SOUND CONNECTIONS
(A company lim7ted by guarantee)
Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Charity number 1095947
Company number 04561825 (England & Wales)
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Contents
For Ihe Year Ended 31 March 2024
Page
Legal and Administrative Infomiation
Report of Ihe Directors (Truslees)
3to 10
Independent Examiners, Report
Statement of Financial Activities
12
Balance Sheet
13
ststement of Cashflows
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements
15to22

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Legal and Administralive Information
Year ended 31 March 2024
Charity Legal Name:
Sound Connections
Charity registration number:
1095947
Company registration number:
04561825 (England & Wales)
Trustees
N York- Chair
E Bokuma Lenda
A Frame
G Knox
S Mattock
N Senok
M R Rubin- appointed July 202)
M Taylor- appointed July 2023
Company Secretary
P Flood
Senior Management Team
P Flood- Director
W Layne- Deputy Director
Registered office & operational address..
151 Floor
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
London El 6LA
Independent Examiners..
Simpson Wreford LLP
Chartered Accountants
Wellesley House
Duke of Wellington Avenu¢
Royal Arsenal
London SE18 6SS

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Report of tbe Directors (Trustees)
Year ended 31 March 2024
The Trustees, who are also dtrectors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present
their report and financial statements for the year ended i l March 2024, which are also prepared to meet th¢
requirements for a direciors, retK)rt and accounts for Companies Act purposes.
The financial statements have been prepared in aecord8n¢e with accounting policies set out in ihe notes to
the accounts and comply with the charity's governing docuinent, the Charities Act 201 l and Accounting
and Reporting by Chariti¢s.' Statem¢nt of Recommended Praciice applicable to charities preparing iheir
accounts in accordance wilh the Financial Reporting Siandard applicable in the UK and Republic or Ireland
{FRS102).
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing documenl
Sound Connections is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 14 October 2002. The
Company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers
of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the Company
being wound up each of the Members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1. Its operational
address is currenily at 31d Floor, Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, El 6LA
The charity is managed by its trustees who constitute the board of directors and have been appointed in
accordance with the charity's Articles of Association. The directors in office during the year ¢nded 31
March 2024 were as follows:.
N York- Chair
S Alleyne- resigned July 2023
E Bokuma Lenda
A Frame
G Knox
R Green - resigned July 2023
S Mattock
M Mizzi - resigned July 2023
M Rubin- aptK)inted July 2023
N Senok
M Taylor- appointed July 2023
The day-to-day management is carried out by P Flood.
The registered office is disclosed on the inforniation page.
Retrultmenl and Appolntment of Trustee$
The Directors of the Company are also Charity Trustees for the purposes of charity law. We thank Shakira
Alleyne, Rudy Green and Max Milli for their time &s Trustees and wish them the very best in the future.
We welcomed two new young Truslees, Milli-Rose Rubin and Mathilda Taylor.

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Staff
During the year we had several staff changes and developments. We welcomed Wizdom Layne as the new
Deputy Director who started part-time in June and then became full time in September 2023. Liz Coomb
joined Wizdom and Philip for a series of meetings to begin to look at shared leadership models and future
plans for leadership of Sound Connections.
We welcomed Kannokar as the Wired 4Music Assislant Producer. We continued our relationship wilh OUT
freelance advisors on our Training and Professional Developmenl strand of work. We developed our
Associate Consultant list to reflect an increase in demand and the need for specialist skills and experience
with Shakira Alleyne and Yasmin¢ Dankwah joining us in the newly created roles of Wired4Musi¢
Associates.
Organlsational Structure
Sound Connections cU￿entlY has a board of eight Trusiees who meet (at least) quarterly and are responsible
for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. All Trustees have considerable experience and expertise
related to the ¢harity's business and needs.
Responsibility for ihe provision of services and the general running of the Charity rests with the Director
along with Senior Managers. The Director is responsible for ensuring key perfomiance indicators I targets
are met and that funders are kept fully appraised of the results of their projects. The Managers are
responsible for the day to day running of the vaTiOUS programmes and the supervision of staff and contracted
workers employed to deliver those services
Related Parties
Our Trustees, Esther Bokuma Lenda and Milli-Rose Rubin were paid £525 and £425 respectively in the
year for hosting and speaking at our Inclusive Practice in Action conference.
Objectives and activities
Our vision and mission
Our vision is for a fair and equitable world in which music and creativity support children and young people
to thrive as active, happy, and fulfilled people.
Our mission is io ensure that all children and young people can experience music and ¢reative opportunities
that are relevant to ihem and responsive to their needs in a changing world.
Our values
We are collaborative: We believe learning from others and sharing power creates the bigg¢st
change.
We are inclusive: We demonstrate our genuine commitment to inclusion and equity inside out.
We are innovative: We seize opportunities for change through our dynamism and flexibility.

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Our conlexl
Our work strategically responds io the existing landscape:
The lack of diversily and representation across music education and wider cultural opportunities
for children and young people.
The prevalence of systemic inj ustice and discrimination across music education and opportunities.
The lack of widespread effective youth voice practice.
Evidence that many people beyond the music sector don't understand, value or invest in the holistic
benefits and importance of music and creativity in young people's lives.
Who we work wilh
We collaborate with young people. We listen to and amplify their voices, so they are at the heart
of decision-making. W¢ support a diverse community of young creatives through training,
bursaries, mentoring and paid work experience.
We equip the music workforce with knowledge, skills, and confidence so they can be inclusive,
relevant, and engaging in their work wilh children and young people. We do this through training,
networking, bursaries, mentoring and resources.
We support and challenge the music and creative sector to innovate and evolve. We support music
education and community organisalions, and those in the wider creative and cultural sector, through
consultancyi organisational development and thought leadership.
Achievements and Performance- Ihe year in brier
ur work with children and
oun
Wired4Music is our crealive network of over 1,200 young people from across London's 33 boroughs, with
a core membership of 63 who are consislenlly engaging and participating in our programme. 62 % are
female, 330/0 male, and O.IO/o are non-binary (with Ihe rest undisclosed). 570/0 of members are from the
Global Majority and 440/0 are from highly economically deprived areas in London.
Activity included: Perfonnance event5: we delivered three larger scale events, more than usual for 2023-
2024. These included two showcases and a live band jamlopen mic night held at the Ministry in Southwark.
For these events there were four Event Producers each whom were tasked with helpin8 With the108iStics,
social media and hospitality on nighi so that our audience could have a joyful and enjoyable experience.
These events also fed into our wider organisational plans to partner up with more organisations &s we held
them in collaboralion with the creaiive incubator organisation, What Does Not. The audience was a mix of
theirs and our own W4M community. We also held one live jam session in Rich Mix which in¢lud¢d a live
band with opportunilies for artist5 to perforni on slage. W¢ heard singers, rappers, poets and even dancers.
Positive feedback on the event producer opportunities and events included this, 'The Assistant Producer
Role been a greal experiep7ce. I highly value ihe variety tha¢ Tee has given us, whether it is watching
him and other industyprofessionals. Lelting us lislen lo them and also neiwork wilh other creatives.
Insight Sessions: formerly known as Drop-in sessions, these in person opportunilies are for young people
to receive menlorship and guidance once a month via group discussion and knowledge sharing. With l O of
these across the year, we saw industry professionals like Wizdom Layne (One of the founders of ELAM.
Tileyard Impact, Mobo Unsung and Sound Connections Deputy Director), H Boss, and Sentric Music
(Music publisher).

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Report of the Dlrectors (Tru5te¢s)
Year ended 31 March 2024
I . I Careers advice sessions.. We continued to open up slots for I: I mentor sessions where, over a 20 minute
call, young people Can communicate their challenges and goals with the W4M team and receive bespoke
advice and guidance, signposting them to people and places who can help. In addilion, there was written
feedback forni to allow them to keep track of their progress and meet their agreed goals.
Assistant Producer Programme.. We offered a 6-month internship opportunity to two of our core mernbers
to help the team with the marketing and programming of Wired4Musi¢. This London Living Wage paid
role, offered weekly mentorship sessions and experience with working in our charity across Event
production, marketing and comms, facilitation and a variety of training opportunities.
Newsletters: We delivered 18 newsletters to showcase Wired4Music's talented members via a shout out
section as well as all of ihe current opportunities available for 16-25 year olds to get involved in from both
our internal programming and the wider music education community.
Commissioned articles: We commissioned Wired4Musi¢ members to post WTitten or video articles about
our standout ¢vents and opportunities.
Generate.. Our investment and ialent development programme for Wired4Music members. Across the year
13 members were selecled to take part in our Generate funding programme. This included individuals such
Saina, who has been longlisted for Glastonbury's emerging talent competition
Banji, who released his firsi project with our funding and is now working as our Assistant Producer
Raeesha, who delivered poetry workshops around wellbeing
Ronumiji, who offered free studio sessions to our Wired4Music community paid for by this bursary
Each participant received funding of £500 or £1250 and six months of rnentorship and access to wider
support.
Our work with the music education workforce
Our activity continued to focus on achieving the following outcomes:
To improve knowledge and understanding of high quality musically inclusive practice
2. To improve skills and confidence of.high quality musically inclusive practice
3. To change practice
Activity consisted of a mix of online and in-person events, mentoring programmes and funding programme
Innovate. Areas included developing inclusive practice, social justice. equality, diversity and inclusion
(EDI), Early Years, youth voice and participation. We worked with two curators who are specialists in EDI,
social justice and Early Years to develop the programme.
The strengths of the Training and Professional Development programme have been in the following areas-
Exploring challenging and uncomfortable topics and encourdging proactiveness and hope
Providing a platfonn for under-represented voices to be heard
Doing all of this within saf4 honest spaces where delegates are encouraged to openly share and bc
themselves
Providing a mix of training, reflection, and connection

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Activity was in two broad areas:
Individual opportunities
Four individualslsmall organisations were supported to run innovative projects for children and young
people through our Innovate funding programme. This year we widened the opportunity..
across England with projects taking place in Sunderland, Isle of Wight, Newham and Hillingdon,
ranging from projects for young leaders. care experienced young people and gender in¢lusivity in
early years.
Six early and mid career pmfessionals from across England joined the mentoring programme and
were matched with mentors With specialisms including diverse workshop leading, fundraising,
Music Education Hub EDI straiegy and professional development,
Four Early Years Music Trainees undertook mentoring, shadowing and training in partnership with
Creative Futures.
Three Wired4Music Associat¢s ¢o-curated the Inclusive Praclice in Action annual gatherin8 (see
below),
Six menlees from the South Riverside Music Partnership hubs supported through I . I mentoring
sessions and peer network meetings.
Training and network events
17 online and in-person training and networking events across inclusive practice, social justice, and
early years. 351 people attended these events.
Flagship Inclusive Practice in Action annual gathering (IPIA) titled 'A seat at the lable, This full
day event focused on youth voice and was programmed and delivered in partnership with three
young people from our Wired4Music associates programme.
In addition. we continued working with Chrys Chijiutomi on the development of her 'psycho-social sonic
mapping: working towards breaking cycles of injustice in music education, research project with a view to
sharing the findings publ icly in 2024-25.
Sound Connections continued to support and partner with a wide range of organisations who directly work
with children and young people across London. Relationships with the 29 Music Education Hubs continued
to improve with staff siting on a number of strategic advisory groups, presenting at events and developing
b¢spok¢ proj¢cts for a number of hubs.
Our work with our strategic partners continued as well as our support of small ¢m¢rging grassroots
organisations who were part of our Innovale partnership programme.
Youth Music continued to be a major supporter of our work and were successful in securing fhree year
fundingihrough theircatalyser Programme. We also became one ofthe new Arts Council England National
Portfolio Organisations, enabling us to expand our work across England to support more young people,
music leaders and organisations.

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Sound Connections continues to be a member of Music Mark, the subject association for Musi¢, and the
Music Educalion Council, the national body representing music educalion in the UK. This enables the
organisation to contribute to the national debate on music in the UK and advocate for the support of young
people who are in the most challenging circumstances.
Our strategic sector support work with the music education sector included developing and delivering new
training sessions on developing your youth voice strategy and how to co-produce wilh young people,
alongside hosting network meetings. We paused our Activate inv¢5tm¢nt programme due to the re-
investment process Music Hubs were going through and will recommence this work in 2024125. Our
Wired4Music Associates. newly appointed through support from our ACE NPO investment, have also
created new resources to inforni 2024125 training - a podcast on young people's programmes, and a short
film on neurodiversity in music.
Our consultancy strand continues to work with a wide range of new and returning partnersi generating over
£105,000 in income. New partners included: Independent Venue Week, London Symphony Orchestr
Music Generation and Arts Council Ireland, Paraorcheslra & Friends, Royal Opera House, Royal National
Institute of the Blind and Wiltshire Music Centre. Our two young Wired4Music Associates have worked
a¢ross a range of these projecis and we will continue to train and support them ai ihis stage of their careers.
Financial Review
The attached financial statements show the currenl slate of the charity's finances for the year ended ) I
March 2024.
Incoming resources for the year lolalled £J79,882 of which £IOO,000 were for restricted purposes.
Outgoing re50ur¢es for the year totalled £420,593 of which £119,J65 were attribuiable to re5tricled funds.
Overall Ihe accounls show a deficil for the year on unrestricted funds of £21,J46. Unrestricted funds at the
year-end totalled £202,210 of which £29,000 is designated.
Reserves policy
The trustees have considered the Charitable company's need for reserves with reference to th¢ major risks
it faces. It has established a policy where unrestricted funds not inve5t¢d in fixed assets should be at least
enough to Cover six months, core running expenses,
Forecast expenditure for 2024125 on core costs is £317,055 and therefore the target reserves are £158,528
in general funds. A designated fund was established in 2007 to provide for redundancy payments. This has
been increased to £29,000 in year.
Princlpolfundlng sources
In the year ended 31 March 2024, Arts Council England funded J2D/oand the National Foundalion for Youth
Music funded 260/0 of the overall charitable activities.
Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation, Harriet's Trust, The D'oyly Carte Charitable Trust and Lucille
Graham Trust funded 80/0. Course fees, trdining, consultancy worK commissioned work and other income
accounted for the remaining 340/0.

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Report of the Direclors (Trustees)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Plans for future periods
We successfully delivered the first year of our new three-year business plan (2022-2025). Our five priorities
in the business plan are:
l. Youth Voice
2. Inclusion and Access
3. Diversity
4. Slructural and syslemic injustice and discrimination
5. Secior relevance, resilien¢¢, and sustainability
And ov¢r th¢ final year of the plan we aim to:
l. Continue to use our independent status to Champion rhange across the music education sector in
order to achieve more inclusive and equitable opportunities for young people.
2. Develop our work on a national and international b&sis, specifically through becoming a new Arts
Council England National Portfolio Organisation
3. Explore new digital approaches to delivery to'exlend our reach and broaden participant base.
Rlsk management
The trustees have &ssessed the major risks to which the charitable company is exposed and are satisfied that
systems are in place to mitigate exposure to major risks. The principal external risk continues to be the loss
of funding that supports 'core' or fixed costs including senior staff and work continue5 to aim to reduce this
risk by diversifying the company's funding and incom¢ bas¢. Int¢rnal risks are managed by the established
procedures for the authorisation of all transaclions as well as a detailed system of financial and budgetary
¢ontrol, all of which are reviewed annually by the Senior Management Team and Trustees.
Directors (Trustees) Responsibilities
The Trustees, as set out on page 3 (who are also the directors of Sound Connections for the purposes of
company law) are responsible for preparing the Directors, (Trustees) Rewrt and the financial statemenls
in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statemenis for each financial year. Under that law
the trustees have elected to prepare the financial slatemenls in accordance with United Kingdom Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice (Uniled Kingdom Accounting Standards and appli¢abl¢ law). Under
company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied ihat ihey give
a true and fair view of ihe stale of the affairs of ihe chariiable company &8 at the balance sheet date and of
its incoming r¢sour¢es and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial
year. In preparing those financial statemenls, the truste¢s are required to-
select Suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
obs¢rv¢ the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgments and estimate5 that are reasonable and prudent-
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statement5.

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Report of the Directors (Truslees)
Year ended 31 March 2024
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue on that basis.
The Truslees are responsible for k¢¢ping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain
the charity's transactions and disclose wilh reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the
charity and to enable ihem to ensure that the financial statements comply with ihe Companies Aci 2006.
They are also r¢sponsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for laking
reasonable steps for prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees are responsible for the mainlenance and integrity of the corporate and financial infonnation
included ori the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the
preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Llmlted Ilabillty
Members of the charitable company guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £ I lo the assets of
the company in Ihe event of winding up. The total number of such guarantees at 31 March 2024 wa5 eighi.
Public Benefit Statement
The Trustees confirni that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have
due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public ben¢fit, 'Charities and Public Benefit,.
Sound Connections charitable purpose is to provide increased access to music and musical education to
young people in London, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds and provide them with
opportunities to participate in a range of musical aclivities.
Independent examiners
Simpson Wreford LLP., were appointed as Independent Examiners during the year and have expressed their
willingness to continue in that capacity.
