BRIGHTON & HOVE SPEAK OUT
Registered charity 1076995 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIGHTON AND HOVE SPEAK OUT
Speak Out provides a range of advocacy support for adults with learning disabilities in Brighton and Hove. The charity aims to support people with learning disabilities to: - express their views and have control over their lives - understand and claim their rights - access the support and services they need - participate in and contribute to their communities.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £596 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £330,838 and total expenditure of £331,434. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £102,804, which is slightly below the stated policy target of four months of expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £103k; policy: 4 months of current expenditure)
“As this is slightly below the level set by our policy, the future financial outlook is to continue to pursue a policy of increasing reserves” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brighton & Hove Speak Out (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).
- Brighton and Hove City Council — “Our Funders
” (source page)
- Emily Ballantyne
- Isabel Hope-Urwin
- Margaret Wood
- Nathaniel Lawford · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rohan Lowe
- Sally Jones
- Seth Farsides
- Sophie Cook
- Victoria Goldfield
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Brighton And Hove
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRIGHTON & HOVE SPEAK OUT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £596 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £330,838 and total expenditure of £331,434. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £102,804, which is slightly below the stated policy target of four months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BRIGHTON & HOVE SPEAK OUT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRIGHTON & HOVE SPEAK OUT as a grant recipient include THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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