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wales council for voluntary action

Activities & Mission

WCVA is the national membership organisation for voluntary organisations in Wales. WCVA promotes volunteering, good governance, sustainability and engagement by providing information, training, advice and support to charities, voluntary and community groups & social enterprises. WCVA manages several grant & loan schemes.

Fundraising

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Region

Financial Information

Latest Income
£33,223,612
Latest Expenditure
£29,270,062

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 85.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £31,414,132
Other Trading £681,406
Investments £1,069,348
Other Income £58,726

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £28,551,265
Raising Funds £718,797
Governance £28,760
Grants to Institutions £23,380,098
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£33,223,612£29,270,062£28,551,265£19,026,425£11,548,31079 / 54
2023£35,015,959£33,230,639£32,602,967£14,970,001£5,391,047105 / 84
2022£39,010,559£35,513,720£34,955,118£14,507,474£6,048,061108 / 42
2021£50,951,056£49,662,968£49,286,771£6,406,079£2,057,015100 / 43
2020£21,172,015£20,948,788£20,581,650£7,178,655£2,905,90291 / 46

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Wales Council for Voluntary Action
One Canal Parade
Dumballs Road
Cardiff
CF10 5BF
Registration Date
24 May 1963
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
218093
Charity Number
218093

Trustees

SIMON HARRIS
Christopher Peter Lines
Kate Eleanor Young
Edward Watts MBE DL
Rhian Helen Elizabeth Davies
Menai Peris Owen-Jones
Dr Neil Rhys Wooding
Colin James Arnold
Lowri Catrin Jones
Callum Edward Pople Jones
Jainaba Conteh
Judith Alexandra Stone
Ellis Mark Richard Peares

Also Known As

  • THE COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE FOR WALES (INC)
  • THE COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE FOR WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE INC)
  • THE WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION
  • WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION
  • WCVA