VOICE OF THE LISTENER & VIEWER

Charity Number: 1152136
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

VLV works to represent UK citizen and consumer interests in broadcasting and speaks for listeners and viewers on the full range of broadcasting issues. We use independent expertise to champion quality and diversity in programming, respond to consultations, write policy briefings, run events and conferences and work for public service broadcasting that informs, educates and entertains.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £92,579
Total expenditure: £107,301

People

13 Trustee(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 May 2013: Standard registration
  • 24 September 2013: Funds received from 296207 VOICE OF THE LISTENER TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • VLV (Working name)
Company number:
04407712 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
COLIN BROWNE Chair 25 March 2013
None on record
Hesham Sabry Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Professor Catherine Johnson Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Catherine Freda Dixon Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Ritula Shah Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Helen Jay Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Allan Jack Trustee 29 November 2023
None on record
Professor Robert Charles Usherwood Trustee 29 November 2023
None on record
Andrew Board Trustee 30 November 2022
None on record
Toni Charlton Trustee 08 July 2021
None on record
Professor Sylvia Margaret Harvey Trustee 02 December 2020
None on record
Peter Stanley Gordon Trustee 30 November 2016
None on record
Mary Dixon Trustee 18 November 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £64.46k £54.95k £103.01k £114.62k £92.58k
Total expenditure £35.28k £59.85k £95.79k £115.28k £107.30k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 May 2024 22 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 22 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 28 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 28 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 26 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 26 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 02 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 02 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 14 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 14 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 02/04/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/02/2013

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED: (A) FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL THE FORMS AND ASPECTS OF BROADCASTING, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: (I) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDY, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF BROADCASTING IN ALL ITS ASPECTS AND PARTICULARLY ITS SUBJECT MATTER, ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY AND ITS TECHNIQUES; (II) THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF BROADCASTING AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; AND (B) FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH MANNER AS IS CHARITABLE BY PROMOTING THE CONTINUANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF HIGH STANDARDS IN BROADCASTING, BOTH TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC, THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Contact information

Address:
Voice Of The Listener & Viewer
The Old Rectory Business Centre
Springhead Road
Northfleet
Kent
Phone:
01474338716
Email:
info@vlv.org.uk
Website:

www.vlv.org.uk Open in new window