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SONORO

Registered charity 1196048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote and advance the education, understanding and appreciation of people of all ages in choral music for the public benefit, including through the holding of public concerts and participatory events in which individuals can develop, improve and maintain their own competencies, skills and capabilities.

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Latest income
£89k
Latest spending
£84k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £4,876 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £8,790. The trustees' report confirms the charity aims to hold sufficient reserves to meet obligations over a three-month period, noting it has no employees and relies on ad hoc professionals. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants and donations
“Grants and donations 46,940 578 47,518 52,017” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £5k)
“The charity therefore aims to hold sufficient reserves to enable it to meet its financial obligations as they fall due over a three-month period”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£89k£84k
31/03/2024£70k£73k
31/03/2023£49k£57k

Common questions

Is SONORO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £4,876 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £8,790. The trustees' report confirms the charity aims to hold sufficient reserves to meet obligations over a three-month period, noting it has no employees and relies on ad hoc professionals. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SONORO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SONORO as a grant recipient include MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL, THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCILFY2023£20k
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCILFY2022£5k
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£0
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£0