DIVERSE VOICES EDUTAINMENT

Registered charity 1193519 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DIVERSE VOICES, DIVERSE VOICES ENTERTAINMENT C.I.C.

Diverse Voices acts as a resource for young people up to the age of 18 living in the UK by providing advice and assistance, and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities including: Theatre in Education (TIE); Workshops; After school, lunchtime & school holiday clubs; Our E-Learning Platform which currently covers 2 of our TIE projects and will continue to be expanded.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN THE UK BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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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Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £88,347 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £97,005 to £8,658. The trustees note that free reserves are below their policy target, with unrestricted funds showing a deficit of £13,634. The charity is dependent on securing further core funding and major donor support to address its reserves position and replace departing staff.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Diverse Voices (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Paul Hamlyn Foundation — “We have been developing, testing and refining our arts-based approach and methods over the past decade with the support of national funders …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Simone Watson-Brownchair
• Leonie Elliott
• Mary Neilson

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUNG VOICES FOUNDATION.

• YOUNG VOICES FOUNDATION income £43k
• VOICES FOR LIFE income £124k
• START YOUNG UK income £46k
• VOICES income £328k
• THE DIFFERENCE EDUCATION LTD income £1.6m
• INTERMISSION YOUTH income £642k

Side by side with its peers

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