VOYAGE
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
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.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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)
Funders the charity credits
Trustees
- Donata Elizabeth Natalie Miller
- Siobhan Nichol O'Garro
- Toby John Williams
- Toheeb Olasunkanmi Mobolaji Okuwobi-Dabiri
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £32k | Skills and employment project for young people |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £31k | Skills and Employment for Young People |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £30k | Youth Employment Support |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2026 | £21k | Wellbeing activities for young people |
| TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2 | FY2025 | £12k | |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £11k | Skills and employment project for young people |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £10k | Skills and Employment for Young People |
| THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA | FY2024 | £10k | |
| TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2 | FY2026 | £8k | |
| THE HARBOUR FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £7k | Social Organisations |
| TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2 | FY2024 | £6k | |
| CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £5k | Skills and employment project for young people |
| THE GROCERS' CHARITY | FY2023 | £5k | Youth |
| SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £3k | Relief of Need - Community |
| THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Bridge Foundation | 08/10/2025 | £282k | Grant to Voyage |
| Hackney Council | 19/04/2024 | £20k | Grant to Voyage |
| London Borough of Hackney | 19/04/2024 | £20k | Grant to Voyage |
| Greater London Authority (GLA) | 04/04/2024 | £30k | Go! London Fund - Voyage Sports |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/07/2023 | £8k | MH - Summer University programme for at risk young people |
| Hackney Council | 12/05/2022 | £10k | Grant to Voyage |
| London Borough of Hackney | 12/05/2022 | £10k | Grant to Voyage |
| London Borough of Hackney | 24/03/2021 | £40k | Grant to Voyage |
| Hackney Council | 24/03/2021 | £40k | Grant to Voyage |
| UK government | 29/09/2020 | £35k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| Greater London Authority | 02/12/2019 | £14k | Grant to 'Voyage' |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/06/2019 | £10k | Leadership Project |
| City Bridge Foundation | 24/11/2016 | £101k | Grant to Voyage |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/10/2016 | £10k | South Hackney Leadership Academy |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/02/2015 | £10k | Developing Young Leaders for Safer Cities |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £160k |
| JOHN LYON'S CHARITY | 1 | £150k |
| The Keith Howard Foundation | 1 | £125k |
| Helping Herts | 1 | £52k |
| HIGHWAY ONE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | 1 | £14k |
| BANBURY CHARITIES | 1 | £12k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOYAGE | £224k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| USER VOICE | £784k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SCHOOL JOURNEY ASSOCIATION | £515k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BANG EDUTAINMENT | £339k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CORAM LIFE EDUCATION | £774k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MAKE A MOVE | £55k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |