SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOUND AND MUSIC IN GAMES

Charity number: 1180483
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our main activity is the development and launch of a new scholarly journal (Journal of Sound and Music in Games) in partnership with the University of California Press; the first issue will be published in 2020. Other activities focus on engaging the community and facilitating collaboration via our website, which provides networking, event information and bibliographic information for members.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £3,688
Total expenditure: £39

People

5 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 October 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SSSMG (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr MICHAEL LEE AUSTIN Trustee 29 October 2018
None on record
Dr ELIZABETH JESSYN MEDINA-GRAY Trustee 29 October 2018
None on record
Dr TIMOTHY RICHARD DAVID SUMMERS Trustee 29 October 2018
None on record
Dr MARK SWEENEY Trustee 29 October 2018
None on record
Dr STEPHEN JOHN XAVIER BAYSTED Trustee 29 October 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £0 £350 £3.92k £1.53k £3.69k
Total expenditure £49 £350 £835 £519 £39
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 July 2024 20 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 20 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 29 July 2024 59 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 29 July 2024 59 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 27 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 27 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 24 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 29 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 22 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 24 May 2021 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 29 Oct 2018

Charitable objects

TO BUILD AN EXTENSIVE AND DIVERSE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF AND EDUCATION IN MUSIC AND SOUND IN GAMES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE DISSEMINATION OF THE LATEST SCHOLARLY RESEARCH.

Contact information

Address:
SSSMG
Edge Hill University
Creative Edge Building
St Helens Road, Ormskirk,
Lancashire
L39 4QP
Phone:
01695650848
Email:
michael-austin@sssmg.org
Website:

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