Voice of the Child

Analysis

Voice of the Child is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07229248). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Voice of the Child reported income of £343k and spending of £337k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £149k to £343k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Voice of the Child sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lingfield Beacon Trust (£342k), South Devon School of Gymnastics (£343k) and Chloe's and Sophie's Special Ears Fund (£342k).