CIVIC VOICE

Registered charity 1134476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Civic Voice is the national charity for the civic movement in England. We work to make the places where everyone lives more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive and promote civic pride. We campaign nationally and support civic societies and other community and voluntary groups to be more successful locally.

Objects

3.1.1 TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THEENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR THE PUBLIC REALM AND THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT;3.1.2 TO ENCOURAGE HIGH STANDARDS IN THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OFTHE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT;3.1.3 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION ANDIMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE PROMOTION OF THE PRUDENT USEOF RESOURCES (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BEING DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETSTHE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTUREGENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS);3.1.4 TO FOSTER CIVIC PRIDE AND STIMULATE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BYPROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF THE BEAUTY, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY ANDCHARACTER OF DIFFERENT LOCALITIES;3.1.5 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TOUNDERSTAND AND TAKE ACTION TO CONSERVE, PROTECT AND IMPROVE THEQUALITY, BEAUTY AND CHARACTER OF THEIR LOCALITY;3.1.6 TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BEDETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES, INCLUDING THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER CHARITIES.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £17,550 for the year, with total income of £55,842 against expenditure of £73,392. The trustees report that the organization is not able to demonstrate that it is a going concern and consider orderly closure to be the most likely outcome unless further funding or volunteer resources are secured by the end of the calendar year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Osbornechair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Barry Goodchild Prof · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jane Maggs
• John Richard Glendy Bland · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARTIN HAMILTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Malcolm Douglas Gardner · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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