NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS(THE)

1. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS(THE) 1980-12-31 → present
2. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE(INCORPORATED) (THE) 1924-05-30 → 1980-12-31

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

PKF Littlejohn LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The financial statements are prepared on a going-concern basis. Having carefully considered the continued impact of the cost of living crisis on NCVO's future financial projections alongside the existing and projected level of reserves, the value of the freehold building and the actions taken and planned by the executive team, the trustees consider that NCVO has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future, which is generally considered to be 12 months.”

Group structure

1. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS(THE) · parent
   1. NCVO Trading Limited 1% · UK · trading

Significant events

• “Our total income increased from £7.1m in 2023 to £9.5m in 2025. Income of £12.3m in 2024 included the receipt of funds of £5m from Charities Aid Foundation recognising an underpayment in the previous years of a contractual agreement. There are continuing discussions in relation to that contract moving forward so that we can support even more charities, in more ways.”
• “The Power of Small project was launched to better understand these challenges, test practical solutions, and explore how funders, infrastructure bodies and policy makers can provide more effective support.”
• “In the run up to, and the period following, the 2024 General Election, NCVO made significant strides in developing key relationships with the new Government and provided significant leadership in resetting the relationship between Government and the voluntary sector through the development of the Civil Society Covenant.”
• “We were proud to support The Big Help Out 2024, which brought national attention to volunteering and encouraged widespread participation.”
• “Volunteers' Week 2024 provided another opportunity to highlight the essential role volunteers play in society.”
• “As at 31st March 2025, NCVO has a capital commitment of £394,477 for the installation of windows for the Society Building at a total cost of £525,969. £131,492 has been expensed to date. The installation of the windows is due to be completed by October 2025.”
• “The charity was notified by the trustee of the charity's defined benefit pension scheme of a possible liability that existed at 31 March 2025. This relates to potential further benefits payable to members of the scheme derived from the way benefits have been changed and how the scheme's rules are interpreted. An estimation of the liability, should it be payable, is in the region of £4.2million.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  +326.1%

  £1,503,000 → £6,405,000

• Net assets

  +11.8%

  £9,081,000 → £10,155,000

• Employees

  -3.8%

  78 → 75

• Operating profit

  -84.6%

  £4,212,000 → £647,000

• Profit before tax

  -77.5%

  £4,389,000 → £986,000

• Wages

  +6.1%

  £3,991,000 → £4,234,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers