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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
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    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    VOICES AND CHOICES CIO

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/22£8£18£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/21£4£26£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/20£38£11£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/19£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/18£11£1£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/17*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 8 years
    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes,
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Voices and Choices
    £3,369 21/10/2023
    We would like to recruit and train new volunteers who can deliver our service to older people and those with disabilities, to help improve their wellbeing and quality of life.
    Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Voices and Choices
    £2,800 02/12/2020
    Volunteer support for older people
    National Lottery Community Fund - Personal Guidance, Information and Advice Service
    £10,000 03/08/2018
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    The project will develop their information and advice service which will support people with disabilities and older people. The project aims to expand current activities and reach out to support more people within their community.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2017, number: 1172724
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    6 returns made; AR17: 68 days late,
    Main office


    Objectives

    THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE WHO THROUGH DISABILITY, ILL HEALTH, AGE OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRE ASSISTANCE TO ACCESS THE SERVICES THEY NEED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO LIVE COMFORTABLY AND SAFELY IN THEIR OWN HOMES, AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: (1) PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY;(2) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH PEER GROUPS AND FACILITATE SELF-ADVOCACY

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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