The VOCES8 Foundation

Registered charity 1126785 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VOCES CANTABILES MUSIC LIMITED

1. To stage and perform professional vocal concerts of classical genre that attract a diverse audience. 2. To lead singing based workshops and masterclasses for young people of all ages and abilities.3. To work with schools in developing creative initiatives that combine music with core studies.4. To inspire people through music.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's fund balance remained strong at the end of the year, with the trustees satisfied that proper financial controls are in place. The financial review notes that income and expenditure reflect continued growth in charitable activities, donations, and performance work, despite increased staff and production costs. The CEO acknowledges that the accounts show the charity did not quite break even, attributing this to significant investment across the Foundation to build for the future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The VOCES8 Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Barnaby Smith — Founder and Artistic Director (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation — “We are grateful to receive financial support from the following organisations: The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (22/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gary Mosschair
• Adrian Alexander Melrose
• Christopher Alan Gabbitas
• David Bruce Brodie Leeming
• Jason Vidal Roberts McCaldin
• ROY BLACKWELL
• Rebecca White
• SALLY ELIZABETH CANTELLO
• SARATHA RAJESWARAN GABBITAS
• Sarah Elizabeth Calcutt
• William J Conner

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

Operates in: Austria · Belgium · France · Germany · Italy · Japan · Sweden · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VIVACE CHORUS.

• VIVACE CHORUS income £168k
• UK Music Masters Ltd. income £1.5m
• DURHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £137k
• B:MUSIC LTD income £13.6m
• WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY income £116k
• BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY CHORUS income £116k

Side by side with its peers

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