SOUND CONNECTIONS
Registered charity 1095947 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Sound Connections develops, supports & empowers young Londoners through high quality music-making opportunities. We do this by delivering groundbreaking participatory music projects, providing professional development to music organisations and practitioners, and undertaking high quality action research and advocacy to promote best practice in music education.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £5,294 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £425,591 and outgoing resources of £427,893. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds at year-end totalled £207,504, which is above the stated policy target of £160,840 required to cover six months of core running expenses.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Arts Council England (28% of income)
“In the year ended 31 March 2025, Arts Council England funded 28% and the National Foundation for Youth Music funded 21% of the overall charitable income.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months’ core running expenses (held: £208k)
“It has established a policy where unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets should be at least enough to cover six months’ core running expenses.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sound Connections (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- MCCABE, Amelia Jane — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- IRELAND, Nicholas Jake — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- KARMOKAR, Ujwal — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
- SPENCE-STIMPSON, Samantha Lorraine — director, appointed 02/08/2024on trustee list
- SCHROEDER, Florence Mary — director, appointed 19/07/2024on trustee list
- SENOK, Nanret — director, appointed 17/07/2020on trustee list
- MATTOCK, Sasha — director, appointed 01/06/2020on trustee list
- LENDA, Esther Bokuma — director, appointed 09/07/2019on trustee list
- KNOX, Gemma Louise — director, appointed 29/01/2018on trustee list
- COOMB, Elizabeth Mary — secretary, appointed 29/07/2025
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)
Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Samantha Lorraine Spence-Stimpsonchair
- Amelia Jane McCabe
- Esther Bokuma Lenda
- Florence Mary Schroeder
- Gemma Knox
- Nanret Senok
- Nicholas Jake Ireland
- Sasha Mattock
- Ujwal Karmokar
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SOUND CONNECTIONS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £5,294 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £425,591 and outgoing resources of £427,893. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds at year-end totalled £207,504, which is above the stated policy target of £160,840 required to cover six months of core running expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SOUND CONNECTIONS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUND CONNECTIONS as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ALDGATE AND ALLHALLOWS FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION, THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST.
Known funders
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