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VOCALEYES

Registered charity 1067245 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

VocalEyes works to give the best possible access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people. This is carried out either by direct delivery of live or recorded audio description, or by training, and is supported by research, monitoring and evaluation.

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Latest income
£752k
Latest spending
£750k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small net surplus of £1,762 for the year, with total income of £751,612 against total expenditure of £749,850. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £150,699 are above the stated policy target of £100,000, placing the charity in a stable financial position. The going concern basis is supported by adequate resources and continued funding from Arts Council England.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000 (held: £151k)
“For 2025–26, the target level of free reserves is set at £100,000.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — VocalEyes (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£752k
Total spending
£750k
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reserves (reported)
£186k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (65% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£752k£750k
31/03/2024£789k£833k
31/03/2023£805k£831k
31/03/2022£609k£584k
31/03/2021£361k£309k

Common questions

Is VOCALEYES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small net surplus of £1,762 for the year, with total income of £751,612 against total expenditure of £749,850. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £150,699 are above the stated policy target of £100,000, placing the charity in a stable financial position. The going concern basis is supported by adequate resources and continued funding from Arts Council England. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds VOCALEYES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VOCALEYES as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kCare of the Blind, Prevention of, or Cure of Blindness
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kMaster's Discretionary Fund
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2kMaster's Discretionary Fund

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/05/2025£207k"Co-created audio description of heritage to support greater inclusion, diversity, access and participation."
City Bridge Foundation02/05/2025£86kGrant to VocalEyes
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/11/2021£150k"#Digital8 Museum and Heritage Access 2022"
City Bridge Foundation09/01/2014£12kGrant to VocalEyes
City Bridge Foundation30/06/2011£20kGrant to VocalEyes

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST3£522k
THE STERLING CHARITY1£34k
Vivensa Foundation1£11k
THE INMAN CHARITY1£5k
THE ULVERSCROFT FOUNDATION1£5k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
BIRKDALE TRUST FOR HEARING IMPAIRED LTD1£3k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VOCALEYES£752k—0above—no doubt
THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt
INFOCUS CHARITY FY2025£10.6m——unclear—no doubt
SIGHT CYMRU FY2025£558k—0above—no doubt
GALLOWAY'S SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND FY2025£1.6m——within—no doubt
THE BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND FY2025£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.