01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 15 September 2008
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06681475
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £1,866,882
- Latest expenditure
- £1,917,386
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Connected Voice, One Strawberry Lane, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 4BX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.connectedvoice.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We aim to improve the quality of life in Newcastle by a broad programme of voluntary action, recognising that priority should be focussed on the most disadvantaged communities. We achieve this by providing a voice for individuals & the voluntary & community sector, championing voluntary & community action, strengthening voluntary & community organisations, highlighting poverty & inequality issues.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,866,882
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,917,386
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,870,315
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,888,088
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,794,932
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,312,471
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,868,539
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,613,155
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,815,608
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,808,151
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 13 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,866,882
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,917,386
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Count Govt Grants
- £15
- Income From Government Contracts
- 335333
- Income From Government Grants
- £711,206
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,870,315
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,888,088
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 495394
- Income From Government Grants
- £372,616
- 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
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 6 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,794,932
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,312,471
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 509191
- Income From Government Grants
- £95,125
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,868,539
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,613,155
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 541312
- Income From Government Grants
- £487,154
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,815,608
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,808,151
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 813287
- Income From Government Grants
- £278,743
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 6
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 13 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 13759
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6539
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1820557
- Income Investments
- 26027
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1866882
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £60
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,917,326
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1917386
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 176438
- Expenditure Governance
- 12539
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 393170
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7746
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £481,725
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7653
- Assets Own Use
- 7653
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,570,644
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,901,336
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £676,961
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1901336
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,191,783
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 481725
- Funds Restricted
- 195236
- Funds Total
- 676961
- Count Employees
- 41
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8974
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 21768
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1802612
- Income Investments
- 36961
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1870315
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,570
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,865,990
- Expenditure Other
- 18528
- Expenditure Total
- 1888088
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3570
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13580
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 326682
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5281
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3926
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £387,470
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15399
- Assets Own Use
- 15399
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,552,858
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £840,792
- Assets Current Investment
- 232777
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £727,465
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 840792
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £618,735
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 387470
- Funds Restricted
- 339995
- Funds Total
- 727465
- Count Employees
- 47
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 6 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 18542
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 357261
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1415174
- Income Investments
- 3955
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1794932
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £480,173
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,832,298
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2312471
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 11492
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22280
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 272335
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8580
- Gain Loss Investment
- 15191
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £502,896
- Assets Total Fixed
- 473503
- Assets Own Use
- 20248
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 453255
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £889,211
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £621,402
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £741,312
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 621402
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £454,544
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 502896
- Funds Restricted
- 238416
- Funds Total
- 741312
- Count Employees
- 49
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8531
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 268320
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1580987
- Income Investments
- 10701
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1868539
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £252,129
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,361,026
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1613155
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3899
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13933
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 244397
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8291
- Gain Loss Investment
- 10701
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -61248
- Reserves
- £814,987
- Assets Total Fixed
- 435316
- Assets Own Use
- 15180
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 420136
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,375,851
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £602,004
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,209,163
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 602004
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £940,901
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 823278
- Funds Restricted
- 385885
- Funds Total
- 1209163
- Count Employees
- 49
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 19218
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 243569
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1542973
- Income Investments
- 9848
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1815608
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £199,844
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,608,307
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1808151
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3536
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 351412
- Expenditure Governance
- 5206
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 227896
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7824
- Gain Loss Investment
- 69484
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £861,673
- Assets Total Fixed
- 480684
- Assets Own Use
- 21530
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 459154
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,221,902
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £687,559
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,015,027
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 687559
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £816,363
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 869473
- Funds Restricted
- 145554
- Funds Total
- 1015027
- Count Employees
- 45
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- North Tyneside
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Gateshead
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sunderland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Northumberland
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- South Tyneside
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Connected Voice
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2008-09-15T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- Connected Voice
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2012-03-26T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 226263
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 226263
- Assoc Charity Name
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
- Charity Name
- Connected Voice
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2012-04-24T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (s.74)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 13897
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 226263
- Assoc Charity Name
- ROSE JOICEY FUND
- Charity Name
- Connected Voice
- Charity Event Order
- 5
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-05-01T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5018708
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1143144
- Assoc Charity Name
- NORTHERN NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE
- Charity Name
- Connected Voice
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2018-09-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5028962
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1148472
- Assoc Charity Name
- HAREF
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/08/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/11/2012 as amended on 07 Nov 2019 as amended on 29 Oct 2019 as amended on 25 Apr 2023
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY LOCALITY OR COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAME AND TO THAT END BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT
- Area Of Benefit
- UK, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 372522
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures