Sounds of Intent

Analysis

Sounds of Intent is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Sounds of Intent reported income of £31k and spending of £37k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £18k to £31k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sounds of Intent sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bramley Village Hall (£31k), Shotwick Lake Sailing (£31k) and The Elbourn Memorial Housing Trust (£31k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.