Charity Number: 1160449 Company Numbar.. 09400037 SOUND FOUNDATION COMMUNITY CARE A Company Llmited by Guaranteo TRUSTEES. REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 SOUND FOUNDATION COMMUNITY CARE CONTENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Pagg Trustees. report Independ8nt Examinerfs report 15 Statement ol finanaal 8etivittes Balance sh88t 17 Notes lo the accwnts 18-23 SOUND FOUNflATION COMMUNITY CAR TRUSTEE ANNUAL REPORT Sound Foundation Community Care Trustee Annual Report and Financlal Statement 1st October 2022 - 30th September 2023 SOUND FOUNDATION COMMUNITY REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS: Charlty Namo Sound Foundation Community Car8 Charlty Numb•r 1160449 Cornpany Nurnb•r 094D0037 Rogistsred Offi¢• Sound Trainiry Contre Bull's Quarries Road. Tytherington, Frome, Som•rs•t, BA11 SBW Trust•os l Dlrectors M*. Monica Gillooly Ms. Dragana Brown Dr. Jan8 Keep Mr. stsphen Anderson Mrs. Amita Khurana Chair Tr¢•surer Ind•p•nrlent Examlne TC Group Llmhed. The Courtyard, Shoreham Road. Upper Beeding. Stèynin9, Wèsi Su55ex, BN44 3TN Bankern Co-OP8rative Bank. Sk8lrnersdal$, WN8 6 Sollcko Russell-cooke LLP 2 Putn8y Hi11, Putn•y, London, SW15 6AB SOUND FOUNDATION COMMUNITY CAR SOUND FOUNDATION COMMUNITY CARE ISFCC) is a Charitable Trust incorporat•d on 21st January 2015 as a cornpany Iirnitèd by gUa￿ntee with cotnpany number 09400037 and registered as a charity wth charity number 1180449. The Board of Trustees is pleased to present YLS nineth annual TQPOrt incorporating the directors, report and Independentjy examined finanaal statemènts of the Charity for the period ended 30th September 2023. The financial statèrnents have been prepared in ac￿rdanCe with the accounting policies set out in Note 1 to the finanual statgrnent5 and comply with the Charity's governing instrumBnls, the Chaiibes Act 2011 the Charities SORP (FRS1021 Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of RecommÈnded Practice applie&ble to charities preparing thèir accounts in accordance with the Finandal Reportlng Standard applic8bl8 in the UK and Republic of Irgland IFRS 102} {effecbvè 1 January 2019). OUR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC BENEFIT SFCC SUPPL¥ts a diverse range of ¢ommunity health, education, and social cara inibalives to people of all ages. In line with the Charity'8 slated objectives. wè aim to deliver all of our 8eryices in dose partngrship with the comrrunili8s we serve. Based on the Truste8 membership and 8 voluntary team, the charity provides events and Services trorn a ra)ge of community settings in the Frome araa Including our wmmunity conference centre in Tythfyrington Somerset. We have worked to consolidxle and expand our volunteer wort( around the country, as p8rt 01 our commitment to serve the wider community with a steadily building national focvs. Our Charitable Activity Co-ordination involves the trust8as. other volunleers, and corT7munitles to continuously expand our chaiitable activity across the UK. During this r8porbng perfiod Trustèès have continued to adju8t and manage the Charity njnning and Iwities taking into a¢¢tsunt the li￿ng costs in Ihe UK financial cfue dillgence and prudence. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Organi8atlon and Structure SFCC is a company limited by guaranttst and run by a Board of 5 Tru8tee$. gDV8rned by Artides ofAssociation. 2.2 Re¢ruitmant and appolntment of Trustses AJ per the SFCC govgming ￿0￿Ment. the b08rd rnay appoint trustees at any tSmè at a mèeting or in Writing, raltr goveming d0￿ment Artides of Assooation 25.1. During th8 period 151 October 2022 to 30th September 2023 thera were no chang05 in trust•eB. 2.3 Stsndard$ of Tru8tet Management of tho Charity All Trust￿$ are equally responsible for the 9•Tr8ral control, managemant, and strategic dirg¢tion cf the Charity, with 4divitie¥ founded on a Trustee Code of Conduct. They communicatg on a regular basis throughout the year, holding formal Truslee meetings, the minutes ol which are distributed to all Trustee5. None ol the Trustees ceive any finanaal rsrnuneration whatsoever fortheir timè. The Trustees arè requi¥ed to faMi￿a￿se thwn5elve$ with the scop8 of thelr individual fvSPDn8ibili￿S under the Charities Act and to conduct their rosponsibililie$ with th• Charity in line ￿th best practice for Charity Trust8e8 as ￿11 as to always act within the scope of SFCC Policies. Thè Trustses operate with diligenTr, integrity and transparèney and recogni58 their responsibilities for Ihe way in whieh they manag? CLinflicts of interest and cornply with all thè obligations and public btrnefft requiErnents of the Charity Commis5ron, and a5 such, all trustees a￿ asked to sign a Truste& Code of Condu¢t d8dar8tion. SOUND FOVNDATION COMMUNITY CAFi The Twust•es continue to review and assess, on an owoing b8sls, th¢ following irnpl•mentsd goveman standards for SFCC-. Servic8 Piinclples 1. SFCC will Shape It$ sar￿CeS in r85pons• to tho need5 of our 6 K•y Interest Groups ls•e 3.21 2. SFCC will WO￿ continuously to imprtsve tho quality of semcas 3. SFCC will worf¢ to ensure shared adivity with cotnmunities and to enhan￿ potentHI for the nplementation ol our tharitablè aCtiv￿e$ and grants 2A Rhk management A8 part of ts due procass, the Tru8t88s have rnanaged th8 finanaal and oper8tin9 ri¥ks of the Charity as ¥ ¢gntinuous Improvement procEss, to Indudg th• ongoing and update of the risk register. The Trusteès have Identified and Ye￿rded a range of risks and continued to maintain dosè r•lationship5 with ext•mal professional advi8ers. The Charity and tts TThJ$te85 ensure on-going compliance with any governrnent directiv95 and or ￿striC￿.0ns, Continual ￿MMUnication and 5UPPOrt with all users and volunteers as required and on*¢irtg ffinancial revow and Support as ne8ded. The Charitys Sound Training Centre in TYth￿in9t0n continue6 to be used for ¢haritabl8 8ctNikn"8$ in $upport of the lor21, foglonal. and national commun1ty. The Trustee8 manage the Charli￿$ incorne in the most prudent way. We ￿taIn some reserves and hav8 bult up 8 fund to cover approximatoly 6 months running gxp•nses and an allowartee for maintenance works. During this rèporting p8riod the frjpjs has been on ènsuring ?11 ffinanual outlays streamlined. rèduang any un- necessary costs. Ov•rall the Charsty rnaintains adequat8 cash balan￿5 and is dobl free. All commitments involv8 dètailed scrutiny. and the Trusta•s apply a rigorous approad) to the Re8•Nes Policy and ￿&h rnanagement. 2.5 Insuranc• The Charity's insurance 18 revEwed annually and meets in full all requirements and Tecomrnendaticns underthe insuranm CDmpanie$'ri5k improvem8nts° affangements. The Chanty has public liability insurance cov8r in pla¢e and all insuranr*s appropriate lo Tt5 planngd 3Ciivilos. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Surnmary of PuTPOS• The obje¢ts olthe Charity arn for public bEnefit and arn set out in the Charittys Artide$ of ASSo￿ation.. to promote and proteci good health both rnentsl and physical of the public by edu￿ting them ￿ th8 ther8P8utic benefits of musi¢ and sound in any way thatthe Trustses see fit to promot8 and protect the good health both mental and physical of ifie public through the advan¢ament of their education in sound health and well-being to furthef 8ueh other exclusively charitable purposes aeLording to the law of England and Wttles as th• Trust8es in th•ir abaolute discrètion fr¢m time to time detennina. The Charity works lo fulfil its obj8ds and commitments to public ben?lit through six kgy interest groups.. 