Music · Mentoring · Movement · Cardiff
Silkfutures uses music, mentoring, and movement to support young people aged 11–25 in Cardiff's highest-deprivation communities. Music is the entry point. The real work is relational. The transformation is in the trust.
"He sat in the booth for forty minutes without saying a word. Just listening back to his own voice on the track. When he finally took the headphones off, he looked at me and said, 'I didn't know I could sound like that.'"
That's the moment everything changes. Not a curriculum outcome. Not a box ticked. A young person hearing themselves — maybe for the first time — and realising they have something worth saying.
This is what Silkfutures exists for.
We work in Butetown, Grangetown, St Mellons, and Ely — specifically with young people who are furthest from traditional support.
88% of the young people we reach are from Global Majority backgrounds. 90% live in areas ranked in the top 10% most deprived in Wales.
"It's like they're always listening, even before I say something. I feel part of a team, part of a family."
— Young person, Silkfutures
A framework earned through five years of showing up — documenting what actually happens when a young person is genuinely supported to develop on their own terms.
Stabilising the inner world. Interrupting chaotic patterns. Building the ground to stand on.
Rewriting identity and belief. Challenging the "old voice." Becoming the author.
Discipline, skills, creative practice. Showing up consistently. Finishing things.
A self-aware creative voice. Lyrics that reflect insight rather than old patterns.
Leadership, contribution, influence. Mentoring peers.
Rise has no exit. It is mastery.
Five former participants are now paid freelance facilitators. This isn't a talking point — it's the pipeline that defines who we are.
A young person is referred or shows up. No intake form — a conversation.
Weekly sessions. A consistent mentor. Music as the entry point.
They begin mentoring peers. Running sessions. Making decisions.
They're hired. They deliver the work. Five alumni are here now.
Whether you're a funder, partner, mentor, or someone who wants to refer a young person.
Founded in 2020. Young people don't always need a programme — sometimes they need a person.
Silkfutures grew out of a simple conviction: that music has the power to transform young lives — and that no young person should be locked out of that experience because of where they come from or what they can afford.
Nathan Misra started Silkcrayon Studios in Cardiff Bay to support and promote local musicians. But it quickly became clear that the young people walking through the studio doors needed more than a recording session — they needed someone in their corner. Nathan began running workshops, opening the studio to young people from less privileged backgrounds who would never otherwise have access to professional music production, mentoring, or creative space.
At the same time, Toni Andrews was building Lab7 — a youth-focused initiative she founded in 2020 rooted in the same belief: that consistent, trusted relationships can change the direction of a young person's life. Toni brought 25 years of frontline youth work experience, deep community ties, and an operational grounding that the creative work needed to become something lasting.
When the two found each other, the fit was immediate. Same communities. Same conviction. Different entry points that turned out to be the same door. Silkfutures was established as a Community Interest Company to bring those philosophies together — pairing the creative infrastructure of Silkcrayon with Toni's relational and operational expertise. Over five years, what began as two separate visions became one organisation: six programmes, five paid alumni facilitators, and over £260,000 in grant income.
Today, music remains the entry point — but the real work is relational. Every session, every trip, every conversation is built on the belief that when a young person is truly seen and heard, something shifts.
Creative Director, Senior Mentor & Co-Founder
Head of Programme. Experienced music producer. Designed the Pathways framework and founded Silkcrayon Studios.
Managing Director & Co-Founder
25+ years of youth work experience, including direct work with Cardiff's Violence Prevention Team.
Board of five. Two young people on the advisory board.
Platinum producer and recording engineer.
Beneficiary turned mentor and facilitator.
Wales Millennium Centre Youth Advisory Board.
Artist, producer, senior studio engineer.
Artist, producer, boxer. Sports & wellbeing lead.
Benny Flowz — BBC3 Rap Game finalist.
Multi-genre artist from Cardiff.
Certified platinum producer and solo artist.
Previously mentored by Silkfutures.
