VOICES IN EXILE

Registered charity 1130363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIGHTON VOICES IN EXILE

Works with refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants with no recourse to public funds in Sussex and Surrey. Offers practical and legal support including generalist advice & specialist immigration casework for those otherwise unable to access justice. Advocates for and works with people to access services, build community and develop potential through learning and creative activities.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a small surplus of £128,260 and ended the year with total unrestricted funds of £474,912. The trustees consider these unrestricted funds to be in line with their reserves target. The charity relies largely on funds carried forward to maintain core services due to a challenging funding landscape.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Voices in Exile (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicholas Scott-Flynnchair
• ADAM HICKIE
• Andrew Martyn Jackson
• Emma Barbara McDermott
• Katrina Anne Cotton
• Philip Nicholas Pothen

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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