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies
Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Signed on behalf of the board of directors (trustees) on 16 July 2024
N York
Director (Trustee)
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Independent Examiners, Report
To the Trustees of Sound Connections for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
I report to the charity trustees of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 12
to 22.
Responslbililles and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are
responsible for the preparation of the accounls in accordance with the requirements of lh¢ Companies Act 2006
('Ihe 2006 Act,).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006
Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of yourcharity's accounts
as carried oul under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the '201 l Act,). In carrying out my examination I have
followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independenl examiner's report
Since the company's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be amember of a l)ody listed in section
145 of the 2011 Act. I confinn that l am qualified to undertak¢ the examination be¢ause l am a member of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirni ihat no matters have come lo my attention in conneclion with ihe
examination giving me cause io believe..
( l ) accounting records were not kepl in ￿Spect of the company as required by section i86 of the 2006 Act.
or
(2) the accounts do not accord with those accounting records; or
(3) the arxounts do not comply with ihe accounting requiremenls of section 396 of the 2006 Act oiher than
any requirement that ihe a¢counts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of
an independent examination. or
(4) the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of
Recommended practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in Ihe UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention
should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Kate TAylor FCA
For and behalf of Simpson Wreford LLP, Chartered AeeountAnts
Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales
Wellesley House
Duke of Wellington Avenue
London, SE18 6SS
Dated:

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Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Aecount)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds Total funds Total funds
2024
2023
N¢)tes
IIYCOME
Donations and kgacies
Charitsble aclivilies
TOTAL INCOME
151,055
128,827
279,882
151,055
228,827
379,882
41,789
312,523
354,312
I cl),￿0
l(M),(X)O
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds
Charttable actTVities
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
6,800
294,428
301,228
6,800
413,793
420593
6,986
374,162
381,148
119J65
119J65
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
(21,346)
(19365)
(40,711)
(26,836)
Transfers between funds
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
21,346
(19,365)
{40,711
(26,836
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried fornnl
223,556
202,210
28,550
9,185
252,106
211,395
278,942
252,106
The resuks for the year derive from continU￿g activittes, and there are no other gains or losses other
than those shown above.
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Balance Sheet as al 31 March 2024
Note$
2024
2023
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets
Current Assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
643
50,758
181 J53
232,111
90332
278,211
368,545
Credito
AmounLS falling due within one year
10
(20,716)
117,081)
Net eurrent os$el$
211.395
251,463
Total ne t Assets
211395
The Funds of the Charity
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
202210
9,185
211.395
223,556
28.550
252,106
For the year ending 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477
of the Companies Act 2006 relating io small companies.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying wilh the requirements of the Act with
respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The truslees have nol required the company to obtain an audit of ils financial statements for the year in
question in accordance wilh seciion 476
These financial siatements have been p￿pared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies
subject to the small companies, regime.
The financial statements on pages 12 to 22 were approved by the Trustees on 16 July 2024 and signed on
their behalf by:
York
Director (Trustee)
Company Number- 04561825 (England &Wales)
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Statement of Cashflows
For the year ended 31 March 2024
Notes
2024
2023
Cash us¢d In ope ra¢lDg actlvhles
Ncl cash (us¢d in) operaling activili¢s
17
96,858)
7,167
Investlng aetlvltles
(Decrease) In cash and cash equIV￿¢llts In the year
(96,858)
(7.167)
Cash and cash equivalents at the begumtyig of the year
278211
285J78
C#sh And cash equlvalents at the end of the year
181.353
278211
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Notes to the financial statements- Year ended 31 March 2024
l. Accounling Policies
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied
consistently throughout the year and in the preceding year.
Company information
Sound Conncclions is a ¢ompany limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales and registered
as a charity with the Charity Commission. The registered office is 3rd Floor, Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green
Road, London, E16LA
{a)B8sis of Atcounting
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charilies:
Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing iheir accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Siandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRSI 02F (Charities SORP
(FRSI 02)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS102) and
the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of Ihc company,
Monetary amounts in ihc financial slat¢ments are rounded to the nearest £.
The effects of events relating to the year ended i l March 2024 which o¢curred before the dol¢ of approval
of the financial statements by the Trustees has been included in the financial siatemenis lo the extenl
required to show a true and fair view of the stale of affairs at 31 March 2024 and the results for the year
ended on that date.
Sound Connections meets the definition of a public benefit enlity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are
inilially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting
policy notes.
(b)Colng Concern
At the time of approving the accounts, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has
adequale resources to conlinue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue
to adopl the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.
(¢) Fund accounting
Unreslricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Directors in furtherance of the general
objectives of the charity. Unrestricted funds include donations and other incoming resources
receivable or generated for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imwsed by the donor or through
the tem)s of an appeal. Expenditure, which meels these criteri4 is charged to the fund.
(d) Income
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to
the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are
applied to parti¢ular caiegories of income:
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Notes lo the financial statements- Year ended 31 March 2024
Accounting Policies continued
Grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when
receivable. Grants, where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific perfomiance by
the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes uncondittonally entitled to the grdnt. Grant
incom¢ is only deferred where the donor has clearly specified that it relates to a future period.
Incoming resources from charitable Consulting activities are accounted for when earned. Consultancy
income is deferred where it relates to services to be carried out in the future.
Incoming resources from grants, where related to perfomiance and spe¢ifi¢ deliverables, are
accounted for &s ihe charity earns the right to consideration by its perfomiance.
(e) Expenditure
Expendilure is re¢ognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT
which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which il relates..
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities
and servitts for its beneficiarie5. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such acttvities
and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support ihem.
Other costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requir¢ments
of the charity and include the independent examination and Costs linked to the strategic management
of the charity.
All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the SOFA on a basis designed to reflect
th¢ us¢ of the r¢50urce. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly. others a
apportioned on the basis of an estimate of the proportion of PToje¢t size.
(Q Fixed Assets
Fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost net of depreciation and any
impairnient losses.
It is the policy of the company to provide depreciation at the following annual rates in order to write off
each assel over its estimated useful economic life. The following rates of depreciation have been applied
throughout the year.
Computer equipment
33.30/0 on cost
Assets with a cost of £500 or more are capitalized.
(g) Debtors
Trade and other debtors are re¢ognised at the settlement amount due. Prepaym¢nts are valued at the amount
prepaid.
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Notes to the financial statements- Year ended 31 March 2024
Aeeounting Policies eontinued
(i) Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity
of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposil or similar account.
ti) Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past
event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the
obligation can be m¢&sured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are nomlally recognised at their
settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
ti) Fin2nei81 instruments
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section I I ' Basi¢ Financial Instruments, and Section 12
'Olher Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sh¢et when the charity becomes party to the
contractual provisions of lh¢ instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities offsel, with the net amounts presented in the financial slalements, when
there is a legally enforceable right lo set off the recognised amounts and ihere is an intenfion to settle on a
net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Derecognition offinancial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or
Cancelled.
(k) Employee benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services
are received.
(l) Retirement benefits
Payments lo defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
Related Party Transactions
Our Trustees, Eslh¢r Bokuma Lenda and Milli-Rose Rubin were paid £525 and £425 re5Pe¢tively in th¢
year for hosting and speaking at our Inclusive Practice in Action conference. No other trustee (or persons
onnected with them) received any r¢muneration or benefits from the charity during the year.
Remuneration
Remuneration of key management personnel
2024
2023
Aggregate total
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Notes to the finaneial Statements- Year ended 31 March 2024
4 Income
Unreslrl¢léd ResÉrl¢ted 2024 Trtal 2023 Trtal
4.1 Intomt from don9tion$ and legacies
Donaiions
55
55
9289
Grant Iheome
Harriet's Trust
Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust
Lucille Graham Trust
The D'oyty Carte Charttable Trust
Sisters of the Hoty Cross Charitable Trust
10,O(X)
i 0.000
15.C((I
Isc
2,OCK>
4.000
2,(X)O
4,C￿0
iomo
4.2 Income from eharitable actlvltles
Performartce relaied granis
Youth Music . Fund C
Youih MUSK Catatyser
Aldgate & A Ilhallows Foundation
Arts Council England - National Portfolio OrganiSat￿n
Sc4¥ts Arts Trust
143,982
100,000
[C￿,0cl)
15.000
120.000
15.CK)O
120,000
23,OCKJ
Consuliancy and iraining income
Oiher
128,727
128,727
100
143,943
1598
279.882
100,oc
379,882
354J12
S Income by ictlvlty
Youih
Muslc
Caialyser
Coré
2Q24 Tolt71
2023 Tolal
Donaiions
Grant income
Consultancy fees
Other income
55
151.000
128,727
100
55
251,000
128.727
100
9.289
199,482
143.943
1,598
100,000
loo.000
279,882
379,882
354.312
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Notes to the financial statements- Year ended 31 March 2024
6 Expenditure
Basis of
support cost
allocation
2024 Total 2023 Tothl
6.1 Charitable actlvltles
Stsff costs
Depreciition and impairment
Delivery of training and conmLssK)ned proftcts
Other projeci COSIS
Support costs
Off￿e costs
Premises costs
Governance cosls
Accountancy
187,130
189,544
1,987
53,618
52,528
72,461
65,350
69,678
10,870
6,161
1,500
63,307
Direci
9,066
Direci
2,612 Governance
1,500 Governon¢e
413,793
374,162
Raising funds
Fundraisin8 costs
Free]ance fees
6.8(NJ
6.800
Total expendlture
420,593
381,148
7. Stsff Costs
aff numbers
Staff costs for the year were as folk)ws:
2024
2023
Salartes and wages
Social Securty costs
Staff pension costs
172,897
10,816
3,417
187,130
175.614
10,847
3,083
189,544
The average number of slaff empk)yed during the year, was as folk)ws:
2024
2023
Direct projects
Administration
There were no employees whose annual income exceeded £60,000.
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Notes to the financial statements- Year ended 31 March 2024
Tangible Fixed Assets
Compuler
Equipment
Cost
At l April 2023
Additions
At 31 March 2024
11,176
Depreciatlon
At l April 2023
Charge for year
At 31 March 2024
10,53)
43
Net Book Value
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
Debtors
2024
2023
Trade debtors
Accrued income
Prepayments
Other debtors
39,856
10,000
57,147
29.398
2.886
901
902
10.
Credltors: Amounts Falling Due within One Year
2024
2023
Trade Creditors
Accruals
Deferred income
Social secwty and other tax
10,234
2,350
5J96
11,500
90,000
'10,185
117,081
8,131
20,716
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Notes to the financial slatements- Year ended 31 March 2024
Movement in Funds
Asoil
Appll 2023
1.950
Asai31
Tro•isfer$ March 2024
Reslrlcledf4nds
Youth Musi¢ - F￿d C
Youth Music Catslyser
Rach¢l Baker M¢nK)ro1 Tnst
S¢ops
Income E¥peMdliure
(1,9501
{94.2￿
(2,5(X))
20.6251
1119,3651
Ic().000
5,710
2,5(K)
24.1Th1
28,530
3.475
9,185
ICK),000
Unrei¢rlcl¢dJundJ
Core
2C(I
36
279,882
301228
6,000
173210
Designaledlunds
Redundancy
Totolfunds
252,106
379,882
420,593
211,395
12.
Material funds during the year
Youlh Music Calalyser
Youth Music Catalyser is a 3-year programme which supports organisaiions via grant funding to sustain
work, scale-up delivery, or create change in sector practice. Catalyser programmes support children and
young people who face ba￿lerS to make, learn or earn in music, and aim to make music activity more
inclusive so everyone can acrxss it.
Seops Arts Trusl
The Scops Arts Trust provides funding for a 3-year training and professional development programme for
music educators and facilitators in South East London. This project is delivered in partnership with the
South Riverside Music Partnership.
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Notes to the finaneial statements- Year ended 31 March 2024
13.
Share Capital
Under the Company's Articles of Association, every member of the Company undertakes to contribute to
the assets of the company in the event of the same being wound up while they are a member, or within one
year after they cease to be a member, such amount as may be required not exceeding £1.
14.
Taxation
The company is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph I schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and
therefore it meets the definilion of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly. the
company is potentially exempt from t&xation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories
covered by Chapter i Part I l ofihe Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the T&xation of Chargeable
Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such inwme or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
Pensions
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately
from those of the charity in an independently administered fund. The pension costs and charge shown in
Note 7 represenls the contributions payable by the company to the fund. The amounl owed io the pension
fund as at Ihe 31 March 2024 is £171 (2023 - £176).
16.
VAT
The charity registered for VAT in December 2019 when the charity's VAT taxable tumover reached the
threshold. The amount owed to HMRC at 31 March 2024 is £3.786 (202) - £6,541).
17.
Reeonciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities.
2024
2023
Net mvements in funds
(40,711)
(26,836)
Add back.. DeprecMtK)n
643
1.987
De¢rcase in debtors
39,575
22J70
(Decrease) in creditors
(96,365)
(4.688)
96,858)
7,16
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