RISING VOICES WESSEX, COMMUNITY CHOIRS

Charity number: 1165053
Charity reporting is up to date (1 day late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Rising Voices Wessex is a community choir for people affected by cancer, based in Poole. Research has shown that singing helps people to regain their confidence and improves their health and well being. The choirs provide support and encouragement for people affected by cancer. Aiding recovery through singing.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £30,981
Total expenditure: £26,411

People

5 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bournemouth
  • Dorset
  • Hampshire
  • Poole

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 January 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • COMMUNITY CHOIRS FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CANCER (Working name)
  • RISING VOICES WESSEX (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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NOELINE ANNE YOUNG Chair 08 January 2013
None on record
Ian Roberts Trustee 12 October 2023
None on record
Mong-Wah Darnell Trustee 24 May 2022
None on record
Sarah Margarete Schwetje-Kemp Trustee 24 May 2021
None on record
Robert Taylor Trustee 01 January 2017
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 £16.12k £29.60k £25.27k £28.61k £30.98k
Total expenditure £23.29k £23.75k £26.48k £29.25k £26.41k
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 March 2024 01 February 2025 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 01 February 2025 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 AUG 2015 AS AMENDED ON 15/12/2015 AS AMENDED ON 08 FEB 2018 as amended on 21 May 2018 as amended on 10 Oct 2023

Charitable objects

3.1 RISING VOICES WESSEX HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY CANCER FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: - PROVIDING AND PROMOTING MUSIC PARTICIPATION THROUGH SINGING AS A MEANS OF REGAINING CONFIDENCE, HEALTH AND WELLBEING TO COMPLEMENT REHABILITATION DURING AND FOLLOWING TREATMENT FOR CANCER; - PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND CARERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY CANCER; - IMPROVING PUBLIC AWARENESS REGARDING THE PROBLEMS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH AND BEYOND CANCER AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS THROUGH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION; - SEEKING TO "NORMALISE" POST-CANCER LIVING BY MAKING AVAILABLE SUPPORT THROUGH SINGING IN THE COMMUNITY; - FOSTERING MUTUAL HELP, CO-OPERATION AND FRIENDSHIP IN AN UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHETIC ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY CANCER; - MAKING APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATIONS TO RELEVANT STATUTORY BODIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CANCER; - PROMOTING, CONDUCTING, AND ENGAGING IN RESEARCH/EVALUATION AS TO THE BENEFITS OF MUSIC AND SINGING TO THOSE AFFECTED BY CANCER (PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT); AND - PROMOTING A STRATEGY THAT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER CHOIRS WITHIN THE WESSEX REGION (COVERING MAINLY DORSET,HAMPSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE) AND FORGES APPROPRIATE MUSICAL AND CULTURAL LINKS WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED CHOIRS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

DORSET, HAMPSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
12 Ashley Drive North
Ashley Heath
RINGWOOD
Hampshire
BH24 2JN
Phone:
07500 676083
Email:
admin@risingvoices.org.uk
Website:

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