VOCAL ADVOCACY

Charity number: 1152778
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Vocal offers a free and independent issue based Advocacy services for adults with learning disabilities or communication difficulties. Vocal is also able to take on specialist contract work and can provide training for small groups of clients and the people who support them.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £170,699
Total expenditure: £158,797

Total income includes £69,638 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

9 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon
  • Plymouth City
  • Somerset
  • Torbay

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 July 2013: Standard registration
  • 26 July 2013: Funds received from 1041978 VOCAL
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05741949 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JANET REGAN Chair 05 July 2013
None on record
Cheryl Lewis Trustee 04 April 2025
None on record
Jennifer Lynch Trustee 16 October 2023
None on record
Mary Dodson Trustee 16 June 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £89.35k £79.67k £80.77k £108.68k £170.70k
Total expenditure £81.92k £75.67k £89.80k £106.58k £158.80k
Income from government contracts £80.49k £62.56k £62.76k £62.84k N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £69.64k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 19 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 12 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 20 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/03/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/03/2007

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES BY PROVIDING A SERVICE TO ASSIST THOSE PERSONS TO REALISE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AS A CITIZEN

Contact information

Address:
Vocal Advocacy
Lower Close
Dartington Hall
Totnes
TQ9 6EN
Phone:
01803868300
Email:
vocaladvocacy@btconnect.com
Website:

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