THE VOCES8 FOUNDATION
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Cash
£238K
-22.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.1M
-8% vs 2024
Employees
16
+6.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£113K
-285.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,645,547 | £2,052,728 | £2,183,682 | +6.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£90,461 | £60,910 | -£112,880 | -285.3% | |
| Net profit | -£87,000 | £111,937 | -£92,785 | -182.9% | |
| Cash | £538,536 | £309,143 | £238,354 | -22.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,052,417 | £1,164,354 | £1,071,569 | -8% | |
| Net assets | £1,052,417 | £1,164,354 | £1,071,569 | -8% | |
| Equity | £1,052,417 | £1,164,354 | £1,071,569 | -8% | |
| Average employees | 15 | 15 | 16 | +6.7% | |
| Wages | £473,671 | £511,268 | £708,526 | +38.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -5.3% | 5.5% | -4.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.0% | 15.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.04x | 2.67x | 1.50x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE VOCES8 FOUNDATION 2022-06-27 → present
- VOCES CANTABILES MUSIC LIMITED 2006-08-16 → 2022-06-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “At the time of writing, the Board of Trustees and Executive are able to look back on an excellent 20th Anniversary Celebration, with a notable sold-out 'takeover day at the Barbican being a particular highlight.”
- “With the ongoing success of the Grammy-nominated Paul Simon album, Seven Psalms, and with VOCES8 appearing on the recent Jacob Collier release nominated for Album of the Year, there is much to celebrate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Barnaby | Secretary | 2006-08-16 | — | British |
| BLACKWELL, Roy William | Director | 2020-04-23 | May 1949 | British |
| CALCUTT, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| CANTELLO, Sally Elizabeth | Director | 2020-04-23 | Apr 1956 | British |
| CONNER, William James | Director | 2020-04-23 | Jun 1951 | British |
| GABBITAS, Christopher Alan | Director | 2025-01-28 | May 1979 | British |
| GABBITAS, Saratha Rajeswaran | Director | 2026-04-01 | May 1982 | British |
| LEEMING, David Bruce Brodie | Director | 2022-09-29 | May 1975 | British |
| MCCALDIN, Jason Vidal Roberts | Director | 2025-01-28 | Dec 1966 | British |
| MELROSE, Adrian Alexander | Director | 2025-01-28 | Sep 1971 | Irish |
| MOSS, Gary | Director | 2023-01-12 | Apr 1953 | British |
| WHITE, Rebecca | Director | 2025-01-28 | Oct 1989 | British,Irish |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DART, Peter | Director | 2020-05-05 | 2024-08-06 |
| HOLFORD, Sarah Elizabeth Barbara | Director | 2020-05-05 | 2022-09-29 |
| LISVANE, Robert, Lord | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2024-11-17 |
| MCCUIN, John Spencer | Director | 2022-09-29 | 2024-11-17 |
| ROWLANDS, Alexandra | Director | 2023-01-12 | 2025-09-11 |
| SMITH, Barnaby | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2020-06-12 |
| SMITH, John Bartlett | Director | 2020-04-23 | 2023-01-12 |
| SMITH, Paul Oliver Andrew | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2020-06-12 |
| SOUSTER, Duncan York Andrew | Director | 2020-05-05 | 2023-04-19 |
| WALLACE, William John Lawrence, Lord | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2021-03-31 |
| WARDLE, Eleanor Mary | Director | 2020-05-05 | 2022-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Oliver Andrew Smith | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-08-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.