Report and Financial Statement
SOUNDS OF
For the year ending 05 April 2024
INTENT
Sounds of Intent
Administra1ve and reference details
For the year ended 05 April 2024
| ________________ | ________________ |
|---|---|
| Charity number | 1172441 |
| Registered ofce | 64a Princes Way, London SW19 6JF |
| Trustees | Adam Ockelford (Chair from 21 April 2017) |
| Felicity Ockelford | |
| Tim Smith | |
| Johnny SGrling | |
| Simon Vincent | |
| Graham Welch |
Bank CAF Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4TA
Independent examiner Alex Medhurst
Structure and governance
Sounds of Intent is a charitable incorporated organisaGon registered with the Charity Commission on 6 April 2017.
All trustees give their Gme voluntarily and receive no benefits form the charity.
Objec1ves and ac1vi1es
- The objects of the CIO (as set out in the ConsGtuGon) are:
“for the public benefit, the promoGon of the educaGon of children, young people and members of the public generally, with a parGcular (but non-exclusive) focus on those with learning difficulGes, through
invesGgaGng, researching, developing and promoGng educaGonal, therapeuGc and recreaGonal strategies and resources that support and encourage the creaGve and aestheGc development of such people through the performing arts and in parGcular (but not exclusively) their understanding and appreciaGon of and engagement with music.”
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The main Sounds of Intent online resource is to be found at www.soundsofintent.org. It is aimed at those who are working through music with children, young people adults who have learning difficulGes. It provides informaGon, downloadable resources and an online training programme. The site is available in English and, currently, German. Future translaGons are planned. The site was created and is managed by Max Mai.
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A development of the main Sounds of Intent framework, for all children in the early years, is to be found at eysoi.org. This was developed as part of a Youth Music funded project – ‘Sounds of Intent in the Early Years’.
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Projects and services
1. IMAGINE: AuGsm
Resources for children with auGsm and their families were the focus of doctoral research by Caitlin Shaughnessy at the University of Roehampton. Among her findings are the suggesGon that children would benefit from visual resources, in parGcular, animated videos to accompany recorded songs which promote musical as well as wider development, such as language and communicaGon. Three pilot videos have been produced and were trialled in a project funded through Sounds of Intent Charity and SEMPRE in partnership with Services for EducaGon in Birmingham. Over 50 families have now benefihed from these resources, and a new website has been set up www.tuninginauGsm.com. An appeal for funding is currently underway to extend these resources.
2. IMAGINE: Deafness and Hearing Loss
The IMAGINE: Deafness and Hearing Loss project began in 2020 and has conGnued with the aim of creaGng a set of resources in the form of acGvity cards and songs which will support the families of deaf children in the early years to engage their child in music. With grants from SEMPRE and the Ovingdean Trust, and using the experGse of Deaf musicians Eloise Garland and Ruth Montgomery, a pilot project was launched, working directly with 20 families with young deaf children and providing online resources in the forms of specially created videos and printed materials to 80 others across the UK. A proposal to publish the materials in book form has been submihed to Routledge.
3. AccreditaGon with Trinity College London
The Sounds of Intent music accreditaGon with Trinity College London (an internaGonal provider of ‘graded’ music examinaGons) conGnues to flourish. This is the first qualificaGon of its type anywhere in the world for all children and young people, irrespecGve of their abiliGes and needs.
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Plans for the future
4. Take Note
‘Take Note’ is a new mulGmedia resource aimed at the carers of older people, parGcularly those with demenGa. A launch is planned for November 2024 in partnership with the University of Roehampton and the Cinnamon Care CollecGon, followed by a naGonal roll out, region by region in England, and in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
5. The ‘Mugo’
The ‘Mugo’ (Music Unit; Gesture Operated) is a new device that translates movement (of any size or direcGon) into MIDI signals, which can be converted into any sounds through a suitable app (such as ‘Thumb Jam’). A prototype has been constructed and is being trialled. In the future, funding will be sought in partnership with the University of Roehampton and The Amber Trust to develop further iteraGons of the product and ulGmately to develop it commercially.
6. InternaGonal work
While Sounds of Intent has been taken up in a number of countries round the world on an ad hoc basis, a more strategic approach is being planned, with Slovenia becoming a hub in the EU for a systemaGc roll out.
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Financial statements
The charity is exempt from preparing a full statement of accounts under secGon 133 of the ChariGes Act 2011. Instead, the trustees have prepared –
(a) a receipts and payments account, and
- (b) a statement of assets and liabiliGes.
(a) Statement of receipts and payments
For the year ended 05 April 2024
Income
| DonaGons £ |
Consultancy £ |
Grants £ |
Gip Aid £ |
2023/2024 Total £ |
2022/2023 Total £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,031 | 4,505 | 0 | 5,068 | 28,604 | 28,438 |
Expenditure
| Governance £ |
AdministraGon £ |
AdministraGon £ |
AdministraGon £ |
Consultancy £ |
Consultancy £ |
Bank charges £ |
Research £ |
Research £ |
2023/2024 Total £ |
2023/2024 Total £ |
2022/2023 Total £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | 1400 | 23,314 | 55 | 5979 | 32,455 | 30,483 | |||||
| Surplus/(Defcit) | -£3851 | -£2045 |
All funds are unrestricted.
(b) Statement of assets and liabili1es
For the year ended 05 April 2024
| For the year ended 05 April 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Assets (£) | 06/04/24 | 05/04/23 |
| Cash at bank 05 April 2024 | 9,926 | 13,777 |
| Liabili5es (£) | 06/04/24 | 05/04/23 |
| Consultancy fees | ||
| AdministraMon | ||
| Legal fees | ||
| Total | Nil | Nil |
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Signed on behalf of the Board
Date. 17[th] January 2025
Professor Adam Ockelford Phd ARAM honFTCL Chair of Trustees
www.soundsofntent.org www.soundsofntent.com @soundsofintent facebook.com/SoundsofIntent
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees Charity Name Sounds of Intent On accounts for the 05 April 2024 Charity no (if 1172441 year ended any) Set out on pages 4 (remember to include the page numbers of addiMonal sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examinaMon of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2024
Responsibili5es and basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparaMon of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the ChariMes Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examinaMon of the Trust’s accounts carried out under secMon 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinaMon, I have followed all the applicable DirecMons given by the Charity Commission under secMon 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examinaMon. I confirm that no material ma\ers have come to my a\enMon in connecMon with the examinaMon which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounMng records were not kept in accordance with secMon 130 of the ChariMes Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounMng records; or
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• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the ChariMes (Accounts and Reports) RegulaMons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a ma\er considered as part of an independent examinaMon.
I have no concerns and have come across no other ma\ers in connecMon with the examinaMon to which a\enMon should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:[A Medhurst ] Date: 26/01/2024
Name:[Alex Medhurst]
Relevant professional N/A qualifica5on(s) or body (if any):
Address: 55 Hamilton Road Twickenham TW2 6SN
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
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Give here brief details N/A of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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