Voice 21

Analysis

Voice 21 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08165798). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Voice 21 reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.6m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £4.0m (+273%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Voice 21 sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sarum Hall School Trust Limited (£4.0m), Beech Lodge School Limited (£4.0m) and Old Vicarage School Trust (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76%, donations and legacies 23% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.