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STANDING VOICE

Registered charity 1151250 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year ended 31 December 2023 was £1,192,750, representing an increase from £911,951 in the previous year. Total expenditure was £1,070,753, resulting in a net surplus of £121,997 and a closing balance of unrestricted and restricted funds of £559,467. The trustees confirmed that reserve funds held were sufficient to cover core costs, citing committed funding of over £1,260,000 due for disbursement in 2024.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of administration overheads (held: £140k)
“Standing Voice exercises a policy of setting aside funds to cover 6 months of administration overheads as reserves, to cover core costs in the event of the organisation encountering a period of reduced income.” — page 48
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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).

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£57k
Reserves (reported)
£115k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Malawi · Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.4m£1.3m
31/12/2023£1.2m£1.1m
31/12/2022£912k£778k
31/12/2021£447k£563k
31/12/2020£498k£488k

Common questions

Is STANDING VOICE financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income for the year ended 31 December 2023 was £1,192,750, representing an increase from £911,951 in the previous year. Total expenditure was £1,070,753, resulting in a net surplus of £121,997 and a closing balance of unrestricted and restricted funds of £559,467. The trustees confirmed that reserve funds held were sufficient to cover core costs, citing committed funding of over £1,260,000 due for disbursement in 2024. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

Who funds STANDING VOICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STANDING VOICE as a grant recipient include CRODA FOUNDATION, THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETIES, THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST, H C D MEMORIAL FUND, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
CRODA FOUNDATIONFY2024£398k
THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETIESFY2022£70k
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£45k
H C D MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£25k
H C D MEMORIAL FUNDFY2023£25k
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETIESFY2024£4k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION1£55k
THE PAUL AND SHEILA BRADSHAW FOUNDATION1£41k
THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION1£25k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£18k
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION1£18k

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