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royal voluntary service

The charity supports elderly people and the general public. Royal Voluntary Service is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Stoke On Trent and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


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

The charity delivers practical support through the power of volunteering so that older people can get more out of life and aims to relieve poverty, distress and suffering in various sections of the community, primarily in the UK, by the provision of various services for individuals and such other purposes for the benefit of the community.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£42,359,000
Latest Expenditure
£41,572,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 5.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £5,636,000
Charitable Activities £35,907,000
Other Trading £435,000
Investments £291,000
Other Income £90,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £40,188,000
Raising Funds £1,384,000
Governance £970,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£42,359,000£41,572,000£40,188,000£14,248,000£7,815,000663 / 14984
2023£38,475,000£39,984,000£38,536,000£13,461,000£6,265,000910 / 16019
2022£35,939,000£40,179,000£37,840,000£14,970,000£715,000755 / 16506
2021£36,068,000£37,239,000£35,625,000£19,210,000£11,082,000909 / 18182
2020£53,751,000£58,914,000£56,844,000£18,444,000£26,089,0001055 / 12556

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers