SOUNDCAFE LEICESTER

Charity Number: 1162987
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SoundCafe (SCL) aims to inspire those who are homeless or socially isolated as a consequence of their living arrangements, by providing safe creative spaces. SCL offers opportunities for guests to access services that encourage their physical, emotional and spiritual well-being, enabling them to sing together as a choir, creative writing, arts, crafts and football health & well-being workshops.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £39,853
Total expenditure: £60,024

People

8 Trustee(s)

16 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicester City
  • Leicestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 August 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Anthony Robert Leighton Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Martin Furniss Trustee 19 November 2024
FOSSE SINGERS
Received: On time
Andrew George Scott Trustee 19 November 2024
GROBY SINGS
Received: On time
Jennifer Barrett Trustee 05 December 2023
None on record
Lisa Gemma Parkes Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Alan Keith Fletcher Trustee 17 February 2021
ST. MARY DE CASTRO CHALLENGE 900 CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Pete Miller Trustee 28 March 2019
None on record
SANDIE SOBIERAJ Trustee 10 March 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 09/03/2020 09/03/2021 09/03/2022 09/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £25.97k £84.22k £57.39k £27.94k £39.85k
Total expenditure £37.74k £44.42k £57.05k £67.49k £60.02k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.00k £8.48k N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 09 March 2023 18 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 09 March 2023 18 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 09 March 2022 15 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 09 March 2022 15 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 09 March 2021 26 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 09 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 09 March 2020 17 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 09 March 2020 17 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 04 Aug 2015

Charitable objects

AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND VALUES, THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND THE OTHER CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR LIVING IN VULNERABLE HOUSING OR WHO HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS IN LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING A SAFE CREATIVE SPACE FOR THEM TO MEET REGULARLY BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO LISTEN TO AND TAKE PART IN MUSICAL AND ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCES, AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE VULNERABLE HOUSING MEANS PERSONS WHO ARE SOFA SURFING DEFINED AS: SHARING A ROOF WITH SOMEONE WHERE THERE IS NO TENANCY RIGHTS; LIVING IN A HOSTEL OR SQUATTING IN A PROPERTY WHERE THERE IS NO TENANCY AT ALL.

Contact information

Address:
The Rowleys Partnership Ltd
Unit 12
Harcourt Way
Meridian Business Park
LEICESTER
LE19 1WP
Phone:
07780607063
Email:
soundcafeleics@gmail.com
Website:

soundcafe.org.uk