Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

CHILDREN WITH VOICES 

We provide education and training for children and young people in a deprived area of East London as well as food provision from three local hubs for families and young people facing food poverty.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/01/23£239,296£132,221£107,07555
31/01/22*£51,500£51,400£10060
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.childrenwithvoices.org

info@childrenwithvoices.org

07402 499742

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Amusement and recreation services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hackney,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 55 volunteers

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Children With Voices
£2,683 22/10/2022
We aim to run our Jumping Beans sessions for 5-11 year olds - a programme that teaches cooking, emotional wellbeing and self-expression through crafts, creative writing, sports and creative arts.
Hackney Council - Grant to Children with Voices
£9,975 26/08/2020
6
LCRF Wave 3: Four community food hubs we have been delivering across Hackney in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/08/2020, number: 1191018
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR22: 49 days late,
Main office

Fawcett Community Hall
Fawcett Estate
Clapton Common
LONDON

Objectives

1. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 16 LIVING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY BY PROVIDING, FOOD AND TOILETRIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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