# SOCO MUSIC PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1190775
- **Other names:** SOCO MUSIC TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 7, 2020
- **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=1190775


## Contact

- **Address:** Planet Sounds, 40 The Arches, Terminus Terrace, SOUTHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** SO14 3FE
- **Phone:** 07505066778
- **Email:** matt@socomusicproject.org.uk
- **Website:** www.socomusicproject.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF MUSIC, THROUGH AND WITHOUT LIMITATION - PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING - IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE ENGAGEMENT AND PROGRESSION.

**Activities:** SoCo Music Project supports wellbeing and progression through music. Our core activities include: supporting young people at risk of offending; working with children and young people with special educational needs/disabilities; providing activities for adults who are vulnerable through substance misuse and/or poor mental health. We also support creatives to connect/collaborate through networking.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £399910 | £488643 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £412658 | £401976 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £279877 | £362152 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £355249 | £263103 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £288196 | £254761 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Robert John Spencer Kurn** (Chair) — appointed May 27, 2020
- Abigail Busenze Balagadde — appointed Oct. 29, 2025
- Dr Lesley Jane Black — appointed March 22, 2022
- Kate Maple — appointed March 22, 2022
- Laura Ann Whibicks — appointed Feb. 5, 2024
- Ralph White — appointed March 22, 2022
- Sukanta Acharjee — appointed May 14, 2019