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GATHERING VOICES LIMITED

Registered charity 291476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GATHERING VOICES, VIEW TO LEARNING LIMITED

The advancement of education and learning amongst the public generally and more particularly amongst those engaged in the fields of training and education.

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Latest income
£63k
Latest spending
£112k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £48,860 for the year, with total income decreasing by 41% to £63,276 while expenditure increased by 8% to £112,136. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £84,039, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of approximately £50,000 (equivalent to six months of unrestricted expenditure).

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (approximately £50,000) (held: £84k)
“The trustees have ensured to maintain a level of unrestricted reserves carried forward equivalent to 6 months of unrestricted expenditure. In a normal year this amounts to approximately £50,000 which has been met this year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Hannah Klewin and Nick Spollin invoiced the charity £56,050 for services provided.
“During the year, two of the trustees, Hannah Klewin and Nick Spollin, invoiced the charity a total of £56,050 (2024: £49,000) for services provided. These payments are permitted within the charity's Memorandum of Association.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 17
“During the year, two of the trustees, Hannah Klewin and Nick Spollin, invoiced the charity a total of £56,050 (2024: £49,000) for services provided. These payments are permitted within the charity's Memorandum of Association.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£63k£112k
31/03/2024£108k£104k
31/03/2023£123k£117k
31/03/2022£68k£71k
31/03/2021£73k£33k

Common questions

Is GATHERING VOICES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £48,860 for the year, with total income decreasing by 41% to £63,276 while expenditure increased by 8% to £112,136. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £84,039, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of approximately £50,000 (equivalent to six months of unrestricted expenditure). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/10/2019£63k"Futures Past"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/05/2016£10k"Our Great Grandmothers – Women of the First World War"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/08/2015£43k"Blue Green Bristol"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/03/2013£35k"Sounding the City"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/04/2008£25k"Gathering Voices"
The National Lottery Community Fund07/12/2006£38kYouth Utopia
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2005£5kThe Worldbeats Collective