Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE SOUND WAVES FOUNDATION

Sound Waves Foundation was born out of the need and want to celebrate deafness. Our mission is to improve accessibility and inclusivity for deaf children and young adults in the UK. Through innovation, creativity and technology we aim to empower deaf children to reach their true potential, while promoting deaf awareness to progress equality in society

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£15	£19	£-4	n/a
31/12/22		£14	£3	£12	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

https://www.soundwavesfoundation.org/

hello@soundwavesfoundation.org

07950458853

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Deaf people

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Fore - Grant to Sound Waves Foundation
£30,000	01/04/2024 36	Established in 2022 by mothers of deaf children, Sound Waves are reframing deafness as deafability rather than disability so deaf young people can flourish in life and education. Their Actions For Captions project assists schools to leverage ....more Established in 2022 by mothers of deaf children, Sound Waves are reframing deafness as deafability rather than disability so deaf young people can flourish in life and education. Their Actions For Captions project assists schools to leverage technological advancements like live captioning to make education more accessible, while their after-school clubs break down stigma by teaching hearing and deaf children together. Sound Waves have schools queuing up for their services, but they lack capacity. With our funding, the founders will have double the time to propel the charity forward. This will allow them to scale their projects, grow revenue streams and build partnerships to ultimately achieve their mission of normalising and celebrating deafness in schools and society.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

DANIEL BOWEN Appointed: 2023

MARTIJN KUHLEMEIER (Chair) Appointed: 2021

MATTHEW DYKES Appointed: 2024

MIGUEL FERNANDEZ Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/01/2022, number: 1197686

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

125 CASINO AVENUE
LONDON
SE24 9PP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY: (1)RAISING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF DEAFNESS;(2)PROMOTING, FACILITATING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH THAT ADDS TO COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEAFNESS TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR REASONS OF EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION;(3)PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO GAIN INTERNSHIPS OR WORK EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT; AND(4)PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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