3.2 Our 51x Key Int8TgSt Groups Health and Well-beitYJ 2. Sound Hoaling 3. A9ed C• 4. Youth S. Educabon 8. Grgups pxp8rienang Social 8ndlDr Eca)nomi¢ Dlsadvantage SOUND POUNDATION COMMUNITY CAR Our grant rnaking pelity continues to ensu￿ that grant$ a￿ dirgded towards ne•ds that are identifkgd wrthin these six key interest groups. The grant policy remains an &$sential aspect of the Charity'5 good governance in the way in whi¢h the Board ass885es and approves applications for grants th8 ￿mMuNity. 3.3 Our fJ¥e Key Obl•etive8 SFCC'6 objectNes ar8 de81gned to ￿ffeCt our community aim. our 8mphasi6 on community car8 and our tTrmilment to meeting an¢Y exceèding cur publi¢ bènelit r8quirem8nts.' Promote thE use of th• Sound Tiaining Centre fDr charitabl• benefit IDr and by th8 local and widèr mrnunity in aeeordan(t with thg Charity's charitable obj9￿8 Raise donations to be héld in the Charity for the purpose of 9rants and 5UPPOrt for ¢hawitable activlties Grant support to eommunity activitigs at th8 Sound Training Centre in accordance with the Charity's charitable objec18 Sponsor sound healin9 and comrnunity Care events In and for the focal and ￿dar cornmunity Manag8 the Sound Training Centrè to gnsurÈ its on-going sustainability in mainta￿Ing th8 Charity's hafitab￿ actlviti08, in a¢cord8nce with the Charity Commi$$ion's guidan The Trustèes will conlinue to r￿￿&w the ¢t4eCtivos and activities on an annual ba515 to ensur• they continuè to reflect th• aims al SFCC. 3.4 Our Stratsgle¥ Thè 5trat8gies op8rat8d by thè Boar¢ of Trustees indude.. lil Continuing to build relationships with the local ￿mmunity to ensure awar&ne5s levels aboutthe benefits av8ilabl& from the sponsored use of the Charity's Sound Training anil Communtty COnfe￿nce Centre as wèll as wdening potential opportunities br its use for pald hlra. Fostering its further charitable work in the eornrnunity to support sound eduration and hea progiammgs as well as providing 9rants that have a marked and 5U51ainable p05itsve impad on the target group, and to ensure that th88e acttvities havo longèvfLy beyond the grant phase. En¢our8gin9 th8 SUPPOrt and 4¢tive participation of volunteèrs, firstly in rtrlation to oiganising, o)- Otdinating and hosting many ol the r*arity'5 charitable acJNiti8s an(J secondly in the cleaning and maintenaft￿ of the Sound Training Centre and ground$. These volunteers also assist in deaning the building before and after 8very event, which means that the charity's running ¢06ts can bF* kEpt to minimum. ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS How our a¢tivltl88 dellyer public bDnefit The Soard DITrustees ha5 again continued its fo￿$ on and cornrnitm8nt to d•livering publlc benefit, highlight8d here in the following Review ofActivitiÈ$. 4.2 Revlew ofActivltle$ The Charity continue$ to acknowbdge th8 lrnportance ofthe public atterndan￿ and purpose of use ofthe Sound Tr8ining Centre fa¢ilitl88. The Charity has continued to satisfy those rneasure8 by which th• activity of the Ch¥rity 1$ held accountable, in line with th& Charity5 aim to athieve Jts obj8¢tive5". SOUND FOUNfiATION COMMUNITY CAFt Pmmote the us• ol th8 Sound Trnlnlng Cejjts for eharkabl8 boneflt for and by the local and wld¢r contmunltyln aecordance wlth (he Chartty'$ charltabh objects. The Charity continuas to emphasize developing and fostering relationshSps with l¢xal tharities. community groups, businesBe$. schools, health $ervi¢es and the lool eouneil. Rais• donatlons to bo held in th• Ch4rlty forthe purnr•se of grants and$upportforcharftabh 4Ctlvlty. The Trustees and volunteers continua to diKuss the work of the tharity wrth l¢