# VOICES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159445
- **Other names:** V.O.I.C.E.S (VOICES OVERCOMING INSPIRING CONSULTING EMPOWERING SURVIVORS & SERVICES)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 2, 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=1159445


## Contact

- **Address:** PO BOX 5184, BATH
- **Postcode:** BA1 0RZ
- **Phone:** 01225984189
- **Email:** info@voicescharity.org
- **Website:** www.voicescharity.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF THOSE WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC ABUSE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING ADVICE, SUPPORT, INTERVENTIONS AND RECOVERY PROGRAMMES;B) ASSISTING THEM TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS ENABLING THE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE PERSONS;C) ACTIVITIES TO RELIEVE THEIR MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND WHICH PROMOTE THEIR WELLBEING SUCH AS SUPPORT GROUPS AND NETWORKS; ANDD) RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC ABUSE AND ASSISTING THEIR INTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ISSUES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, INCLUDING CONDUCTING OR SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO THE FACTORS THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH ABUSE AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THEM AND THE PUBLISHING OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH

**Activities:** VOICES provides a unique service based on survivor-led insights and expertise. Groups & individual support are available for victims of abuse. Where possible, support is offered to victims attending court or dealing with other agencies and services. VOICES liaises with other local DV services and also provides advocacy and training to professionals.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- Gloucestershire
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £307604 | £334089 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £277869 | £290491 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £363602 | £251909 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £230582 | £218820 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £194691 | £130499 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **EMMA SAMBROOK** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 16, 2024
- Aimee Coppard — appointed June 2, 2025
- Benazir Jatoi Ogunlende — appointed July 10, 2023
- Farha Rasul PcET MA — appointed March 21, 2016
- Peter Henry Brandt — appointed Sept. 23, 2019
- Samantha Stone — appointed Sept. 16, 2024
- Sara Goneos Ms — appointed April 14, 2025