VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH SOMERSET

About VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH SOMERSET

VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH SOMERSET is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1065916). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 95/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH SOMERSET reported a total income of £685,951 and total expenditure of £592,067, a spending ratio of 86% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH SOMERSET describes its activities as follows: VANS is the local infrastructure support organisation for voluntary and community groups and for volunteers across North Somerset.We provide a range of funding, development, training and networking activities to those groups.We also run the Volunteer Centre which provides information on volunteering opportunities and provides information and support to people wishing to volunteer. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH SOMERSET. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Latest spending ratio: 86.3% of income spent on charitable work