Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 11

Future income +5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 18

SOUNDCASTLE LTD

Soundcastle helps children, families and communities to find their creative spark through transformational music projects that increase confidence, enhance wellbeing and bring people together. We create safe, fun and inspiring spaces where people connect, play and find their voice. This promotes positive mental health and social connection, especially for the most vulnerable members of society.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers including the Government recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

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
31/03/23		£215,999	£238,636	£-22,637	2
31/03/22		£272,084	£224,781	£47,303	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years
(11 years as a company)

https://soundcastle.co.uk/

team@soundcastle.co.uk

07861354775

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 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

Youth Music	£248,000
City Bridge Trust	£129,100
BBC Children in Need	£30,500
Sussex Community Foundation	£27,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£9,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Soundcastle Ltd
£129,100	30/05/2023	£129,100 over three years (£40,870; £42,990; £45,240) to cover a portion of staff costs (part-time Programme lead, lead and associate music facilitators and a project coordinator equating to 1 ....more £129,100 over three years (£40,870; £42,990; £45,240) to cover a portion of staff costs (part-time Programme lead, lead and associate music facilitators and a project coordinator equating to 1 FTE), venue hire and refreshments, project resources and materials as well as music equipment.
Youth Music - Musical Beacons & Sparking Change
£200,000	06/04/2023	Musical Beacons & Sparking Change
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Soundcastle
£7,000	20/03/2023 11	Funding was provided towards the development of a community music and mental health hub in Shoreham.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Soundcastle
£10,000	09/01/2023 5	Funding was provided towards increased running costs including rent, utilities, and staff costs due to rising costs-of-living.
National Lottery Community Fund - People's Music
£10,000	06/01/2023	The funding will be used to run music workshops for people experiencing mental health challenges. The project aims to support wellbeing through therapeutic activities that reduce feelings of ....more The funding will be used to run music workshops for people experiencing mental health challenges. The project aims to support wellbeing through therapeutic activities that reduce feelings of isolation and improve skills and confidence.
Youth Music - Recharge Fund
£48,000	28/03/2022	Recharge Fund
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Soundcastle
£5,000	11/03/2022	Funding was provided towards the development of a music programme supporting mental health recovery.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Soundcastle Ltd
£9,500	17/02/2022	48% of the running costs for a programme of creative music-making sessions for young parents and their children living within a safe house in Hastings in order to support trauma recovery.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Soundcastle Ltd
£30,500	31/01/2022	This project will provide creative music-making activities for vulnerable young people and their children in safe houses, Hastings. The activities will result in improved confidence, more positive ....more This project will provide creative music-making activities for vulnerable young people and their children in safe houses, Hastings. The activities will result in improved confidence, more positive attachments and enhanced well-being.
National Lottery Community Fund - People's Music Collective
£10,000	03/09/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a music recovery programme for adults living with mental ill health. The project aims to reduce social isolation grow confidence and improve wellbeing.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Soundcastle
£5,000	12/03/2021 6	Funding was provied to support the group’s development.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-70

AKHILA KRISHNAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Creative Director

ADITI SHIVRAM BHONAGIRI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Peer Trainer

CAITLIN LOUISE MCMILLAN RUBIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Teaching And Learning Consultant

HANNAH LOUISE COLLISSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Pr & Communications Specialist

SARAH DRAKE-PULLIN (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Development & Fundraising Manager

RUTH CECILIA JARRATT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/06/2021, number: 1194955
Registered at Companies House on 11/09/2012, number: 08210076

Gift Aid

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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 1
Second Floor
Rock House
49-51 Cambridge Road
Hastings

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) DELIVERING PROGRAMMES RELATING TO THE ARTS.(B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE ARTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH OPPORTUNITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(C) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ?SOCIALLY EXCLUDED? MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.

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