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VocalEyes is a pioneering platform supplying innovative digital tools to empower communities and organisations to create positive social impact.
This investment is match funded with an investment of £20,000 from the Peoples’ Postcode Lottery.
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VocalEyes Democracy C.I.C
Company no. 12110652
Swansea, UK
Incorporation date: 18/07/2019
Enable the VocalEyes digital platform to scale up and create social and environmental impact on a huge scale.
Offer access to innovative online tools that help create system change through community action, addressing some of the world's most pressing challenges.
Assist communities to harness the latest technology to suggest, develop, discover and adapt innovative and replicable solutions to issues such as the climate crisis.
Earn interest. Investments in VocalEyes target a return of 5%. They can be held within an IFISA for potential tax-free returns. Your investment is also eligible for Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR)*.
VocalEyes pride themselves on excellent customer support from the onboarding process all the way through to development support and platform upgrades.
Founder & Managing Director
Peter has been a passionate advocate of developing software solutions that address social participation for almost twenty years. In 2010 he was awarded the prestigious 10 Downing Street Revolutionary award by the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown. It was this recognition that set him on his journey to deliver breakthrough solutions to allow communities more say in democracy.
Operations Director
Susan is a driving force in community engagement at VocalEyes, she has worked with VE for over three years and has a detailed knowledge of the product and the needs of the customers VE serves. Prior to joining VE she had a successful career with a large Pharmaceutical company in corporate sales. A graduate of Aberystwyth University in Genetics and Biochemistry, she is both analytical and methodical in her approach with a strong customer support orientated focus.
Susan is passionate about the capacity for grassroots democracy within communities to bring positive change on a local level and the potential for replication across communities and countries to bring large-scale impact. She has a wealth of experience in local and school governance serving as both a Community Councillor and School Governor for more than 8 years.
Training & Media Director
Sarah has spent most of her professional life working to better the lot of disadvantaged groups and is proud to say she has worked for the three major public service organisations in the UK: the NHS, the BBC and Public Education (FE/HE). A natural communicator, Sarah nurtures the VocalEyes mission and has successfully introduced VocalEyes to many organisations along with developing and implementing training to ensure its success. A qualified and experienced journalist, Sarah has a PGCE and is an enthusiastic exponent of Digital Democracy.
Commercial Director
Investor, entrepreneur and mentor, with new business development and product management experience in cloud-based SME accounting solutions (Xero) & ecosystem integration. Designed a CPQ solution for two top 100 Accounting firms. Product design of the world first operational risk system based on loss events. On the original development team for TEMENOS, the world's most successful banking solution.
Technical Director
Spiro is a software developer and cloud systems specialist who designed and built the foundations of the VocalEyes software platform in 2012 and now supports the product on a part-time basis. He is currently designing our future state architecture and devising the roadmaps and migration paths to achieve our technical vision. Spiro has extensive backgrounds in Linux administration, database development and high-performance computing. He is currently a senior technical architect for the Civil Service.
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Bonds will start earning Interest on 31/03/2021 . Interest will be made payable to investors on the 31/03 of each calendar year up until the 31/03/2026.
These bonds are transferable but are not listed on any investment exchange. Investors will not be able to withdraw their investment until the end of the term of the bond. Upon the death of any Bondholder, the Company may at the absolute discretion of the Directors repay all Bonds (together with any accrued interest) to that Bondholder’s estate.
This offer is not eligible to be invested on behalf of children.
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