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southend association of voluntary services

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies. Southend Association Of Voluntary Services is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by acting as an umbrella or resource body. The charity is based in Essex and operates in Central Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and various other locations.


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 acts to support the continuance and development of the voluntary and community sector in Southend-on-Sea as well as leading, on behalf of other agencies and Councils for Voluntary Services, on work of wider significance throughout Essex and beyond.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,280,818
Latest Expenditure
£1,266,544

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 98.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £9,382
Charitable Activities £1,253,349
Other Trading £0
Investments £18,087
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,266,544
Raising Funds £0
Governance £7,950
Grants to Institutions £192,146
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,280,818£1,266,544£1,266,544£568,326£291,97237 / 86
2023£1,081,508£1,015,152£1,015,152£554,052£256,78635 / 92
2022£987,196£925,962£925,962£487,696£210,68038 / 74
2021£942,690£826,041£826,041£426,462£202,74332 / 82
2020£670,806£686,097£686,097£309,813£187,83026 / 77

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers