Southern Voices

Analysis

Southern Voices is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Southern Voices reported income of £20k and spending of £15k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,846 to £20k (+601%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 321%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Southern Voices sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skirwith Village Hall (£20k), Music & Arts for the Shepway Community (£20k) and Impington Village College Parent Staff and Friends Association (£20k).