VOICES

Registered charity 1159445 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as V.O.I.C.E.S (VOICES OVERCOMING INSPIRING CONSULTING EMPOWERING SURVIVORS & SERVICES)

VOICES provides a unique service based on survivor-led insights and expertise. Groups & individual support are available for victims of abuse. Where possible, support is offered to victims attending court or dealing with other agencies and services. VOICES liaises with other local DV services and also provides advocacy and training to professionals.

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

Latest income

£328k

Latest spending

£331k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small deficit of £3,073 against prior year income of £328,345 and expenditure of £331,418. The trustees report that the charity carried forward a balance of £215,539 and held sufficient reserves to be deemed a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £91k)

“The stated aim of the charity being to hold unrestricted reserves to cover 3 months' operating costs (£82,854, based on annual expenditure of £331,418)” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

EMMA SAMBROOKchair
Aimee Coppard
Benazir Jatoi Ogunlende
Farha Rasul PcET MA
Peter Henry Brandt
Samantha Stone
Sara Goneos Ms

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£328k	£331k
31/08/2024	£308k	£334k
31/08/2023	£278k	£290k
31/08/2022	£364k	£252k
31/08/2021	£231k	£219k

Common questions

Is VOICES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small deficit of £3,073 against prior year income of £328,345 and expenditure of £331,418. The trustees report that the charity carried forward a balance of £215,539 and held sufficient reserves to be deemed a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Somerset Community Foundation	13/11/2024	£2k	Core costs for services supporting those having experienced domestic abuse and expansion into the Frome area
UK government	07/08/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/12/2019	£319k	Voices core funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/07/2019	£7k	Freedom Programme Creche
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/04/2018	£10k	Specialist Counselling for Sexual and Domestic abuse
UK government	—	£20k	Rosa Fund, Tampon Tax