Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency states Middlesbrough as its priority, and its reported grants went to local voluntary and community groups, including youth and children's groups, a toddlers' group, friends groups and a community centre.
- Most of its 18 reported grants, about 8 in 10, fall between £500 and £2,950, and the median was £500, so a modest request in that range fits its typical pattern.
- Its annual report and its website publish no application process, so the sensible first step is to use the contact it shows for getting in touch to ask how to apply.
- The grant record gives no stated purposes, so check your project against its wider aims before you write, and do not assume it favours any particular cause.
Overview
Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1094112).
Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency is a registered charity whose stated purpose is to promote charitable purposes for the benefit of the community throughout the local government area of Middlesbrough and beyond, particularly the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. It works as the local development and support organisation for the voluntary and community sector in Middlesbrough, offering practical provision, engagement services and projects. Its annual giving was £22,531, and its reported grants went to voluntary and community organisations.
What they fund
Priority Areas
MVDA's reported grants went to voluntary and community organisations, including a community enterprise, youth and children's groups, a toddlers' group, friends groups and a community centre. The listed awards have no stated purposes, so the grant record does not identify particular activities or causes. Separately, MVDA describes its wider work as supporting, promoting and developing voluntary and community action in Middlesbrough. It provides practical development support, including funding advice, and helps community groups and voluntary organisations develop and grow. It also represents the sector and encourages collaboration. For its services, MVDA says these are generally open to voluntary and community organisations working in Middlesbrough, with membership not essential.
Geographic Focus
Priority: Middlesbrough.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 18 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £500 (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Freestyle£2,965year to 31 March 2025
- Streets Ahead£2,950year to 31 March 2025
- Linx£2,439year to 31 March 2025
- NE Message£2,400year to 31 March 2025
- Welcome Foundation£2,247year to 31 March 2025
- 2b Creative Heath£2,175year to 31 March 2025
- Sunshine Project£2,000year to 31 March 2025
- Breckon Hill Community Enterprise£535year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £477,535 | £664,597 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £454,657 | £509,783 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £686,731 | £522,569 | £94,276 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £445,407 | £500,631 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £960,662 | £710,050 | £22,531 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- mvda.info
- mvda.info/about · read on 30 October 2026
- mvda.info/our-work · read on 30 October 2026
- mvda.info/membership · read on 30 October 2026
- mvda.info/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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