Bexley Voice

Registered charity 1142306 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEXLEY VOICE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

Bexley Voice is a support group for parents/carers of children with an additional needs or disability living in Bexley Borough. They provide information to parents on local and national issues and provide a central point of consultation for the Local Authority and service providers to improve service provision to this group.

Objects

RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS INTHE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELYBY:ATTENDING MEETINGS WITH BEXLEY COUNCIL AND, OTHER STATUTORY AGENCIES FOR THEDEVELOPMENT AND PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIALNEEDS,PROVIDING A CENTRAL PARENT CONSULTATION POINT FOR STATUTORY SERVICE PROVIDERS.PROACTIVELY PROVIDING ONGOING FEEDBACK TO SERVICE PROVIDERS ON THEIR PERFORMANCE.RAISING AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIAL NEEDS ON FAMILY LIFE,PROVIDING VIEWS, BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND CANVASSED OPINION, ENSURINGTHAT ALL PARENTS AND CARERS, WHATEVER THEIR BACKGROUND, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TOHAVE THEIR OPINIONS REPRESENTED.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £11,280 to £11,428, while restricted funds rose from £17,527 to £19,500, resulting in total funds of £31,906. The trustees declare that they have set aside six months of running costs as their contingency reserve. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bexley Voice (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lisa Jane Randellchair
• DEBRA PETTITT
• Danita Kim Hooker
• Dawn Lyman
• Graham John Wakefield
• Laraine Davies
• Madeleine Harris

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

Operates in: Bexley

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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