Royal Voluntary Service

Our mission is to mobilise volunteers for a better Britain.

Working together we help grow the nations' volunteer community and run services to support people's health, wellbeing and connections.

People across Britain are engaged in voluntary service - freely giving their time, talent, and life experience to help tackle pressing challenges in their diverse communities. Their service makes them, and Britain, healthier and happier.

Royal Voluntary Service was set up over 80 years ago and since then, has inspired and enabled more than 3 million people to give their time to help address the needs of the day in their local communities and in the NHS.

We are one of the largest voluntary service organisations in Great Britain with volunteers who give their skills, experience, energy and time to provide practical help, companionship and support to people in need in hospitals, at home and in the community. The charity is one of the UK’s largest hospital retailers with volunteer-run shops, cafés and trolley services providing tea and company to patients, hospital staff and visitors.