THE STRINGCREDIBLES

Registered charity 1158652 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STRINGCREDIBLES

Developing creative learning and appreciation of music by young persons allowing them to develop their individual skills and potential. This is being carried out in association with schools and by performances of " Tunes from the Trenches" at museums and other locations throughout the West Midlands.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY FACILITATING CREATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES WHICH ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, SKILLS AND POTENTIAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £8,767 for the year, resulting in closing unrestricted funds of £12,911. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are equivalent to approximately four months of expenditure, which is below the stated policy target of up to 12 months. However, the trustees believe the charity can meet its commitments for more than 12 months and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Stringcredibles (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arts Council — “Our three-year Arts-Council Funded project working with young musicians, music teachers, Conservatoires and primary schools in partnership w…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Isabel Kathleen Churcherchair
• Amrit Kaur Sohal · trustee of 1 other charity
• Louise Ann Braithwaite
• Michele Clare Deeks
• PHILIP DAVID MILLS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Zoe Georgia Mountford

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRUST MUSIC.

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Side by side with its peers

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