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the conservation volunteers

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Conservation Volunteers is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in South Yorkshire and operates in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


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

TCV wants healthier, happier communities for everyone. We work together with people, communities and partners to deliver practical actions that have a lasting impact on people?s health prospects and outdoor places.

Fundraising

See where The Conservation Volunteers is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£10,599,000
Latest Expenditure
£10,916,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 99.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £143,000
Charitable Activities £10,289,000
Other Trading £101,000
Investments £66,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £10,490,000
Raising Funds £426,000
Governance £42,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£10,599,000£10,916,000£10,490,000£3,698,000£984,000244 / 96741
2023£11,061,000£11,434,000£10,971,000£4,015,000£1,373,000267 / 87413
2022£9,333,000£8,866,000£8,704,000£4,388,000£1,577,000244 / 9500
2021£7,351,000£7,689,000£7,569,000£3,720,000£1,145,000234 / 3000
2020£8,759,000£8,506,000£8,420,000£4,058,000£1,706,000244 / 12500

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers