FRIENDS OF THE VOX

Registered charity 1200317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The presentation of public concerts and recitals;Nurturing one (or more) amateur choir(s) under the direction of a professional choral conductor to perform works to a higher standard of artistic merit;Providing bursaries to enable young people and people from disadvantaged backgrounds to join one (or more) choir(s) or receive vocal lessons

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:• THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS;• NURTURING ONE (OR MORE) AMATEUR CHOIR(S) UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A PROFESSIONAL CHORAL CONDUCTOR TO PERFORM WORKS TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF ARTISTIC MERIT;• PROVIDING BURSARIES TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS TO JOIN ONE (OR MORE) CHOIR(S) OR RECEIVE VOCAL LESSONS

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Maidstone, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total income for the year was £26,970.28 against total expenses of £34,524.32, resulting in a net deficit. The current account balance at the end of the period was £2,394.25, with restricted funds held for FoTV amounting to £2,906.95.

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 3 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses 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 — Friends of the Vox (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Laura Clokechair
• Alexandra Jane Meaders
• Andrea Haines
• Catherine Maria Booth
• Rebecca Jane Clifford BA Hons
• Simon James William Fowler

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

Operates in: Kent · Throughout London

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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