Sound Sense (number 1080918) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Sound Sense do?
Sound Sense promotes the value of community music and helps community musicians to develop their professional practice. We have an important role to play in helping to increase participation in music-making among disadvantaged and minority groups. And by supporting the sector we develop the creative economy.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Sound Sense
Answers Sound Sense gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Sound Sense's highest-paid staff paid?
Sound Sense's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Sound Sense as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Sound Sense's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Sound Sense registered for?
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Sound Sense yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Sound Sense.
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The register data used for this profile lists Sound Sense as a registered charity (number 1080918) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Sound Sense's charity number?
Sound Sense's charity number is 1080918. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Sound Sense do?
Sound Sense promotes the value of community music and helps community musicians to develop their professional practice. We have an important role to play in helping to increase participation in music-making among disadvantaged and minority groups. And by supporting the sector we develop the creative economy.
Does Sound Sense have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Sound Sense. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Sound Sense?
Sound Sense's website listed in our register data is http://www.soundsense.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Sound Sense's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Sound Sense's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Sound Sense?
The register does not record Sound Sense as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Sound Sense's trustees paid?
Sound Sense's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Sound Sense registered as a charity?
Sound Sense was entered on the register on 30 May 2000. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03933421).