Registered charity (CIO) · Taunton
The Sound of the Streets
The Sound of the Streets is a registered charity (number 1203764) based in Taunton, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Mark Allan since 2024. Latest income £16k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £16k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
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
- North Somerset, Somerset
- Website
- WWW.thesoundofthestreets.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£16k£14k
- 2024£10k£10k
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 70%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THEART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR STREET BAND AND OUTDOOR MUSIC (INCLUDING BUT NOTLIMITED TO VILLAGE AND TOWN BANDS AND COLLECTIVE MUSIC MAKING PRACTICES USED FORPROCESSIONS, RITUALS, PARADES, DANCES, PROTESTS AND CIVIC OCCASIONS) AND THE CULTURE,HISTORY AND TRADITIONS THAT ACCOMPANY SUCH MUSIC THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLICEVENTS AND PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FORTHE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES ANDTRUSTEEINVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND)2008.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Mark Allan Chair since 2024
- Dr William Jonathan Lang since 2023
- Julie Anne Meikle since 2023
- Rachel Hill since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Mark Allan Chair since 2024
- Dr William Jonathan Lang since 2023
- Julie Anne Meikle since 2023
- Rachel Hill since 2023
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
- Narrow spread of causes across 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.
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
- 1203764
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Jun 2023
- Contact on the register
- 07584239085 · info@thesoundofthestreets.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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