Stella's Voice

Analysis

Stella's Voice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterhead. It was registered in October 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01382673). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Stella's Voice reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £954k to £1.7m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Stella's Voice sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sustainable Fibre Alliance (£1.7m), His Church (£1.7m) and The Birmingham Mosque Trust Limited (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62% and donations and legacies 38%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £584k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.