Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

KEY CHANGES MUSIC THERAPY 

The provision of music therapy for the following purposes:Relief of physical and mental illness and disability, congenital or acquiredProtection and promotion of good health Alleviation of developmental, emotional and social difficulties Promotion and publication of research concerning the therapeutic use of music in connection with the above.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

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
30/09/23£221£204£17n/an/an/an/an/a3
30/09/22£186£183£3n/an/an/an/an/a3
30/09/21£152£151£1n/an/an/an/an/a3
30/09/20£146£123£24n/an/an/an/an/a2
30/09/19£174£191£-16n/an/an/an/an/a1
30/09/18£166£177£-10£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£190£185£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£190£185£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£181£163£18£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£156£159£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£147£149£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£135£143£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£149£147£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10*£155£154£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09*£184£148£36£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.keychanges.org

enquiries@keychanges.org

01962842269

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 08/07/2021
one year funding for music therapy project across two special schools for around 40 children aged 2-19 in Hampshire for academic year starting Sept 2021
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 17/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Key Changes Music Therapy
£10,000 11/06/2015
12
towards one year's running costs of a music therapy project for children with learning difficulties in Hampshire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-62
  • MARTIN OXLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Consultant
  • JIM SQUIRE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consulting Fellow Dstl
  • SARAH LEWIN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Local Government Archivist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/05/2008, number: 1124102
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/04/2008, number: 06559536
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR10: 30 days late, AR09: 31 days late,
Main office

WINNALL COMMUNITY CENTRE
GARBETT ROAD
WINCHESTER
SO23 0NY

Objectives

1 THE RELIEF OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ILLNESS AND DISABILITY, CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING MUSIC;2 THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH, BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL, BY THE USE OF MUSIC;3 THE ALLEVIATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY THE USE OF MUSIC;4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING MUSIC AS A MEANS OF THERAPY FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ILLNESS AND DISABILITY, AND FOR DEVELOPMENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES;5 THE PROMOTION AND PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH CONCERNING THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF MUSIC AS SET OUT IN THESE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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