CELEBRATE VOICE

Registered charity 1204454 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CELEBRATE VOICE CIC

To promote, maintain, improve and develop public education and appreciation of the art of vocal music in multiple genres, including (but not limited to) opera, jazz, music theatre, choral, cabaret, folk and To relieve the needs of children and others with special needs or disabilities, and older people with dementia in particular by creating and delivering public musical concerts and workshops.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND DEVELOP PUBLIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF VOCAL MUSIC IN MULTIPLE GENRES, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) OPERA, JAZZ, MUSIC THEATRE, CHORAL, CABARET, FOLK, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING, BY PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND PRODUCTIONS; ANDTO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND OTHERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR DISABILITIES, AND OLDER PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING, BY CREATING AND DELIVERING PUBLIC CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES PROMOTING MUSIC.

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£146k

Latest spending

£137k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £8,935 for the year ended 31 December 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £63,524. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner confirming no material matters required attention. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to allow future events to be organised at the discretion of the trustees (reserves figure: £64k)

“It is the policy of the charity to hold reserves which are suﬃcient to allow future events to be organised at the discretion of the trustees.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Lynsey Docherty received £23,500 (Management fees £21,000, performance fees £2,500); Caroline D’Cruz received £5,400 (Management fees £5,000, performance fees £400).

“During the year, two of the Trustees received money from the Charity: - Lynsey Docherty – Management fees £21,000 (2024: £30,100), performance fees £2,500 (2024: £7,400); - Caroline D’Cruz – Management fees £5,000 (2024: £5,000), performance fees £400 (2024: £1,465).” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation from Earl of Chichester's Charitable Trust

“During the year, the charity received £2,000 (2024: £nil) from the Earl of Chichester's Charitable Trust, a charity for which The Rt Hon The Countess of Chichester is also a trustee.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 50
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 50
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Wilsons Solicitors LLP — “Principal Sponsor Wilsons Solicitors LLP” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

The Countess June Marijke Chichesterchair · trustee of 1 other charity
CAROLINE FRANCES D'CRUZ · trustee of 1 other charity
James Johnson
Jeremy Hughes
LYNSEY DOCHERTY
Susan May Kent · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£146k	£137k
31/12/2024	£298k	£261k

Common questions

Is CELEBRATE VOICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £8,935 for the year ended 31 December 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £63,524. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner confirming no material matters required attention. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CELEBRATE VOICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CELEBRATE VOICE as a grant recipient include THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION, EARL OF CHICHESTER'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k
EARL OF CHICHESTER'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£300

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HONLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR.

HONLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR income £27k
VOICEABILITY ADVOCACY income £15.9m
CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR income £45k
HIGH VOLTAGE PERFORMING ARTS income £23k
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £45k
VIVACE CHORUS income £168k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CELEBRATE VOICE	£146k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HONLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
VOICEABILITY ADVOCACY FY2025	£15.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR FY2026	£45k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HIGH VOLTAGE PERFORMING ARTS FY2025	£23k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£45k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.