SING UP FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1172438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We produce, promote and create opportunities for children and young people to improve their mental health and wellbeing through singing. The benefits of singing, especially in groups, are wide-ranging with extensive research supporting the physiological, social, psychological and behavioural benefits.We believe in harnessing the power of singing to improve people's mental health and wellbeing.

Objects

THE CHARITY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES: 1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC AND, IN PARTICULAR, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC; AND/OR2) WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE ABOVE, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC AND, IN PARTICULAR, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALL FORMS OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ART; AND/OR3) PURSUE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE AS THE BOARD IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £10,702 for the nine-month period, closing with carried forward funds of £41,973. The trustees report that the period was characterized by ongoing programme delivery and a strategic review, with no mention of financial distress or going concern issues.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sing Up Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Jeremy Douglas Sleithchair
• Andrew McWilliams
• Beth Ismay
• Bethan Mary Millett
• Dr Sarah-Jane Gibson
• Michelle Jane James
• Motje Wolf
• Rebecca Kingsnorth
• Vernon Sylvester Fuller

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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