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voluntary action leicester

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Voluntary Action Leicester is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Leicester and operates in Leicestershire, Leicester City, and Rutland.


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's objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the City of Leicester, County of Leicestershire, and County of Rutland, and to promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of this purpose.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,936,329
Latest Expenditure
£2,201,495

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 84.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 15.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,713
Charitable Activities £1,630,758
Other Trading £0
Investments £303,858
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,864,091
Raising Funds £337,404
Governance £9,500
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,936,329£2,201,495£1,864,091£2,854,669£94,99440 / 30
2023£3,234,207£3,189,717£2,923,217£3,219,835£541,83667 / 30
2022£2,805,976£2,686,156£2,497,435£1,265,345£058 / 30
2021£2,576,368£2,473,481£2,324,735-£134,475£060 / 31
2020£3,032,769£2,927,096£2,742,757£1,442,638£600,68562 / 31

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers