# SOUNDWELL MUSIC THERAPY TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1093992
- **Other names:** SOUNDWELL, Soundwell Music Therapy
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 1, 2002
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1093992


## Contact

- **Address:** Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale, BRISTOL
- **Postcode:** BS3 5HX
- **Phone:** 03003653400
- **Email:** enquiries@soundwell.org.uk
- **Website:** www.soundwell.org



## Activities

**Objects:** "1. To preserve and protect mental health and wellbeing for people living in the South West of England, through the practice of music therapy and other musical activities that promote health and wellbeing. 2. To advance the education of the public, and in particular service providers and the music therapy profession, into the benefits of music therapy and other musical activities that promote health and wellbeing, for people experiencing emotional or mental distress."

**Activities:** Soundwell's mission statement is: "To enhance the mental health of people experiencing emotional and mental distress by promoting and providing an inclusive, community-based service of music therapy which includes outreach, short and long term groups and individual work"Music therapy is the use of musical instruments and the sounds they make to promote change and recovery.

**Area of benefit:** THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND WILTSHIRE AND BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET IN PARTICULAR.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- North Somerset
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £186679 | £164334 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £143149 | £183908 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £214433 | £192009 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £152894 | £172986 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £166043 | £160361 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Catherine Warner** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 17, 2015
- Alison Harris — appointed May 9, 2019
- Daniel Bateman — appointed July 8, 2024
- Jennifer Wildblood
- Oliver Kelham — appointed April 27, 2022
- PETER WATSON — appointed Jan. 18, 2018
- RICHARD ELLIS
- Victoria Berger — appointed Nov. 4, 2023