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Royal Voluntary Service

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Royal Voluntary Service Reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(82 total reviews)

Catherine Johnstone

58% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Royal Voluntary Service has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 82 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Royal Voluntary Service employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

82 reviews
4.0
4 June 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Fantastic role, truly a wholesome welcoming company and a fantastic charity to work for. Everybody I ever spoke to within the Charity was absolutely lovely to talk to. Best work/life balance I have ever experienced, truly a pleasure to work with.

Cons

Our team specifically ended up being understaffed and unfortunately due to decisions higher up, we ended up receiving very minimal support with both our day to day work and our own career progression. We were promised training and certain funding which never ended up happening even after over a year. Concerns were raised very early and could have been avoided if our voices were heard. Otherwise, perfect.

5.0
19 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great organisation and communication by management.

Cons

None, I enjoyed volunteering with the organisation.

1.0
16 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice co-workers on the ground

Cons

Terrible wages, top heavy structure, governance and compliance risks, out of touch tine eared directors and CEO, disorganised IT development, Trustees not checking Compliance processes and financial controls in line with CC Guidelines, meaningless PDRs

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