# DUDLEY VOICES FOR CHOICE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1155463
- **Other names:** DVC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 24, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1155463


## Contact

- **Address:** Dudley Voices for Choice, c/o Holloway House, Martin Hill Street, Dudley, West Midlands
- **Postcode:** DY2 8RT
- **Phone:** 07930636552
- **Email:** DUDLEYVOICESFORCHOICE@GMAIL.COM
- **Website:** www.dudleyvoicesforchoice.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND LEARNING DIFFICULTIES LIVING IN ENGLAND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY BY1.PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY;2.INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDES TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THEIR NEEDS;3.RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND LEARNING DIFFICULTIES;4.PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT.

**Activities:** Self advocacy for people with learning disabilities and/or autism in the Dudley Borough council area. Supporting Dudley people to have their voices heard across the West Midlands. Hosting and overseeing the West Midlands Self advocacy network for the duration of the lottery funded project.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Dudley
- Sandwell
- Walsall
- Wolverhampton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £285749 | £350785 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £347427 | £310950 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £429767 | £275772 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £279534 | £185293 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £181736 | £125290 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ann Parkes** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 29, 2015
- Emma Durnall — appointed April 1, 2023
- Sally-Anne Richardson BsC ACIB — appointed Sept. 25, 2021
- Stephen Terry — appointed April 1, 2023
- Steven Hardy — appointed July 6, 2023