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voluntary action rotherham

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


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

VAR provides support services to the voluntary and community groups/organisations within the borough. This is provided by the following: a volunteer centre, developing and facilitating networks and collaborative working, undertakes policy analysis and research, lobbies on behalf of the sector, runs a membership scheme, develop and manage several bespoke projects. VAR is a membership based org.

Fundraising

See where Voluntary Action Rotherham is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,986,641
Latest Expenditure
£3,223,078

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 106.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £67,706
Charitable Activities £2,752,801
Other Trading £0
Investments £143,496
Other Income £22,638

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,189,347
Raising Funds £11,417
Governance £38,175
Grants to Institutions £923,050
Other Expenditure £22,314

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,986,641£3,223,078£3,189,347£5,046,648£549,55249 / 5
2023£3,562,633£3,453,639£3,428,783£5,283,085£432,59549 / 5
2022£4,660,860£2,598,055£2,573,120£5,174,091£369,14242 / 5
2021£2,483,730£1,945,374£1,928,516£3,111,286£401,00034 / 13
2020£2,127,084£1,810,363£1,652,526£2,688,458£400,65030 / 10

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers