Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE ORGANISATION FOR NEW MUSIC AND SOUND

The purpose of Sound and Music is to promote and foster the understanding and appreciation of sonic art and music, including new British music. We support the development and performance of the art form by sharing, creating and distributing events, information and archives. We organise and assist in the provision of learning opportunities, conferences, exhibitions, lectures and other activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 16 years

www.soundandmusic.org

info@soundandmusic.org

02077399001

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£1,045	£1,192	£-147	£108	£1,961	£712	7.2	19
31/03/22	£1,215	£1,015	£200	£50	£2,178	£775	9.2	19
31/03/21	£901	£872	£29	£107	£1,897	£644	8.9	16
31/03/20	£872	£952	£-80	£73	£1,585	£568	7.2	16
31/03/19	£870	£994	£-124	£91	£1,760	£548	6.6	17
31/03/18	£981	£1,006	£-25	£87	£1,855	£518	6.2	16
31/03/17	£1,042	£1,047	£-5	£58	£1,852	£471	5.4	15
31/03/16	£1,063	£1,121	£-59	£91	£1,694	£438	4.7	15
31/03/15	£1,177	£1,259	£-82	£133	£1,818	£416	4	13
31/03/14	£1,103	£1,064	£39	£110	£1,764	£486	5.5	8
31/03/13	£825	£848	£-22	£67	£1,680	£432	6.1	6
31/03/12	£1,500	£1,519	£-19	£140	£1,622	£420	3.3	11
31/03/11	£1,704	£1,601	£103	£143	£1,658	£481	3.6	14
31/03/10	£1,448	£1,381	£67	£137	£1,508	£485	4.2	19
31/03/09	£2,709	£1,049	£1,661	£62	£1,562	£346	4	15

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 36%
Reserves/Spending: 7.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

19 employees

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000	01/10/2021	New Voices 2020-2022
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000	25/09/2020	New Voices 2020-2022
DCMS - Sound and Music
£717,625	01/04/2020	The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government and an estimated £860 million from the National Lottery to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Sound and Music CRF round 2 application
£88,174	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	25/04/2019	towards the Summer School for young composers in 2019
Youth Music - Go Compose
£127,841	10/11/2017	Go Compose
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Active Encouragement Programme
£56,000	19/10/2015 18	Sound and Music will investigate how to address inequalities of development opportunity for composers – and how to ensure that, once on a programme, individuals from diverse racial and ....more Sound and Music will investigate how to address inequalities of development opportunity for composers – and how to ensure that, once on a programme, individuals from diverse racial and socio-economic backgrounds do not drop off before completion. Our grant will support the testing of more diverse residencies; a mentoring scheme; and a pilot course in East London for young composers/music creators.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Sound and Music
£180,000	24/06/2014	Towards Embedded, a composer development programme.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Composer-Curator Programme
£60,000	28/10/2013	Support to create a national programme 'Composer-Curator': performance series and festivals curated and produced by composers, offering new ways for audiences to experience new music
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Sound and Music
£150,000	09/02/2011	Towards a programme of professional development for emerging composers and sound artists.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 25-53

ALASTAIR DUNCAN COTTERILL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Global Creative Product Lead

ATEM MBEBOH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Founder Rant + Rave

BELINDA CAROLINE DEE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director Of Development

CATHERINE BUNTING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Independent Consultant

DAVID LASSERSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Pr Consultant

DENNIS LEE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lawyer

GREG DAVIES (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director, Centapse

IMOGEN RACHAEL LAWLOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Musician

JO THOMAS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Sole Trader Freelancer

SAM PALMER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Fundraiser

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/06/2008, number: 1124609
Registered at Companies House on 30/04/2008, number: 06581022

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

21/01/2013 - Asset transfer in from THE PETERS FOUNDATION
06/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from BRITISH MUSIC INFORMATION CENTRE
08/03/2017 - Asset transfer in from NEW DOTS
Linked charity: THE A A PAUL MEMORIAL FUND

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

Sound and Music
Oxford House
Derbyshire Street
LONDON
E2 6HG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF SONIC ART AND MUSIC INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) NEW BRITISH MUSIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, WORLDWIDE.

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