Voices in Exile

Analysis

Voices in Exile is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06891597). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Voices in Exile reported income of £960k and spending of £848k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £482k to £960k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Voices in Exile sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maternity Action (£958k), The Thomas J Horne Memorial Trust (£961k) and Project Orchid Limited (£958k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60%, donations and legacies 38% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £417k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.