VOYAGE

Registered charity 1068108 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACK POLICE ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST

To promote education and training and build an environment of greater trust and confidence between young people in the BAME communities, the criminal justice and educational systems.To nurture young people who in turn will help their communities combat crime, improve environments within schools and assist in the improvement of the services delivered to communities and public sector.

Objects

(1) TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP PARTICULARLY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE BLACK OR WHO ARE FROM OTHER MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS (2) TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY BY WORKING TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE POLICE SERVICE AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE BLACK OR WHO ARE FROM OTHER MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£224k
Latest spending
£265k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £40,990 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £208,144. Total funds carried forward decreased to £25,631, with unrestricted funds at £25,631 and restricted funds at £0. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£224k£265k
31/03/2024£191k£400k
31/03/2023£423k£430k
31/03/2022£418k£329k
31/03/2021£370k£236k

Common questions

Is VOYAGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £40,990 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £208,144. Total funds carried forward decreased to £25,631, with unrestricted funds at £25,631 and restricted funds at £0. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds VOYAGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VOYAGE as a grant recipient include EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2, THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA, THE HARBOUR FOUNDATION, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£32kSkills and employment project for young people
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£31kSkills and Employment for Young People
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£30kYouth Employment Support
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2026£21kWellbeing activities for young people
TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2FY2025£12k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£11kSkills and employment project for young people
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kSkills and Employment for Young People
THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSAFY2024£10k
TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2FY2026£8k
THE HARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2023£7kSocial Organisations
TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2FY2024£6k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kSkills and employment project for young people
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2023£5kYouth
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3kRelief of Need - Community
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation08/10/2025£282kGrant to Voyage
Hackney Council19/04/2024£20kGrant to Voyage
London Borough of Hackney19/04/2024£20kGrant to Voyage
Greater London Authority (GLA)04/04/2024£30kGo! London Fund - Voyage Sports
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2023£8kMH - Summer University programme for at risk young people
Hackney Council12/05/2022£10kGrant to Voyage
London Borough of Hackney12/05/2022£10kGrant to Voyage
London Borough of Hackney24/03/2021£40kGrant to Voyage
Hackney Council24/03/2021£40kGrant to Voyage
UK government29/09/2020£35kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Greater London Authority02/12/2019£14kGrant to 'Voyage'
The National Lottery Community Fund21/06/2019£10kLeadership Project
City Bridge Foundation24/11/2016£101kGrant to Voyage
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2016£10kSouth Hackney Leadership Academy
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2015£10kDeveloping Young Leaders for Safer Cities

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with USER VOICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VOYAGE£224k—0unclear—no doubt
USER VOICE FY2025£784k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SCHOOL JOURNEY ASSOCIATION FY2025£515k—0unclear—no doubt
BANG EDUTAINMENT FY2025£339k—0unclear—no doubt
CORAM LIFE EDUCATION FY2025£774k——unclear—no doubt
MAKE A MOVE FY2025£55k—0unclear—no doubt

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