Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

VOICE 21 

Voice 21 exists to enable economically disadvantaged pupils in the UK to develop good oracy skills. We do this by building the capacity of teachers and schools to provide a high quality oracy education while developing and promoting a compelling evidence base for the impact and importance of oracy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Established: 11 years

www.voice21.org

hello@voice21.org

020 7082 5221

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£2,243£1,774£469£0£789£7174.8390
31/08/21£1,081£1,061£20£0£320£2913.3250
31/08/20£923£921£2£0£300£2853.7200
31/08/19£781£604£178£0£298£2404.8130
31/08/18£472£445£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17?£134£130£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£194£174£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£127£154£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£270£290£-20£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 65%
Liabilities/Income: 65%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 39 employees

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Impetus PEF£670,000
Dulverton Trust£97,243
Nesta£59,970
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£3,135
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Impetus PEF -
£210,000 01/07/2022
Impetus PEF -
£180,000 01/07/2021
Dulverton Trust - Closing the vocabulary gap through oracy
£97,243 10/02/2021
Closing the vocabulary gap through oracy
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Voice 21
£3,135 08/02/2021
12
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
Impetus PEF -
£25,000 01/07/2020
Impetus PEF -
£180,000 01/07/2020
Nesta - AC01057
£59,970 27/03/2020
17
Future Ready Fund programme grant to Voice 21 Grant Ref AC01057
Impetus PEF -
£75,000 01/07/2019
Nesta - AC00868
£45,986 27/02/2019
18
Future Ready Fund programme grant to Voice 21 Grant Ref AC00868
Dulverton Trust - Voice 21 in PRUs
£30,000 13/02/2019
Voice 21 in PRUs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-60
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/07/2013, number: 1152672
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/08/2012, number: 08165798
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

Voice 21
School 360
Sugar House Lane
Stratford
London
E15 2RB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:2.1 RESEARCHING, PARTICIPATING IN AND SUPPORTING INNOVATION IN EDUCATION; AND/OR2.2 SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (AND SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR) IN ANY WAY THAT THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT;AND WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON PREPARING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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