate a 3-screen cinema, for leisure/entertainment and education/social activities. We improve quality of life for residents of South Sefton and surrounding areas by: -+?+?+? advancing education in the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the art of film,+?+?+? providing recreational and leisure facilities, +?+?+? providing volunteering opportunities so improving employability.

Latest Income: £862,875
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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The Manchester Deaf Centre

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Leisure

We promote services to enable deaf, hard-of-hearing and deafblind people to improve the quality of their lives. The Deaf Centre provides facilities for Sports & Social Club, Deafblind, Youth Group and 50 Group. All groups are supported through training and volunteer project we have. We run an agency which provides Sign Language Interpreters. We also provide BSL and Deaf Awareness training.

Latest Income: £859,753
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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County Durham Furniture Help Scheme

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Environment, Social welfare

Charity object to relieve poverty by the provision of a furniture and household goods recycling service of low cost to those people resident in County Durham who are in necessitous circumstances. We divert bulky waste that would otherwise go to landfill. We also offer volunteering opportunities, work experience and training for all age ranges. Also an employability and job prospect improvement arm

Latest Income: £859,189
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Waltham Forest Churches Night Shelter-Wfcns Limited

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Housing

Waltham Forest Churches Night Shelter provides short-term accommodation, support and resettlement services for former rough sleepers and street homeless people in its hostel, known as 'Branches'. We provide advocacy, and access to life-skills development, employment, training and volunteering opportunities to give individuals a better chance of successful independent living after they move on.

Latest Income: £858,223
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Strettons Mayfair Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

A community and healthy living centre providing services in arts & crafts, befriending, complementary therapies, creche, day care, health & exercise, IT & educational classes, leisure activities, information & advice on services for older people, community transport, support advice & health groups, restaurant, volunteering opportunities, walking for health schemes and youth activities.

Latest Income: £856,577
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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The Albany Theatre Trust

Arts, Charity and VCS support

To promote well-being through Arts for Life we Engage,Inspire and Create. Our Objectives: to enrich the cultural life of Coventry; to support and reflect all members of our community; to create for all volunteering and training opportunities to engage with the arts; to provide an inclusive high quality programme that represents all performance-related arts and to make the most of our resources.

Latest Income: £849,242
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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Euxton Villa Football Club

Charity and VCS support, Leisure

The charity provides access to sports facilities to the local community for the health and welfare benefit off all.Within the area of Euxton , United Kingdom, through the actions of volunteers in the community, advance the amateur sport of association football, promote community participation in healthy recreation, provide and assist in providing facilities for sport

Latest Income: £845,904
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Prison Fellowship

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Crime and Justice

Prison Fellowship aims to support prisoners by coming alongside them and supporting them to change. We offer our victim awareness course (Sycamore Tree), family contact programme (Angel Tree) and Letter Writing services to all who request them, regardless of their beliefs. We do this through our network of volunteer members and have over 2500 volunteers throughout England and Wales.

Latest Income: £841,344
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Community Action: Mk

Charity and VCS support, Facilities

Information and advice for community groups and charities throughout Milton KeynesOrganising and supporting networking and partnerships, Encouraging a co-ordinated voice for VCS, Funding advice service, Training and learning opportunities, Community work and supporting residentsMilton Keynes volunteer brokerage

Latest Income: £840,994
Areas of Operation: Milton Keynes
Status: Registered
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Chabad Lubavitch Centres North East London And Essex Limited

Charity and VCS support, Religion

The advancement of the Orthodox Jewish religion in accordance with the principles of existing and potential users. To attract, recruit and retain the best quality staff and volunteers. To provide high quality, cost effective service delivery across all services. To establish new partnerships and build on existing relationships and work with our partners in the areas.

Latest Income: £837,200
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Forest Voluntary Action Forum

Charity and VCS support

Forest Voluntary Action Forum is the volunteering and voluntary sector support and development agency for the Forest of Dean district in Gloucestershire. We provide advice, information, training, volunteer brokerage, networking opportunities and advocate for / represent the sector both locally and across the County. We undertake and support a variety of local community projects.

