VOICEABILITY ADVOCACY

Registered charity 1076630 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as "SPEAKING UP", SPEAKING UP T/A ADVOCACY PARTNERS SPEAKING UP, SPEAKING UP! · also registered in Scotland as SC050036 (OSCR)

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Latest income
£15.9m
Latest spending
£15.4m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £488,785 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following two years of planned deficits. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have been replenished to policy-compliant levels, with free reserves standing at £1,426,887 against a required general reserve of £1,000,000. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1,000,000 (held: £1.4m)
The level of general reserves required at 31 March 2025 is £1,000,000.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Advocacy Experience Limited
The Charity has a subsidiary, Advocacy Experience Limited. The subsidiary is currently dormant and therefore consolidated financial statements have not been prepared. — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£15.9m
Total spending
£15.4m
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
481

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£15.9m£15.4m
31/03/2024£13.5m£14.9m
31/03/2023£11.3m£12.4m
31/03/2022£11.0m£10.3m
31/03/2021£10.3m£10.2m

Common questions

Is VOICEABILITY ADVOCACY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £488,785 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following two years of planned deficits. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have been replenished to policy-compliant levels, with free reserves standing at £1,426,887 against a required general reserve of £1,000,000. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/03/2006£15k"Making Heritage Accessible"