Silkcrayon Studios is a professional music production facility founded by Nathan Misra in 2020. Based in Cardiff, Silkcrayon has provided high-level artist services across the music industry — from recording and mixing to production and mastering. The studio has worked with emerging and established artists across Wales and beyond.
Silkcrayon is the creative infrastructure that powers Silkfutures' work. It provides the professional-grade environment where young people experience what it feels like to be taken seriously — the same equipment, the same standards, the same studio that working artists use.
Silkfutures is committed to transparency and safeguarding at every level. Our policies are reviewed annually and are available in full below.
Published: Dec 2025 · Review: Dec 2026
Safeguarding officer: Toni Andrews · Reviewed by Dionne Rowe
Silkfutures believes that young people should be valued, encouraged and respected and be involved in decision making where possible. All staff, volunteers and students who work with young people under the age of 18 are subject to this policy. Everyone who participates with Silkfutures is entitled to do so in a safe and enjoyable environment.
Policy aims: This policy applies to all staff and volunteers who work for or on behalf of Silkfutures. It reaffirms the responsibilities of senior management to ensure that all adults who work on behalf of Silkfutures are fully aware of the need to act in ways which promote and enhance the welfare and safety of young people.
Our commitments: Promoting the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practice in a way that protects them regardless of age, gender, racial origin, faith, ability and sexual orientation. All staff and volunteers are accountable for the way in which they exercise authority, manage risk and use resources.
Reporting a concern: Stay calm. Listen carefully. Only ask open questions. Reassure the young person they have done the right thing. Immediately report to and inform the safeguarding officer. Record all details as soon as possible.
If you suspect a child or young person is at immediate risk of harm: Call 999 (South Wales Police). Contact Cardiff Social Services on 029 2053 6490. Outside office hours: Emergency Duty Team on 029 2078 8570. NSPCC Helpline: 0808 800 5000.
Designated Safeguarding Officer: Toni Andrews — toni@silkfutures.com
Published: Dec 2025 · Review: Dec 2026
Written by Toni Andrews · Reviewed by Dionne Rowe
We believe in promoting equality, valuing diversity, and working inclusively. This is the world we want for our staff, young people and volunteers — it's the heart of everything we do to protect and promote children's rights.
Our principles: We don't tolerate bullying, harassment and victimisation. We're working to break down barriers in our workplaces and projects through regular consultation, monitoring and review.
Protected characteristics: Our approach builds on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's nine protected characteristics — age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity.
We're committed to becoming an anti-racist, fully inclusive organisation, ensuring inclusion across our workplace culture and organisational work plan.
2026 priorities: Reducing systematic inequalities including access to music. Promoting workplace diversity. Ensuring fair pay across genders. Creating inclusive environments where young people feel valued and respected. Prioritising mental health and wellbeing. Ensuring accessibility and inclusivity in our physical and digital environments.
Not where the programme says they should be. Not where the funder expects them to be. Where they actually are.
Every week we run an open access music and mentoring session for young people aged 11–16 at Grange Boys & Girls Club. No referral needed — just turn up.
Where: Grange Boys & Girls Club, Grangetown, Cardiff
Who: Ages 11–16
Cost: Free
We run weekly Set Pace movement and wellbeing sessions. Young people can be referred to these sessions by a professional, parent, or carer.
Everything starts with a relationship. Music is the entry point. Movement is another route in. Nature is a third. But the thread running through every programme is the same — the person comes first. We invest time before we expect engagement. Mentors show up off-programme: walks, food, honest conversations, fresh juice in the morning. We put the session plan down and follow the young person's lead. If a young person doesn't want to rap, we teach them to engineer. If they need to sit in silence, we sit with them. That is not a failure of structure. It is the model working as intended.
Our mentors train alongside young people — not standing at the front with a clipboard. They bring mood lighting to a community hall and turn it into a studio. They invent rhythm games that ground nervous systems before the music starts. They set homework: "learn the 8 bars you wrote and have a go at writing more." They bring a portable recording setup on residential trips because the most honest writing happens late at night, after a day of being pushed beyond your limits.
