SING INSIDE

Registered charity 1182678 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sing Inside deliver group singing workshops in prisons across England and Wales, engaging volunteers from local community organisations and universities to form a choir alongside prison residents and staff. We work to build self-confidence and self-worth through shared musical and vocal skills, breaking down stereotypical views about prisons and building strong communities through group singing.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF MUSIC BY:- CONDUCTING CHORAL WORKSHOPS IN UK PRISONS AND HOLDING FACILITIES AND PROMOTING MUSIC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR INMATES AND ALL WHO WORK OR LIVE WITHIN A PRISON SETTING USING VOLUNTEERS DRAWN FROM UK UNIVERSITIES AND LOCAL CHOIRS;- TRAINING AND DEVELOPING THE MUSICIANSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF VOLUNTEERS DRAWN FROM UK UNIVERSITIES AND LOCAL CHOIRS TO SUPPORT WORKSHOP DELIVERY.

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: Newham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£59k

Latest spending

£42k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Sing Inside maintained free unrestricted reserves of £33,999, which the trustees note represents 10 months of annual expenditure. This level exceeds the charity's stated policy target of six months of operating expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“We would like to thank all of the performers, guests and volunteers who helped us celebrate the last 10 years and were delighted to raise £7,916.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of operating expenditure (reserves figure: £34k)

“The basic target level of reserves to be reviewed annually is six months of operating expenditure to allow for a managed wind-down if necessary.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 123

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 130
Government income: £3,992 — contracts £3,992 (1); 8% of the £48,549 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 100

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sing Inside (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).

Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust — “We are in current receipt of grant funding from the Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust and the Evan Cornish Foundation.” (source page)
Evan Cornish Foundation — “We are in current receipt of grant funding from the Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust and the Evan Cornish Foundation.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Edward Robert Smythchair
Aine Elizabeth Jackson
Giverny McAndry
Jonathan Schranz
Sir Nigel David Poole
Sylvia Lucy Elizabeth Cullen
William Evans

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£59k	£42k
31/03/2024	£49k	£40k
31/03/2023	£32k	£18k
31/03/2022	£10k	£6k
31/03/2021	£12k	£6k

Common questions

Is SING INSIDE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Sing Inside maintained free unrestricted reserves of £33,999, which the trustees note represents 10 months of annual expenditure. This level exceeds the charity's stated policy target of six months of operating expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SING INSIDE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SING INSIDE as a grant recipient include THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST	FY2023	£3k	To expand a programme of volunteer-led singing workshops in prisons.
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST	FY2022	Unverified read£3k	To expand a programme of volunteer-led singing workshops in prisons.
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£750

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/02/2024	£20k	Ambassadors Expansion
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/09/2022	£10k	Deepening Connections: Sing Inside’s Ambassador Programme

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£95k
CINVEN FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£77k
THE BROMLEY TRUST	1	£50k
THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED	1	£46k
THE NISBET TRUST	1	£40k
THE BURDEN TRUST	1	£31k
THE DAVID ISAACS FUND	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SING UP FOUNDATION.

SING UP FOUNDATION income £66k
LIBERTY CHOIR UK income £443k
INNER WINGS income £269k
THE TRUST FOR SING FOR PLEASURE income £155k
THE PINK SINGERS income £119k
SING YOUR HEART OUT income £40k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SING INSIDE	£59k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SING UP FOUNDATION FY2025	£66k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIBERTY CHOIR UK FY2025	£443k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
INNER WINGS FY2026	£269k	£80,001 - £90,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TRUST FOR SING FOR PLEASURE FY2025	£155k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PINK SINGERS FY2025	£119k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.