# SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOUND AND MUSIC IN GAMES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1180483
- **Other names:** SSSMG
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 29, 2018
- **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=1180483


## Contact

- **Address:** SSSMG, Edge Hill University, Creative Edge Building, St Helens Road, Ormskirk,, Lancashire
- **Postcode:** L39 4QP
- **Phone:** 01695650848
- **Email:** michael-austin@sssmg.org
- **Website:** http://www.sssmg.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO BUILD AN EXTENSIVE AND DIVERSE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF AND EDUCATION IN MUSIC AND SOUND IN GAMES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE DISSEMINATION OF THE LATEST SCHOLARLY RESEARCH.

**Activities:** Our main activity is the development and launch of a new scholarly journal (Journal of Sound and Music in Games) in partnership with the University of California Press; the first issue will be published in 2020. Other activities focus on engaging the community and facilitating collaboration via our website, which provides networking, event information and bibliographic information for members.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- United States
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £3688 | £39 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £1531 | £519 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £3916 | £835 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £350 | £350 | — | — |
| July 31, 2020 | £0 | £49 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr ELIZABETH JESSYN MEDINA-GRAY — appointed Oct. 29, 2018
- Dr MARK SWEENEY — appointed Oct. 29, 2018
- Dr MICHAEL LEE AUSTIN — appointed Oct. 29, 2018
- Dr STEPHEN JOHN XAVIER BAYSTED — appointed Oct. 29, 2018
- Dr TIMOTHY RICHARD DAVID SUMMERS — appointed Oct. 29, 2018