VOICES

Charity number: 1159445
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

VOICES provides a unique service based on survivor-led insights and expertise. Groups & individual support are available for victims of abuse. Where possible, support is offered to victims attending court or dealing with other agencies and services. VOICES liaises with other local DV services and also provides advocacy and training to professionals.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £307,604
Total expenditure: £334,089

Total income includes £56,886 from 2 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

7 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Bristol City
  • Gloucestershire
  • North Somerset
  • Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 December 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • V.O.I.C.E.S (VOICES OVERCOMING INSPIRING CONSULTING EMPOWERING SURVIVORS & SERVICES) (Working name)
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
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
EMMA SAMBROOK Chair 16 December 2024
CITY TO SEA CIO
Received: On time
Samantha Stone Trustee 16 September 2024
None on record
Francesca Anne Carpenter Trustee 01 August 2023
None on record
Benazir Jatoi Ogunlende Trustee 10 July 2023
None on record
Peter Henry Brandt Trustee 23 September 2019
None on record
Joanne Silver Trustee 24 September 2018
None on record
Farha Rasul PcET MA Trustee 21 March 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £194.69k £230.58k £363.60k £277.87k £307.60k
Total expenditure £130.50k £218.82k £251.91k £290.49k £334.09k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income from government grants £61.68k £87.94k £168.62k £45.27k £56.89k

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 August 2024 30 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 30 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 03 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 03 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 23 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 23 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 12 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 12 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 12 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 12 April 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.

CIO - Association Registered 02 Dec 2014

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF THOSE WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC ABUSE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING ADVICE, SUPPORT, INTERVENTIONS AND RECOVERY PROGRAMMES; B) ASSISTING THEM TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS ENABLING THE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE PERSONS; C) ACTIVITIES TO RELIEVE THEIR MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND WHICH PROMOTE THEIR WELLBEING SUCH AS SUPPORT GROUPS AND NETWORKS; AND D) RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC ABUSE AND ASSISTING THEIR INTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ISSUES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, INCLUDING CONDUCTING OR SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO THE FACTORS THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH ABUSE AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THEM AND THE PUBLISHING OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH

Contact information

Address:
PO BOX 5184
BATH
BA1 0RZ
Phone:
01225984189
Email:
info@voicescharity.org
Website:

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