Registered charity · London
Sound Connections
- 9 trustees
- Income £426k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Samantha Lorraine Spence-StimpsonChair · since 2024
- Amelia Jane MccabeTrustee · since 2026
- Esther Bokuma LendaTrustee · since 2019
- Florence Mary SchroederTrustee · since 2024
- Gemma KnoxTrustee · since 2018
- Nanret SenokTrustee · since 2020
- Nicholas Jake IrelandTrustee · since 2026
- Sasha MattockTrustee · since 2019
- Ujwal KarmokarTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.sound-connections.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Sound Connections
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£426k£428k
- 2024£380k£421k
- 2023£354k£381k
Earlier years
- 2022£638k£547k
- 2021£536k£489k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 28%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;(B) TO FURTHER ANY PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE COMPANY THINKS FIT.
Grants received
8 grants · £2,069,167 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Youth Music · £1,606,542 (3 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £240,000 (2 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £120,000
- City Bridge Trust · £60,000
- BBC Children in Need · £42,625
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Samantha Lorraine Spence-Stimpson Chair since 2024
- Amelia Jane Mccabe since 2026
- Esther Bokuma Lenda since 2019
- Florence Mary Schroeder since 2024
- Gemma Knox since 2018
- Nanret Senok since 2020
- Nicholas Jake Ireland since 2026
- Sasha Mattock since 2019
- Ujwal Karmokar since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Esther Bokuma Lenda since 2019
- Gemma Knox since 2018
- Nanret Senok since 2020
- Sasha Mattock since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Samantha Lorraine Spence-Stimpson Chair since 2024
- Amelia Jane Mccabe since 2026
- Esther Bokuma Lenda since 2019
- Florence Mary Schroeder since 2024
- Gemma Knox since 2018
- Nanret Senok since 2020
- Nicholas Jake Ireland since 2026
- Sasha Mattock since 2019
- Ujwal Karmokar since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1095947
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/10/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/05/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 04561825 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 020 7729 7220 · info@sound-connections.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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