Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 5

WAVES MUSIC THERAPY

Waves Music Therapy provide individual and group clinical music therapy sessions for any person with any additional need who will benefit from a safe, accessible therapeutic space. Music therapy aims to support the social, emotional, mental healh, communication, learning and physical needs of all of our service users with the objective of enhancing quality of life.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/23		£132,772	£117,730	£15,042	2
30/06/22		£93,742	£79,193	£14,549	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.wavesmusictherapy.com

victoria@wavesmusictherapy.com

07462294587

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex,

Who it helps

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

Who supports 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

Sussex Community Foundation	£25,746
National Lottery Community Fund	£18,925
Youth Music	£11,038
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH-Rap & Spoken Word workshops
£9,000	04/08/2023	The funding will be used to run rap and spoken word workshops for young people aged 11-18 (and up to 25 for young people with SEND). The project will engage young people at risk of anti-social ....more The funding will be used to run rap and spoken word workshops for young people aged 11-18 (and up to 25 for young people with SEND). The project will engage young people at risk of anti-social behaviour in additional positive activities during the summer holidays.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Waves Music Therapy
£8,926	14/07/2023	Funding was provided for session delivery and capital works for their new studio.
Youth Music - Rappers in Residence
£11,038	02/06/2023	Rappers in Residence
National Lottery Community Fund - Waves Music Therapy- Growth and Sustainability
£9,925	27/01/2023	The funding will be used for a part-time administrator for a music therapy group. This project aims to help the community build better relationships and achieve its potential sooner while enabling ....more The funding will be used for a part-time administrator for a music therapy group. This project aims to help the community build better relationships and achieve its potential sooner while enabling the group to grow and develop.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Waves Music Therapy
£5,000	21/07/2022	Funding was provided towards rent and staff costs for their group sessions.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	03/06/2022	Waves Music Therapy - Core Cost Funding
Sussex Community Foundation - Waves Music Therapy
£9,820	25/02/2022	Funding was provided for projects to directly support children with complex additional needs who require access to immediate, effective therapeutic support.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Waves Music Therapy
£2,000	12/03/2021	Funding was provided towards essential core and staffing costs.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

KANWALJIT SACHDEVA (Chair) Appointed: 2021

MICHELLE GARNER Appointed: 2021

PAUL FINNETT Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/06/2021, number: 1194782

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
Risk management
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

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

22 The Drive
East Preston
LITTLEHAMPTON
BN16 1QL

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, ILLHEALTH, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE THROUGH PROVIDING CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPY BY HCPCREGISTERED THERAPISTS WITH THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE.

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