Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
No PartB

2 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

VOICE OF ALBINISM

The protection and preservation of good health among people with albinismProviding information, advice, practical and emotional support and events for such people and their families and careers designed to help with management of the condition and to raise confidence and self-esteem; Raising awareness in local communities, eradicating stigma & promoting wider acceptance of people with Albinism.

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
01/06/23	*	£1	£1	£0
01/06/22	*	£0	£1	£-1
01/06/21		£9	£10	£0
01/06/20	*	£0	£0	£0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.voiceofalbinism.org.uk

info@voiceofalbinism.org.uk

07727719560

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Post Covid-19 Recovery: Joyful mind project
£2,418	28/07/2021	The funding is for weekly wellness sessions for BAME men and women who have children with Albinism. The project aims to bring people from different backgrounds together to connect and reduce ....more The funding is for weekly wellness sessions for BAME men and women who have children with Albinism. The project aims to bring people from different backgrounds together to connect and reduce loneliness while encouraging participation in community events.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting communities: COVID-19 Support for 9 to 16 yrs children
£7,172	12/01/2021 6	The funding will be used to support BAME children and young people some living with Albinism through weekly zoom confidence building sessions and virtual community engagement awareness sessions. The ....more The funding will be used to support BAME children and young people some living with Albinism through weekly zoom confidence building sessions and virtual community engagement awareness sessions. The project aims to connect more families to combat stigma and reduce isolation and help those with the disability improve their emotional wellbeing and help them connect with the wider community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTIAN TCHIDJO Appointed: 2021

KATE ODODO (Chair) Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/10/2019, number: 1185997

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR23: 99 days late, AR22: 96 days late, AR20: 41 days late,

Main office

4 BRAITHWAITE ROAD
MANCHESTER
M18 7TJ

Objectives

THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE WITH ALBINISM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND EVENTS FOR SUCH PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS DESIGNED TO HELP WITH MANAGEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND TO RAISE CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM;(B) RAISING AWARENESS OF ALBINISM WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH THE AIM OF ERADICATING THE STIGMA SURROUNDING ALBINISM AND PROMOTING WIDER ACCEPTANCE OF PEOPLE WITH ALBINISM.

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