FRIENDS OF THE VOX

Charity number: 1200317
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The presentation of public concerts and recitals; Nurturing one (or more) amateur choir(s) under the direction of a professional choral conductor to perform works to a higher standard of artistic merit; Providing bursaries to enable young people and people from disadvantaged backgrounds to join one (or more) choir(s) or receive vocal lessons

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £26,879
Total expenditure: £25,420

People

5 Trustee(s)

50 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 September 2022: 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
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
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
Laura Cloke Chair 01 July 2022
None on record
Simon James William Fowler Trustee 09 March 2024
None on record
Alexandra Jane Meaders Trustee 01 July 2022
None on record
Rebecca Jane Clifford BA Hons Trustee 01 July 2022
None on record
Catherine Maria Booth Trustee 01 July 2022
THE HURST GREEN SINGERS
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £19.02k £26.88k
Total expenditure £19.79k £25.42k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 05 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 05 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 21 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 21 May 2024 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 09 Sep 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: • THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS; • NURTURING ONE (OR MORE) AMATEUR CHOIR(S) UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A PROFESSIONAL CHORAL CONDUCTOR TO PERFORM WORKS TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF ARTISTIC MERIT; • PROVIDING BURSARIES TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS TO JOIN ONE (OR MORE) CHOIR(S) OR RECEIVE VOCAL LESSONS

Contact information

Address:
10 The Glebe
Yalding
Maidstone
Kent
ME18 6BF
Phone:
01622816910
Email:
alex@voxanimalondon.com
Website:

No information available