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Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The Songwriting Charity engages with children and young people to generate creative energy around issues that impact on their lives such as bullying, health, mental health, all through songwriting. We address and boost their emotional health and wellbeing through the delivery of intensive songwriting and music technology workshops. We work across England and Wales, and in Europe.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024
People
3 Trustee(s)
8 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Children/young People
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Throughout England And Wales
Governance
- 05 March 2012: Standard registration
- THE SONGWRITING CHARITY (Working name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds 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
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
3 Trustee(s)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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| MELVYN LEWIS | Chair | 03 January 2012 |
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| PETER RHODES | Trustee | 03 January 2012 |
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| MARK BUCKLEY | Trustee | 03 January 2012 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/07/2020 | 31/07/2021 | 31/07/2022 | 31/07/2023 | 31/07/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £41.56k | £51.39k | £50.68k | £39.41k | £35.14k | |
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Total expenditure | £45.61k | £51.60k | £50.90k | £41.58k | £34.35k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | £3.70k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 July 2024 | 06 April 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2024 | 06 April 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 July 2023 | 03 April 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2023 | 03 April 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 July 2022 | 20 March 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2022 | 20 March 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 July 2021 | 04 April 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2021 | 04 April 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 July 2020 | 10 May 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2020 | 10 May 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 JUL 2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01/03/2012
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SONGWRITING (DRAWING ON SPORT, MULTIMEDIA AND CREATIVE ARTS PRACTICE) PROGRAMMES THAT ENHANCE AND SUPPORT CHILDREN’S LEARNING IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UK. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY MUSIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY; (C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT, THROUGH ADVANCEMENT OF TRAINING, CREATION OF INTERNSHIP AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES THAT FACILITATE ATTAINMENT OF NEW SKILLS FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG ADULTS; (D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY USING SONGWRITING AND CREATIVE MUSICAL EXPRESSION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.
Contact information
- Address:
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4 THE GOWERS
GIRTON
CAMBRIDGE
CB3 0PX
- Phone:
- 07950022009
- Email:
- info@songwritingcharity.org
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