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Your Voice Counts focuses on supporting vulnerable people, particularly those with learning disabilities, to further its charitable purposes.
All of our charitable activities focus on supporting vulnerable people - particularly those with learning disabilities and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.
Service · Policy statement · From Your Voice Counts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
The organisation aims to build resilience and co-produce solutions as part of its strategic goals.
Goal 1. Our Approach We build resilience and purpose, co-producing solutions and enabling connection.
Strategic · Policy statement · From Your Voice Counts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
Your Voice Counts developed a new five-year business strategy through consultation with staff, stakeholders, and service users.
We worked with our staff team, stakeholders and people who use our services to write the strategy, carrying out a number of in-person sessions with these groups
Strategic · Policy statement · From Your Voice Counts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
Your Voice Counts has a governance structure that includes at least 50% lived experience trustees.
Our Articles set out that at least 50% of our Board need to have lived experience of our services, which includes family carers of people who have used our services. We call the Directors with lived experience of our services Lived Experience Trustees.
Governance · Policy statement · From Your Voice Counts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
Total staff costs increased from £2,325,733 in 2024 to £2,462,813 in 2025.
Staff costs were as follows: Salaries and wages 2,090,057 2,018,021 National Insurance 221,442 196,928 Pension Contributions 151,314 110,784 2,462,813 2,325,733
Financial · Trend statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 39
The charity's functional and presentation currency is pound sterling, with foreign currencies translated at exchange rates.
The charities functional and presentation currency is pound sterling. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 34
Fixed assets are stated at cost or deemed cost and depreciated over their useful lives.
Fixed assets are stated at cost or deemed cost (donated valuation at estimated fair value) less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Assets costing more than £500 are capitalised.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 34
Operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease.
Rental charges are charged on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 34
Staff costs are allocated between direct charitable expenditure and support costs based on time spent.
Staff costs are allocated between direct charitable expenditure and support costs based on the time spent on these activities.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 34
The charity's financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and FRS 102.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Second Edition, effective 1 January 2019), and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102).
Financial · Policy statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 33
The principal risks of fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements include cut-off of income, inappropriate journal entries to income, and management bias.
principal risks were related to the cut-off of income, posting inappropriate journal entries to income and management bias
Governance · Risk statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 29
The audit procedures include inspecting correspondence with regulators and tax authorities.
Inspecting correspondence with regulators and tax authorities;
Operational · Procedural statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 29
The principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations are related to OFSTED regulations, company and charity law applicable in England and Wales.
we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to compliance with OFSTED regulations and compliance with company and charity law applicable in England and Wales
Governance · Risk statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 29
The audit procedures include evaluating management's controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities.
Evaluating management’s controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities;
Operational · Procedural statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 29
The charity is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.
The Trustees and leadership team are committed to creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace for our staff and beneficiaries
Governance · Policy statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 26
The charity's financial statements were audited and found to give a true and fair view.
In our opinion, the financial statements: Give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 August 2025
Financial · Observational claim · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 27
The charity's trustees meet three times a year.
The Trustees met as a Board three times in the year
Governance · Observational claim · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 25
The charity focuses on forming partnerships with organisations that share its vision.
We will focus on forming strong partnerships with organisations that share our vision and values, enabling us to work collaboratively to reach more children and families in need
Operational · Procedural statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 24
The charity aims to reach 60 schools by 2030.
Reach 60 schools by 2030 Extend support to more children and families
Strategic · Commitment statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 24
The charity's risk management is embedded into decision-making processes and reviewed quarterly by the leadership team.
Risk assessments are conducted for all required activities, and a comprehensive Risk Register covering all key risks is maintained, updated and reviewed quarterly by the leadership team. In addition, the Finance and Risk Committee and Trustee Board review the Risk Register at every meeting.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Up - Unlocking Potential — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 23