Gloucestershire VCS Alliance

Name

Gloucestershire VCS Alliance

Legal name

Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance

Website

https://glosvcsalliance.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voluntary Sector Support Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

STEM, Digital Skills & Innovation Partnerships (EDADALAJ)

Keywords

• Voluntary sector support
• Charity capacity building
• Nonprofit training services
• Community sector advocacy
• VCSE infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Winchcombe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Membership is free for VCSE organizations in Gloucestershire. The organization is funded by external sources rather than membership fees.
2. Government and public sector funding: Primary funding from Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board to support the VCSE sector infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gloucestershire VCS Alliance is an independent registered charity that provides infrastructure support to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector in Gloucestershire, England. It delivers a seasonal Training and Events Programme (28+ courses per season), the Funding Finder AI Tool, template resources and guidance, a Funding Directory, the Inclusion Allies Programme for EDIB development, and the Future Leaders Pathway Programme for emerging VCSE leaders. It also provides policy advocacy, sector intelligence and mapping (Charities Map, Social Enterprises Map), and a member network for charities, social enterprises, and volunteer-led community groups.

Product overview

Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance is a charity support organisation for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector, not a traditional technology product company. Its core offerings centre on capacity building services including the Funding Finder AI Tool (an AI-powered member benefit that searches funders), a Training and Events Programme with 28+ seasonal courses, Resources and Guidance materials, a Funding Directory, Member Discussion Forum, Local Insight data platform access, newsletter mailings (weekly and quarterly), the In Conversation With podcast series, the Inclusion Allies Programme for EDIB development, and the Future Leaders Pathway Programme for leadership development. These services are delivered primarily to member organisations with additional public-facing resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Training and Events Programme Seasonal programme of free training courses and events for VCSE sector members covering fundraising, AI, EDIB, social media, governance, and sector-specific skills. Non-members may access courses for a small fee.
• Funding Finder AI Tool AI-powered tool available to members that searches an approved list of funders to identify funding suitable for members' specific projects.
• Resources and Guidance Template policies, resources, and guidance documents available to support VCSE organisations in their operations.
• Funding Directory Directory of funding opportunities and fundraising support services to help VCSE organisations secure funding.
• Inclusion Allies Programme Programme developing Inclusion Allies across Gloucestershire's charities, community groups and social enterprises to embed equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging into organisations.
• Future Leaders Pathway Programme Leadership development course for people working in Gloucestershire's VCSE sector who are beginning to step into a leadership role or influence change.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Gloucestershire VCSE Infrastructure CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026New partnership model created to help Gloucestershire's charities, community groups and social enterprises work more closely together to support local people. Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance is a member of this collaborative.
• One GloucestershiremoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NHS to fund workshops at University of Gloucestershire's new Arts, Health and Wellbeing Centre, providing free training opportunities for the sector.
• University of GloucestershiremoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for training events and partner in providing workshops at the Arts, Health and Wellbeing Centre and City Campus in Gloucester.
• NHS GloucestershirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for VCSE sector involvement in NHS strategic commissioning framework and neighbourhood health initiatives.
• Go Volunteer GlosmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform for recruiting volunteers in Gloucestershire. The organization provides volunteering support including work experience placements, volunteer brokerage, and trustee recruitment through this platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Reach Volunteering: Charity offering trustee recruitment and governance support to the VCSE sector. Comparable as a peer providing a slice of the Alliance's volunteer- and trustee-related services (via Go Volunteer Glos).
• UK Community Foundations: Network of place-based community foundations providing grantmaking and funding advice. Comparable as a peer in the grantmaking-intermediary space, with analogous funder-matching and local-funding intelligence capabilities to the Alliance's Funding Finder tool.

Regional players

• Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA): National umbrella for the voluntary sector in Wales, offering training, funding information, and advocacy. Comparable regional peer running the same infrastructure-support and member-service model in a different UK nation.
• SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations): National umbrella for Scotland's voluntary sector, providing training, funding advice, policy, and digital tools. Comparable as a peer operating a similar infrastructure-support model in a different UK nation.
• Community First Yorkshire: County-level infrastructure body for voluntary and community organisations in Yorkshire. Comparable regional peer offering the same membership, training, and VCSE support model in a different UK geography.

Direct peers

• Locality: National network supporting community organisations, social enterprises, and cooperatives with resources, training, and advocacy. Directly comparable as a peer offering infrastructure support, membership, and capacity-building services to community-led organisations.
• NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action): National membership body for local VCSE infrastructure organisations in England. Directly comparable as a peer-tier umbrella supporting the same type of local infrastructure members as Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance, with similar training, advocacy, and representation functions.
• ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England): National membership body for rural community development organisations, providing capacity building, training, and advocacy. Comparable peer operating the same infrastructure-support model at the local-government interface as the Alliance.
• Support Cambridgeshire: County-level infrastructure body supporting voluntary and community groups in Cambridgeshire. Comparable direct peer offering the same membership, training, and development-services model at the same geographic tier.

Broad incumbents

• NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations): Large national umbrella for the voluntary sector in England, offering training, policy, and research. Comparable as a broader incumbent providing overlapping capability (funding tools, policy advocacy, training) that the Alliance offers at a local level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gloucestershire-vcs-alliance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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