herefordshire voluntary organisations support service

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Hereford and operates in Herefordshire.

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

To build the capacity of third sector organisations and provide them with support, information and services including: -Advancement of community health and social care and activities for young people aged 8 to 25. Activities include volunteering services, capacity building, training, networking events and information, interest groups, policy research, Community Wheels and representational work

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Herefordshire

Financial Information

Latest Income

£618,700

Latest Expenditure

£575,030

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 88.4%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 95.1%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 6.0%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,912

Charitable Activities £599,150

Other Trading £0

Investments £1,290

Other Income £16,348

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £546,749

Raising Funds £28,281

Governance £6,140

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2025	£618,700	£575,030	£546,749	£328,348	£125,235	15 / 125
2024	£410,995	£439,123				0 / 150
2023	£933,558	£970,330	£964,404	£312,806	£114,219	23 / 150
2022	£590,632	£591,050	£579,336	£349,578	£79,715	19 / 350
2021	£477,071	£466,334				0 / 230