Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

RAISE YOUR VOICE

Raise Your Voice is a music project for vulnerable people living with dementia and their carers, based in the area around Lewes, East Sussex. Each session is run by two professional musicians, (singer and pianist). They are supported by a team of volunteers with a wealth of experience of working with vulnerable adults in social care, as well as in the legal profession.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been 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:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/10/23		£8,815	£15,997	£-7,182	12
31/10/22	*	£11,930	£11,838	£92	10
31/10/21	*	£37,929	£17,534	£20,395	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.raiseyourvoice.org.uk

info@raiseyourvoice.org.uk

01825723662

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 - Back in the room
£10,000	18/03/2022	The funding will be used to support terms of work to reduce loneliness and isolation build friendships & peer support and give people with difficult lives something to look forward to.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Raise Your Voice
£5,000	16/07/2021 12	Funding was provided towards hall hire, singer and pianist fees, equipment, printing, correspondence and DBS checks for staff and volunteers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

ANDREW JOHN SYMONDS Appointed: 2020

CHARLOTTE WALLIS Appointed: 2020

LESLEY ALISON DUNFORD BA HONS MA (Chair) Appointed: 2020

R H CLOW Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2020, number: 1191932

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR22: 47 days late, AR21: 1 days late,

Main office

1 ROUSSILLON COTTAGES
CINDER HILL
NORTH CHAILEY
LEWES
BN8 4HP

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND RELIEF, THROUGH REGULAR SINGING SESSIONS, FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA IN THE SUSSEX AREA AND THEIR CARERS.

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