Sunderland Voluntary Sector Alliance
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Alliance's work is aimed at the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Sunderland, so a Sunderland group working for a charitable purpose is the kind of organisation it describes, and a substantial group of its listed awards are for community transport.
- About 8 in 10 of the 26 grants to organisations that could be checked in the annual report fall between £500 and £2,750, with a median of £1,000, so a request in that range is typical.
- Its largest grant is given as about £5,250, so that band is not a ceiling.
- No application process is published in the annual report, the register entry or its website, so the sensible first step is to get in touch through the contact it shows and ask about its process before writing a full application.
Overview
Sunderland Voluntary Sector Alliance is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1202811).
Sunderland Voluntary Sector Alliance is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1202811) that exists to support and strengthen the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Sunderland. It helps organisations identify funders, supports applications and works to build sector capacity, partnerships and income-generation opportunities. Its annual giving was £115,323 according to its annual report, and its listed awards include a substantial group of community transport grants alongside grants to community access points, cultural and sports organisations, churches, and advice and resource projects.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Alliance supports and strengthens the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Sunderland, including organisations with a charitable purpose. It helps organisations identify funders, supports applications, and works to build sector capacity, partnerships and income-generation opportunities. It also communicates funding and investment opportunities to Sunderland's VCSE sector. Its listed organisational awards include a substantial group of community transport grants, alongside grants to community access points, cultural and sports organisations, churches, advice and resource projects and other community organisations. Its approach is sector-wide, focused on organisational sustainability, collaboration and responding to local needs.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the charity:
- Community transport
Geographic Focus
Sunderland.
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
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Sunderland Voluntary Sector Alliance.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 26 grants in year to 30 April 2025 by size
Median £1,100 (year to 30 April 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre · Community transport grant£5,252year to 30 April 2025
- Foundation of Light · Community transport grant£2,750year to 30 April 2025
- Humbledon Outdoor Activity Association · Community transport grant£2,750year to 30 April 2025
- North East Dementia Care · Community transport grant£2,750year to 30 April 2025
- Sunderland Culture · Community transport grant£2,715year to 30 April 2025
- Easington Lane Community Access Point · Community transport grant£2,700year to 30 April 2025
- Invigor8 · Community transport grant£2,640year to 30 April 2025
- Space4 · Community transport grant£2,250year to 30 April 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
2 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 April 2024 | £617,653 | £279,579 | — | Accounts for year to 30 April 2024 |
| year to 30 April 2025 | £371,947 | £447,842 | £115,323 | Accounts for year to 30 April 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 30 April 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that year.
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
- sunderlandvsa.co.uk
- sunderlandvsa.co.uk/article/22899/About-us · read on 31 October 2026
- sunderlandvsa.co.uk/article/22886/Our-service-offer · read on 31 October 2026
- sunderlandvsa.co.uk/our-plans · read on 31 October 2026
- sunderlandvsa.co.uk/article/22887/Contact-us · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 April 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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