01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 11 April 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £10,591
- Latest expenditure
- £2,724
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Linden Accountants Ltd, Scrapstore House, 21 Sevier Street, BRISTOL, BS2 9LB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.empoweringvoices.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We work throughout the UK with adults who stammer to allow them to control their speech and say what they want, when they want, in a calm manner. We hold courses and have a support network that enables those who attend our courses to access free ongoing support.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £10,591
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,724
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,243
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £928
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 2 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £10,591
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,724
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,243
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £928
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 25
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EMPOWERING VOICES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-04-11T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Apr 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CIO TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN THE UK WHO STAMMER BY HOLDING COURSES AND PROVIDING ONGOING SUPPORT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, WHICH ALLOWS A PERSON WHO STAMMERS TO TALK IN A CALM AND CONTROLLED MANNER. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THECIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures