The British Voice Association

Analysis

The British Voice Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03873285). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The British Voice Association reported income of £46k and spending of £48k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £62k to £46k (-25%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British Voice Association sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richmond Methodist Primary School Fund (£46k), 1st Lower Morden Scout Group (£46k) and Friends of Marlborough St Mary's Primary School (£46k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.