Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

SOMER VALLEY EDUCATION TRUST CIO

We empower individuals and communities through personal development, education, creativity and communications. Through training, we offer solutions to a lack of opportunities, loneliness, isolation, and regional disparity. Our skills-based learning programmes are inclusive, supporting neurodiversity, learning disabilities, mental health challenges and those seeking employment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 7 years

https://soundvision.charity/

info@soundvision.charity

01761 411222

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	Volun- teers
31/08/22	£104	£111	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/08/21	£118	£90	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/08/20	£86	£65	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/08/19	£65	£57	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/08/18	£58	£39	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	40

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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

Dulverton Trust	£12,700
Quartet Community Foundation	£11,904
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,657
DCMS	£8,878
The Foyle Foundation	£6,000
Somerset Community Foundation	£4,052

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Sound Vision Sound Academy
£9,657	15/07/2022	The funding will be used to teach a range of audio and music production skills to young people aged 11-16 including children with Special Educational Needs and disabilities and children who require ....more The funding will be used to teach a range of audio and music production skills to young people aged 11-16 including children with Special Educational Needs and disabilities and children who require emotional support. The project aims to deliver an after school activity where young people can learn new creative skills build their confidence resilience and improve well-being.
Somerset Community Foundation - Supporting young adults with learning disabilities and autism to learn communications, production and media skills at a community radio station
£2,500	02/03/2022	Supporting young adults with learning disabilities and autism to learn communications, production and media skills at a community radio station
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£6,000	16/09/2021	towards core costs of running communications and media training programmes that enhance employability and build soft skills, practical communication skills and confidence
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The Somer Valley Education Trust CIO
£8,537	21/07/2021 10	To develop a consultation process to improve inclusion, diversity and the quality of training programmes and strengthen infrastructure with the implementation of a CRM system.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,878	08/09/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Podcasts to share the stories of those managing their mental health during lockdown
£1,552	14/08/2020 3	Grant to Somer Valley Education Trust CIO
Quartet Community Foundation - Star Maker
£3,367	23/07/2020	For a training programme designed for school students that encourages inclusion while developing creative and technical skills.
Dulverton Trust - Street to Studio Employability Programme
£12,700	23/10/2019	Street to Studio Employability Programme

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

CHRIS WATT Appointed: 2017

LUCY NELSON Appointed: 2018

MRS ANNIE MAW Appointed: 2017

MAXINE FELICITY STRIDE Appointed: 2022

PHILIP JOHN GIBBONS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2017, number: 1172980

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Sound Vision Charity
The Old Surgery
St. Chads Avenue
Midsomer Norton
RADSTOCK
BA3 2HG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR MEDIA BROADCASTING AND COMMUNICATION; AND(2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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