# UPSTART PROJECTS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1157864
- **Other names:** VOICE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 15, 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=1157864


## Contact

- **Address:** 59 TRINITY STREET, SHREWSBURY
- **Postcode:** SY3 7PQ
- **Phone:** 0330 0881008
- **Email:** hello@voicemag.uk
- **Website:** www.voicemag.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE THEM TO TAKE PART IN AND LEAD ACTIVITIES IN THE ARTS, MEDIA AND CULTURE AND WHICH DEVELOPS THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN AND BENEFIT SOCIETY AS CREATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

**Activities:** Upstart Projects supports young people to find their voice in the arts and gain the skills and experience to grow as arts and media practitioners. We aim to offer arts experiences which enable personal and social change. We work closely with the Arts Award programme, run by Trinity College London, and provide a stepping stone for young people interested in arts leadership or a creative career.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £107214 | £113810 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £76839 | £85904 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £121780 | £190310 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £279734 | £208704 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £102598 | £82269 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Bethan Rowena Troakes — appointed March 2, 2020
- Dinesh Thanigasalam — appointed June 1, 2025
- Holly Howe — appointed Nov. 11, 2019
- Nigel Jonathan Hilditch — appointed June 1, 2025
- PHOEBE MOSHA HILL — appointed Aug. 19, 2014
- Thomas Matthew Edwards — appointed Nov. 11, 2019