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volunteering matters

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and other charities or voluntary bodies. Volunteering Matters is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


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

TO ENABLE AND SUPPORT PEOPLE TO BE ACTIVE CITIZENS AND PLAY A ROLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERING. WE DEVELOP AND DELIVER HIGH IMPACT VOLUNTEER-LED SOLUTIONS TO TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGES FACING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TODAY. WE FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF FOUR DISTINCT COMMUNITIES; OLDER AND RETIRED PEOPLE, DISABLED PEOPLE, VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£7,029,000
Latest Expenditure
£6,585,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 105.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £524,000
Charitable Activities £5,455,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £6,286,000
Raising Funds £299,000
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£7,029,000£6,585,000£6,286,000£1,437,000£1,437,000155 / 10960
2023£22,827,000£14,478,000£7,797,000£993,000£872,000197 / 8652
2022£7,459,000£7,778,000£7,520,000-£7,326,000£67,000188 / 9412
2021£5,202,000£5,548,000£5,124,000£1,769,000£1,597,000122 / 8711
2020£5,945,000£5,811,000£5,540,000-£11,475,000£272,000133 / 17870

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers