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Song in the City Charity Trust
Song in the City Charity Trust is a registered charity (number 1147050) based in London, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Elise Ormerod since 2017. Latest income £22k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £22k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Elise OrmerodChair · since 2017
- Andrew Paul WattsTrustee · since 2024
- Donna LennardTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Jonathan WilliamsTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Thomas DewhurstTrustee · since 2024
- Madeleine HolmesTrustee · since 2025
- Poppy ShottsTrustee · since 2025
- Raymond YiuTrustee · since 2025
- Teresa TamTrustee · since 2024
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, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- City Of London
- Website
- songinthecity.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£22k£19k
- 2025£6k£6k
- 2024£963£861
Earlier years
- 2023£1k£511
- 2022£1k£4k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF SONG AND MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY:A. PROVIDING EASY ACCESS TO CLASSICAL SONG AND MUSIC TO A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.B. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG MUSICIANS ENABLING THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR PRACTICE AND PERFORM IN MUSIC AND SONG IN COLLABORATION WITH MORE EXPERIENCED COLLEAGUES AFTER FINISHING THEIR FORMAL MUSIC EDUCATION.C. CREATING NEW SONGS WITH RELEVANCE TO THE CONTEMPORARY SETTING AND TO PROMOTE THEIR REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE.
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
- Elise Ormerod Chair since 2017
- Andrew Paul Watts since 2024
- Donna Lennard since 2025
- Dr Jonathan Williams since 2026
- Dr Thomas Dewhurst since 2024
- Madeleine Holmes since 2025
- Poppy Shotts since 2025
- Raymond Yiu since 2025
- Teresa Tam since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Elise Ormerod Chair since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Elise Ormerod Chair since 2017
- Andrew Paul Watts since 2024
- Donna Lennard since 2025
- Dr Jonathan Williams since 2026
- Dr Thomas Dewhurst since 2024
- Madeleine Holmes since 2025
- Poppy Shotts since 2025
- Raymond Yiu since 2025
- Teresa Tam since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1147050
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 21/04/2012
- Contact on the register
- 07810575183 · songinthecity@gmail.com
- 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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