VOICE4CHANGE ENGLAND LIMITED

Registered charity 1140624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as V4CE LIMITED

Voice4Change England is a national membership organisation that advocate for the Black and Minority Ethnic voluntary and community sector (BME VCS). BME voluntary and community organizations? are a crucial part of civil society that have emerged from and work for BME communities. By supporting the BME VCS we aim to improve the life outcomes for BME and other disadvantaged communities.

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Latest income

£1.5m

Latest spending

£1.1m

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit for the year, reducing its total funds from £1.1 million to £434,504. Unrestricted reserves stood at £115,179, which the trustees believe is sufficient to cover closing liabilities and meet their policy target of maintaining three months of running costs. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £137,127 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)

“One employee received remuneration in excess of £60,000 during the year. The Total employee emoluments was £137,127 in the year.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received remuneration in excess of £60,000 during the year.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Comic Relief & National Emergencies Trust (53% of income)

“Comic Relief & National Emergencies Trust 320,000” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £115k)

“The Trustees also aim to maintain general reserves to cover at least 3 months running costs (an additional £55,000 per month).” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from more than £60,000 (FY2024) to £137,127 (FY2025).
Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income

£1.5m

Total spending

£1.1m

Reserves (reported)

£114k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (56% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

NEENA SAMOTAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Gilles Cabon Mr
ILA CHANDAVARKAR · trustee of 1 other charity
KARL OXFORD

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.5m	£1.1m
31/03/2024	£1.7m	£696k
31/03/2023	£1.1m	£1.2m
31/03/2022	£998k	£1.3m
31/03/2021	£1.5m	£992k

Common questions

Is VOICE4CHANGE ENGLAND LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit for the year, reducing its total funds from £1.1 million to £434,504. Unrestricted reserves stood at £115,179, which the trustees believe is sufficient to cover closing liabilities and meet their policy target of maintaining three months of running costs. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of VOICE4CHANGE ENGLAND LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £137,127 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds VOICE4CHANGE ENGLAND LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VOICE4CHANGE ENGLAND LIMITED as a grant recipient include JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£530k	Pathway Fund
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£92k	Reframing Race: Testing times for new frames
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	FY2023	£30k	Core costs relating to the Reframing Race Project
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION	FY2023	£20k	Voice, Influence and Partnerships

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	17/02/2025	£865k	Grant to Voice4Change England
City Bridge Foundation	11/12/2024	£150k	Grant to Voice4Change England
Greater London Authority	02/09/2024	£25k	Your voice your democracy campaign
Greater London Authority (GLA)	08/10/2023	£45k	Your vote, your voice
Greater London Authority	08/10/2023	£45k	Your vote, your voice
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/07/2023	£1.4m	Voice4Change England Infrastructure Support
City Bridge Foundation	10/03/2023	£399k	Grant to Voice4Change England
City Bridge Foundation	26/01/2023	£250k	Grant to Voice4Change England
Greater London Authority	13/01/2023	£14k	Your Vote: Your Voice
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/02/2022	£499k	The Pathway Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/07/2020	£397k	Voice4Change COVID Emergency Project
City Bridge Foundation	23/09/2015	£122k	Grant to Voice4Change England
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/07/2015	£9k	The next generation: Fip the script
City Bridge Foundation	19/06/2014	£60k	Grant to Voice4Change England
City Bridge Foundation	07/09/2011	£108k	Grant to Voice4Change England
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/01/2009	£729k	Strengthening The Voice Of The Black and Minority Ethnic Third Sector

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DULVERTON TRUST	2	£110k
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION	1	£1.0m
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	1	£737k
The Considered Ask Foundation	1	£75k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£61k
THE APAX FOUNDATION	1	£50k
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION	1	£43k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	1	£33k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Connected Voice.

Connected Voice income £1.9m
THE CARE FORUM income £1.3m
BLACK & MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP income £175k
HUMBER ALL NATIONS ALLIANCE LIMITED income £128k
NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY income £876k
Voice 21 income £4.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
VOICE4CHANGE ENGLAND LIMITED	£1.5m	£137,127	1	unclear	—	no doubt
Connected Voice FY2025	£1.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CARE FORUM FY2025	£1.3m	£60,001 - £70,000	—	within	—	no doubt
BLACK & MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HUMBER ALL NATIONS ALLIANCE LIMITED FY2025	£128k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FY2025	£876k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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