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the voluntary network

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 Voluntary Network is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Suffolk and operates in Cambridgeshire, Essex, 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

a) to provide, maintain and develop Community Transport services, supporting those who are facing transport povertyb) to provide, maintain and develop a Befriending Servicec) to support the development and establishment of any further projects for which need is identified.

Fundraising

See where The Voluntary Network is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£762,427
Latest Expenditure
£778,870

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 102.2%
% 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 £168,971
Charitable Activities £587,413
Other Trading £0
Investments £3,893
Other Income £2,150

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £778,870
Raising Funds £0
Governance £4,807
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£762,427£778,870£778,870£144,088£027 / 270
2023£595,692£831,569£831,569£160,531£027 / 295
2022£801,893£765,735£764,257£396,408£396,40820 / 268
2021£605,116£615,971£612,784£360,250£029 / 250
2020£860,686£723,755£719,718£371,105£371,10525 / 225

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers