SUFFOLK SOUL SINGERS

Charity number: 1167577
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Suffolk Soul Singers is a mixed community choir based in Ipswich for people who enjoy singing & performing soul & gospel music. It is a truly inclusive organisation with no auditions or expectations to be able to read music in order to join. Any profits from performances are used to offer free or low cost music making activities to as wide a range of local groups & individuals as possible.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £12,293
Total expenditure: £11,302

People

4 Trustee(s)

45 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
  • Education/training
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Norfolk
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 June 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KAREN JANE DODD Chair 08 January 2015
None on record
Steven Fosdick Trustee 17 March 2022
None on record
Mary-Rose Griffiths Trustee 07 October 2021
None on record
VIV ROLPH Trustee 10 October 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £9.64k £5.52k £9.42k £8.77k £12.29k
Total expenditure £12.93k £6.45k £8.25k £10.02k £11.30k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 February 2024 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 February 2022 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 02 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 05 NOV 2015 AS AMENDED ON 28 APR 2016

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS; 2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

Contact information

Address:
135 Woodbridge Road
IPSWICH
IP4 2PF
Phone:
07507662936
Email:
suffolksoulsinger@gmail.com
Website:

suffolksoulsinger.com