Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 4

SONG AND HYMN WRITERS FOUNDATION CIO

- writing and publishing new songs and hymns through the Resound Worship and Jubilate labels- discovering and nurturing new song and hymn writers and publishing their work- educating and encouraging song and hymn writers through workshops, resources and events- influencing the wider Christian music publishing industry through work in partnership with other organisations

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£98	£101	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/21	£104	£80	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/12/20	£76	£67	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/12/19	£85	£81	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/12/18	£58	£66	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	12
31/12/17	£88	£65	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.shwf.org.uk

info@shwf.org.uk

01509 891429

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

ALEX GUEST Appointed: 2017

ANNE HARRISON Appointed: 2016

REV MARK GARETH THOMAS Appointed: 2016

NINA KURLBERG Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: 'JUST LOVE', SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF THEOLOGY,

REV MATTHEW SWIRES-HENNESSY Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: CHARITIES OF VISCOUNTESS WARREN BULKELEY (EXCLUSIVE OF THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION), THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE WITH ST MARTIN, POYNTON, CHESTER,

SIMON CHRISTOPHER UPCOTT FCA BFP (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: THE SOUTH AMERICAN MISSION SOCIETY, CHURCH MISSION SOCIETY, INTERNATIONAL CHINA CONCERN,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/11/2016, number: 1170493

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

12 Hastings Road
Woodhouse Eaves
LOUGHBOROUGH
Leicestershire
LE12 8QU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH SET OUT IN SCHEDULE 2, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) BY FURTHERING THE GROWTH OF WRITING, COMPOSING AND USE OF HYMNS AND SONGS.(B) BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO ASSIST CHURCH MUSICIANS IN DEVELOPING THE USE OF OTHER MUSIC FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP AND THEREBY TO SUPPORT PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL IN CHURCHES, CHRISTIAN ORGANISATIONS AND GATHERINGS OF A SIMILAR NATURE(C) BY DEVELOPING HYMNS, SONGS AND OTHER MUSIC FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUCH WORSHIP.(2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE WRITING OF HYMNS, SONGS AND OTHER WORDS AND MUSIC FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP AND IN HIGH STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOTH FOR NEW AND EXISTING WRITERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND RESOURCES TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE COMPOSITION OF WORDS AND MUSIC FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP(B) BY MAKING GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS IN ORDER TO MAKE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO WRITERS OF CHRISTIAN MUSIC.

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