Registered charity · Worcester
Music Therapy Works
- 11 trustees
- Income £393k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Sandra Jayne BristollChair · since 2015
- Adam James Steven O'RileyTrustee · since 2026
- Alexander Richard GrenvilleTrustee · since 2026
- Christopher Andrew BarfootTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Carrie ChurnsideTrustee · since 2021
- Joanna Amelia KowalskiTrustee · since 2025
- Joanne Elizabeth SweetTrustee · since 2024
- Rosemary Nicola Jennifer HowlTrustee · since 2025
- Stephanie LokeTrustee · since 2026
- Suzanne GreenTrustee · since 2026
- Tina GallagherTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- Where
- Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and more
- Website
- musictherapyworks.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Music Therapy Works
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£393k£380k
- 2024£383k£336k
- 2023£315k£299k
Earlier years
- 2022£258k£263k
- 2021£277k£267k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
(1) THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF MUSIC FOR THE RELIEF OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ILLNESS ANDDISABILITY, THE ALLEVIATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURALDIFFICULTIES AND THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH;(2) THE PROMOTION OF THE USE OF MUSIC THERAPY BY OTHER ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING BUT NOTLIMITED TO HOSPITALS, PRISONS, HOSPICES AND SCHOOLS;(3) THE PROMOTION AND PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH INTO THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF MUSIC.(4) THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING MUSIC AS A MEANS OF THERAPY;(5) THE ESTABLISHMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL APPROVEDTRAINING COURSES TO TRAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MUSIC THERAPISTS;
Grants received
1 grant · £6,500 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
- The Clothworkers Foundation · £6,500
Most recent
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Sandra Jayne Bristoll Chair since 2015
- Adam James Steven O'Riley since 2026
- Alexander Richard Grenville since 2026
- Christopher Andrew Barfoot since 2026
- Dr Carrie Churnside since 2021
- Joanna Amelia Kowalski since 2025
- Joanne Elizabeth Sweet since 2024
- Rosemary Nicola Jennifer Howl since 2025
- Suzanne Green since 2026
- Stephanie Loke since 2026
- Tina Gallagher since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Sandra Jayne Bristoll Chair since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Sandra Jayne Bristoll Chair since 2015
- Adam James Steven O'Riley since 2026
- Alexander Richard Grenville since 2026
- Christopher Andrew Barfoot since 2026
- Dr Carrie Churnside since 2021
- Joanna Amelia Kowalski since 2025
- Stephanie Loke since 2026
- Tina Gallagher since 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Joanne Elizabeth Sweet since 2024
- Rosemary Nicola Jennifer Howl since 2025
- Suzanne Green 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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 1126584
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 AUGUST 2008 as amended on 13 May 2019 as amended on 15 Jun 2020 as amended on 29 Mar 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 06663759 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01905972567 · info@musictherapyworks.co.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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