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SOCO MUSIC PROJECT

Registered charity 1190775 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOCO MUSIC TRUST

SoCo Music Project supports wellbeing and progression through music. Our core activities include: supporting young people at risk of offending; working with children and young people with special educational needs/disabilities; providing activities for adults who are vulnerable through substance misuse and/or poor mental health. We also support creatives to connect/collaborate through networking.

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Latest income
£400k
Latest spending
£489k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £88,733 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds falling into a deficit of £51,810. The trustees acknowledge cash flow challenges due to arrears in council payments but confirm adequate resources to continue operations until at least 2028 based on secured Arts Council funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (75% of income)
“Grants 157,407 140,555 297,962 264,156” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-52k; policy: £80,000 by 2028)
“Charity reserves have dropped below £40,000 due to cashflow challenges, and although a difficult area to fundraise for, we aim to grow these over the next 3 years, ideally to reach £80,000 by 2028.” — page 7
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 — SoCo Music Project (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.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£400k£489k
31/03/2024£413k£402k
31/03/2023£280k£362k
31/03/2022£355k£263k
31/03/2021£288k£255k

Common questions

Is SOCO MUSIC PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £88,733 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds falling into a deficit of £51,810. The trustees acknowledge cash flow challenges due to arrears in council payments but confirm adequate resources to continue operations until at least 2028 based on secured Arts Council funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOCO MUSIC PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOCO MUSIC PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSICFY2023£100k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2023£10kMH – We Make Music
UK government13/10/2022£172kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£172kNational Portfolio Organisations