01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 May 1995
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03050826
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £2,738,889
- Latest expenditure
- £2,840,428
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.coramvoice.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Voice enables and equips children and young people to hold to account the services that are responsible for their care or wellbeing and to uphold their right to actively participate in shaping their own lives. We provide advocacy and independent services for children in care, in need and in secure settings, and we campaign for policy and practice changes to improve their lives.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,738,889
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,840,428
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,572,380
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,672,283
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,623,083
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,612,813
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,724,838
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,530,323
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,263,223
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,202,879
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 11 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,738,889
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,840,428
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 42
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1568290
- Income From Government Grants
- £17,017
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 398
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,572,380
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,672,283
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 19
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1128839
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1019
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,623,083
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,612,813
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 21
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1228390
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 460
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,724,838
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,530,323
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 27
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1624623
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 464
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 6 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,263,223
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,202,879
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 15
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1240268
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 293
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 11 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 13533
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2719944
- Income Investments
- 5122
- Income Other
- 290
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2738889
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £29,179
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,811,249
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2840428
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2005
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12485
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 310496
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8445
- Gain Loss Investment
- 7116
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £908,473
- Assets Total Fixed
- 389817
- Assets Own Use
- 11390
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 378427
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £860,935
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £237,458
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,013,294
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 237458
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £264,538
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 941760
- Funds Restricted
- 71534
- Funds Total
- 1013294
- Count Employees
- 66
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 54996
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2510163
- Income Investments
- 7221
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2572380
- Income Legacies
- 27000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £27,975
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,644,308
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2672283
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2505
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9475
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 294556
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9027
- Gain Loss Investment
- 15838
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £900,974
- Assets Total Fixed
- 388029
- Assets Own Use
- 19835
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 368194
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £982,489
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £262,801
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,107,717
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 262801
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £621,048
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1010801
- Funds Restricted
- 96916
- Funds Total
- 1107717
- Count Employees
- 67
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 74923
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2524562
- Income Investments
- 5018
- Income Other
- 18580
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2623083
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £45,971
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,566,842
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2612813
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2457
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10530
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 318065
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9027
- Gain Loss Investment
- -11932
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £884,890
- Assets Total Fixed
- 376640
- Assets Own Use
- 28861
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 347779
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,059,132
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £243,990
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,191,782
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 243990
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £679,163
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1022378
- Funds Restricted
- 169404
- Funds Total
- 1191782
- Count Employees
- 70
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 54404
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2659283
- Income Investments
- 6649
- Income Other
- 4502
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2724838
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £50,505
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,479,818
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2530323
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2863
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7780
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 312592
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11027
- Gain Loss Investment
- 15289
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £901,685
- Assets Total Fixed
- 395041
- Assets Own Use
- 37888
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 357153
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,089,826
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £291,423
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,193,444
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 291423
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £786,330
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1029860
- Funds Restricted
- 163584
- Funds Total
- 1193444
- Count Employees
- 70
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 6 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 469606
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1769682
- Income Investments
- 6834
- Income Other
- 17101
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2263223
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £40,491
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,162,388
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2202879
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2315
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7200
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 284125
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22472
- Gain Loss Investment
- 34497
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £845,600
- Assets Total Fixed
- 386675
- Assets Own Use
- 48914
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 337761
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,040,507
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £443,542
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £983,640
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 443542
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £810,390
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 894514
- Funds Restricted
- 89126
- Funds Total
- 983640
- Count Employees
- 63
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CORAM VOICE (FORMERLY VOICE FOR THE CHILD IN CARE)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1995-05-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27/04/1995NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 08/10/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08/10/2013
- Charitable Objects
- 1.TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND DISTURBANCE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE A PARTICULAR RELIANCE ON THE STATE OR ITS AGENCIES FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND WELLBEING, INCLUDING BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO THOSE WHO ARE IN CARE, ACCOMMODATED OR BEING LOOKED AFTER BY A LOCAL AUTHORITY OR A VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION UNDER ANY SECTION OF THE CHILDREN ACT 1989 OR SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION OR THOSE AGED 18 YEARS AND UNDER WHO ARE DETAINED PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF A CRIMINAL COURT ("CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN CARE"). 2.TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE PERSONS CONCERNED WITH THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN CARE; AND 3.TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS CONCERNED WITH THE WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING LOCAL AUTHORITIES, PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND THOSE WHO WORK ON A SELF EMPLOYED OR VOLUNTARY BASIS WITH A VIEW TO RAISING THE STANDARD OF THEIR WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN CARE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 245854
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- VOICE
- Charity Name Id
- 245859
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- VOICE FOR THE CHILD IN CARE
- Charity Name Id
- 245839
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- A VOICE FOR THE CHILD IN CARE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries