SOUND OF WALES

Registered charity 1193893 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOW

The advancement of the Christian faith through a variety of creative expressions such as teaching, writing and performing.The advancement of education and of the arts through performances, training and the organisation and administration of community choirs and community arts projects.This work is carried out in Wales, other parts of the UK and other parts of the World.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH A VARIETY OF CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS SUCH AS TEACHING, WRITING AND PERFORMING. THIS WILL INFORM PEOPLE OF THE REASONS FOR FAITH IN GOD, AND ITS IMPACT ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE IF LIVED OUT HONESTLY AND WITH INTEGRITY. THIS WILL BE EXPRESSED IN WALES, OTHER PARTS OF THE UK AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND OF THE ARTS THROUGH PERFORMANCES, TRAINING AND THE ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY CHOIRS AND COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECTS. THESE ARE INTENDED TO BUILD CONFIDENCE IN INDIVIDUALS TO IMPROVE THEIR WELLBEING, AND THAT OF THOSE TO WHOM THEY PERFORM. THIS WILL BE EXPRESSED IN WALES, OTHER PARTS OF THE UK AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £8,427 at the end of the period, which is below its stated policy target of covering four months of expenses. The charity reported a net payment of £1,908 for the year, resulting in a decrease in fund balances from £10,335 to £8,427.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months expenses (reserves figure: £8k)

“SoW continues to hold a healthy reserve of £8,000 with the aim of having enough reserves to be able to cover 4 months expenses.” — page 5

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.

Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

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: 18

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

Volunteers: 15

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

Volunteers: 20

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Philip Andrew Joiner
Robert Ivor Jones
Sian Wyn Rees
Stephanie Parish
Tim Watson

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	£33k	£35k
31/03/2024	£37k	£32k
31/03/2023	£16k	£16k
31/03/2022	£17k	£12k

Common questions

Is SOUND OF WALES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £8,427 at the end of the period, which is below its stated policy target of covering four months of expenses. The charity reported a net payment of £1,908 for the year, resulting in a decrease in fund balances from £10,335 to £8,427. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£100k
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£17k
OVINGDEAN HALL FOUNDATION	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Sound Church.

Sound Church income £943k
MOLD MISSION AREA income £308k
SOUNDWAVE income £182k
ALED MISSION AREA income £552k
THE WELLS CHURCH income £280k
SWELL REVOLUTION income £87k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUND OF WALES	£33k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Sound Church FY2025	£943k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MOLD MISSION AREA FY2025	£308k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
SOUNDWAVE FY2025	£182k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ALED MISSION AREA FY2025	£552k	—	—	within	—	no doubt
THE WELLS CHURCH FY2025	£280k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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