Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

VOICE OF ALBINISM 

The protection and preservation of good health among people with albinismProviding information, advice, practical and emotional support and events for such people and their families and careers designed to help with management of the condition and to raise confidence and self-esteem; Raising awareness in local communities, eradicating stigma & promoting wider acceptance of people with Albinism.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 3 years
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
01/06/22*£398£1,137£-7391
01/06/21£9,225£9,601£-3765
01/06/20*£0£0£02
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.voiceofalbinism.org.uk

info@voiceofalbinism.org.uk

07727719560

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Post Covid-19 Recovery: Joyful mind project
£2,418 28/07/2021
The funding is for weekly wellness sessions for BAME men and women who have children with Albinism. The project aims to bring people from different backgrounds together to connect and reduce ....more
HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
£2,000 23/06/2021
Funding provided for Professional Advice Grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting communities: COVID-19 Support for 9 to 16 yrs children
£7,172 12/01/2021
6
The funding will be used to support BAME children and young people some living with Albinism through weekly zoom confidence building sessions and virtual community engagement awareness sessions. The ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/10/2019, number: 1185997
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR22: 96 days late, AR20: 41 days late,
Main office

4 BRAITHWAITE ROAD
MANCHESTER
M18 7TJ

Objectives

THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE WITH ALBINISM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND EVENTS FOR SUCH PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS DESIGNED TO HELP WITH MANAGEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND TO RAISE CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM;(B) RAISING AWARENESS OF ALBINISM WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH THE AIM OF ERADICATING THE STIGMA SURROUNDING ALBINISM AND PROMOTING WIDER ACCEPTANCE OF PEOPLE WITH ALBINISM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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