Latest Income: £836,556
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Home-Start Manchester

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Housing

We work with families across Manchester who have at least one child under the age of 5 and are facing emotional or parenting difficulties. We recruit and train volunteers who visit the families each week to offer them emotional and practical support in their own home.

Latest Income: £826,891
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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British Youth Council

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

The British Youth Council, the national youth council of the UK, aims to empower young people, aged 25 and under, to have a say and be heard in the UK and overseas. This is through a programme of education, research, training, volunteering, representation and advocacy opportunities. The charity is membership based & exclusively youth-led. It was formerly registered no. 305973 until 31 March 2009.

Latest Income: £825,671
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Birmingham Opera Company

Arts, Charity and VCS support

With no opera house, all our work lives in the peoples and places of the city- a unique fusion of local volunteers and international artists delivering artistic, personal and social change.

Latest Income: £823,886
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Association Of British Theatre Technicians

Arts, Charity and VCS support

The association is dependent upon voluntary help in advocating high technical standards for theatres, publications, meetings, conferences, post-entry training, volunteer technical committees, visits, liaison with government and other organisations, research demonstrations, exhibitions, the provision of information and the exchange of ideas and address issues about theatre planning and safety.

Latest Income: £822,120
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Sportinspired LTD

Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure

Providing advice and assistance, and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:a) advancing mental and physical health and well-being;b) advancing education (including developing employability, leadership and enterprise skills through training and development);c) promoting volunteering (where to do so furthers a charitable purpose or purposes);

Latest Income: £820,000
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Community Of The Many Names Of God

Charity and VCS support, Health, Religion

Provides multifaith worship, care and support for a nation wide annual congregation of 90,000, at the three Temples in Skanda Vale monastery, SA33 6JT. Donated 84.5 tonnes of direct food aid in 2018. Is volunteer led with 78,500 volunteer hours provided by 950 volunteers across the work of the charity in 2018.

Latest Income: £819,285
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Care Network (blackburn With Darwen) LTD

Charity and VCS support, Health, Housing

Care Network supports vulnerable people in Blackburn with Darwen to live independently by referring them onto a range of quality assured services inc. information and advice and home maintenance services (through our safe trader scheme), a range of health and wellbeing services provided locally through our Hub service and through the delivery of our volunteer and disability support schemes.

Latest Income: £818,688
Areas of Operation: Blackburn With Darwen
Status: Registered
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The Youth Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

Provision of youth work and support for volunteer and voluntary sector youth workers. Promotion and advocacy of young people's participation. Provision of information, advice and guidance for young people.

Latest Income: £805,439
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Mind In Furness Limited

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Housing, Social welfare

A local Mind association providing a range of services to support people experiencing emotional distress and poor mental wellbeing. We provide supported housing, a range of activities from a Wellbeing Centre including groups, peer support, outdoor access , counselling, supported volunteering, advice and information, outreach, anti stigma and promotional work, charity shop.

Latest Income: £804,355
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Ukrainian Action

Charity and VCS support

Ukrainian Action (UA) is a volunteer-run non-profit dedicated to supporting the survival and recovery of Ukraine.

Latest Income: £796,997
Areas of Operation: Poland
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many volunteering charity and vcs support charities are there in the UK?

There are 3,835 registered volunteering charity and vcs support charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the volunteering charity and vcs support charities by income?

The British Red Cross Society is the largest by latest reported annual income (£287.1m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of volunteering charity and vcs support charities?

Volunteering charity and vcs support charities reported a combined annual income of £5.0bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for volunteering charity and vcs support charities?

Across all volunteering charity and vcs support charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 85.8%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of volunteering charity and vcs support charities?

Volunteering charity and vcs support charities have an average annual income of £258k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.