Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

SOCO MUSIC PROJECT

SoCo Music Project supports wellbeing and progression through music. Our core activities include: supporting young people at risk of offending; working with children and young people with special educational needs/disabilities; providing activities for adults who are vulnerable through substance misuse and/or poor mental health. We also support creatives to connect/collaborate through networking.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£279,877	£362,152	£-82,275	6
31/03/22		£355,249	£263,103	£92,146	4
31/03/21	*	£288,196	£254,761	£33,435	9

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years
(15 years as a company)

www.socomusicproject.org.uk

matt@socomusicproject.org.uk

07505066778

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Youth Music	£255,360
DCMS	£61,760
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,912

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH – We Make Music
£9,912	21/07/2023	The funding will be used to provide music sessions for young people during the summer holidays. The project will provide positive activities and mentoring to young people at risk of antisocial ....more The funding will be used to provide music sessions for young people during the summer holidays. The project will provide positive activities and mentoring to young people at risk of antisocial behaviour whilst developing new skills confidence and prospects.
Youth Music - Sustainable Early Years Music (SEYM)
£100,000	13/10/2022	Sustainable Early Years Music (SEYM)
Youth Music - New Music Development Unit (NMDU)
£28,960	11/11/2021	New Music Development Unit (NMDU)
Youth Music - New Music Development Unit (NMDU)
£28,900	29/10/2020	New Music Development Unit (NMDU)
Youth Music - Changing Tracks
£97,500	24/04/2020	Changing Tracks
DCMS - Stabilise/Sustain
£61,760	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Youth Music - SEYM (Sustainable Early Years Music)
£28,500	08/03/2019	SEYM (Sustainable Early Years Music)
National Lottery Community Fund - Music In The Park
£9,930	11/10/2018 12	The organisation will use funding to provide music activities and events for adults with mental ill-health and those impacted by substance misuse to improve their health and wellbeing.
Youth Music - Future Sounds
£150,000	05/05/2017	Future Sounds
Youth Music - Sonic Explorers
£27,400	27/01/2016	Sonic Explorers

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-69

DR LESLEY JANE BLACK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: University Manager

KATE MAPLE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Gallery Curator

LAURA ANN WHIBICKS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Music Executive

RALPH WHITE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

SUKANTA ACHARJEE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Research Governance Officer - Higher Education

DAVID JAMES MACMILLAN INCE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Data Research Manager

FIONA STRATHERN LAPRAIK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: ALTON COMMUNITY CARE,

ROBERT JOHN SPENCER KURN (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Deputy Chief Executive

STUART DAVID ELBROW Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Billing Executive

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/08/2020, number: 1190775
Registered at Companies House on 26/03/2009, number: 06859322

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR21: 20 days late,

Main office

SoCo @ MAST
142-144 Above Bar Street
SOUTHAMPTON
SO14 7DU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF MUSIC, THROUGH AND WITHOUT LIMITATION - PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING - IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE ENGAGEMENT AND PROGRESSION.

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