VOICE

Charity Number: 1166345
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Voice delivers projects with children and young people aimed at helping them to explore and express the Christian faith and grow in their musical skills. We run school and community projects, local music groups, larger Junior Choir and Voice Youth Choir & Orchestra ensembles, songwriting courses and music residentials. We are based in the North West but connect with people from across the country.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £34,440
Total expenditure: £56,335

People

4 Trustee(s)

10 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
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • City Of York
  • Lancashire
  • Liverpool City
  • Nottingham City
  • Stockport
  • Warrington
  • Wirral

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 April 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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
Samantha French Trustee 09 June 2016
None on record
Helen Hickin Trustee 04 April 2016
None on record
Mark Instone Trustee 04 April 2016
None on record
CATHERINE GELLERT Trustee 04 April 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 £74.61k £35.93k £53.74k £47.26k £34.44k
Total expenditure £50.49k £35.83k £51.83k £56.17k £56.34k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 August 2024 19 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 19 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 08 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 08 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 15 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 15 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 22 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 22 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 19 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 19 February 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 - Foundation Registered 04 Apr 2016

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (I) THE HOLDING OF CONCERTS, THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RECORDINGS AND THE DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. (II) PROMOTING THE PARTICIPATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN MUSIC THAT IS ROOTED IN CHRISTIAN VALUES BY PROVIDING MUSIC-MAKING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES AS A MEANS OF ENABLING THEM TO EXPLORE, GROW IN AND EXPRESS THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND DEVELOP THEIR MUSICAL SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING.

Contact information

Address:
27 PELHAM ROAD
THELWALL
WARRINGTON
WA4 2HF
Phone:
07841435358
Email:
simon@voicemusic.org.uk
Website:

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