SOUNDCASTLE LTD

Charity number: 1194955
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £326,216
Total expenditure: £320,080

Total income includes £85,135 from 4 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

2 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
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 June 2021: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08210076 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sophie Bell Chair 03 May 2024
None on record
Terence Nicholas Adams Trustee 18 July 2025
HASTINGS INTERNATIONAL PIANO
Received: On time
Blair Maxwell Reid Trustee 03 May 2024
None on record
Aditi Shivram Bhonagiri Trustee 07 July 2023
None on record
Hannah Louise Collisson Trustee 29 March 2022
None on record
RUTH CECILIA JARRATT Trustee 01 May 2021
None on record
Sarah Drake-Pullin Trustee 02 December 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £272.08k £216.00k £350.04k £326.22k
Total expenditure £224.78k £238.64k £282.20k £320.08k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £58.65k £43.87k £89.64k £85.14k

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 2025 17 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 17 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 24 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 May 2022 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11 SEP 2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 MAR 2021 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15 APR 2021

Charitable objects

(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.

Contact information

Address:
Unit 1
Second Floor
Rock House
49-51 Cambridge Road
Hastings
Phone:
07425469364
Email:
team@soundcastle.co.uk
Website:

https://soundcastle.co.uk/ Open in new window