This is how Silkfutures works. We show up, we stay, and we let the young person show us what they need.
Some of our most significant sessions produce no music at all. A young person staring at the water. A mentor sitting alongside them. An hour in the sun that produces no output. These moments are not failures of delivery — they are the model working as intended. We measure success by re-engagement, by trust, by the young person who comes back next week when they don't have to.
Weekly individual and group sessions in a professional recording studio. Young people work with dedicated mentors to develop their craft and themselves — exploring identity, confidence, and emotional expression through the creative process using professional software including Logic Pro.
Sessions are flexible and responsive. Mentors regularly step away from the studio — to walk, to eat, to sit somewhere quiet. The most significant work often happens off-programme: a conversation on the way to the session, a moment in the car, an hour in the sun that produces no music at all. These are not failures of delivery. They are the model working as intended.
"Something closer to a confessional than a recording booth — not because we make it that way, but because young people make it that way when they feel safe enough."
Three card decks designed by Silkfutures — used in every session. Not worksheets. Not assessments. Conversation starters that meet young people where they are.
Hover over each card to see the question on the other side.
Check-in on emotional, physical, and relational state. Designed to feel like conversation, not assessment.
Creative prompts that open up songwriting, storytelling, and self-expression.
Reflective prompts used in music sessions. In one session a young person used Signal Cards to talk about losing three friends, the influence of his home environment on his sound, and the confidence music was building in him.
Young people have performed publicly at Cardiff Music City Festival (a Welcome to Wales international music industry showcase) and the National Museum of Wales. Several have released music independently on Spotify, SoundCloud, and YouTube.
Coming in 2026: Therapeutic Rap — a structured, evidenced programme using music as a formal therapeutic tool.
Launched in 2025. Weekly Saturday sessions combining boxing, calisthenics, circuit training, and outdoor activities. Built on the same relational model as our music work — movement as the language, the relationship as the real work.
Every Set Pace session is designed as a rite of passage — a structured experience where young people are challenged physically, held relationally, and returned to the world stronger than they arrived. It's not about reps and sets. It's about proving something to yourself in front of people who believe in you.
Grounding the group. Fresh juice, a catch-up, a stretch. Mentors and young people arrive together — no hierarchy.
Dynamic warm-ups, everyone moves together. No one left behind. The group sets the pace for the group.
Boxing, calisthenics, bear crawls, running drills. Mentors train alongside — not standing at the front with a clipboard. The challenge is shared.
Fresh juice, conversation, and stillness. Space to reflect on effort, mindset, and growth. Mentors teach about nourishment — what goes into your body and why it matters. This is the rite — the moment you face yourself.
"Set Pace is not a fitness programme with mentoring bolted on. It is a relational programme that uses movement as its language. The physical challenge is the vehicle. What happens in the ring — the focus, the consistency, the support of the person next to you — is the real work. Every Saturday is a rite of passage."
Set Pace young people also participate in Facing Fears trips — outdoor adventures designed around challenge, support, and the world beyond their postcode.
In 2026, Set Pace expanded beyond young people. Set Pace Adults is a weekly community fitness and wellbeing session — open to everyone — built on the same values of presence, challenge, and support. It's not a gym. It's a community that moves together.
Set Pace Adults is also a sustainability engine for Silkfutures. Revenue from adult sessions, community merchandise, and commercial partnerships feeds directly back into the youth programmes. Every hoodie sold, every adult session attended, every partnership formed helps fund another mentoring session for a young person who needs it.
This is by design. We're building something that doesn't rely solely on grants — a wellbeing community that sustains itself and the young people it exists to serve.
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A consistent, trusted presence in the Grangetown community — weekly 2-hour studio and creative sessions delivered in partnership with Grangetown Boys & Girls Club. This is what "showing up and staying" looks like in practice: a relationship with a community built over years, not months.
These sessions are led by Benny (Benjamin Burrows) — BBC3 Rap Game finalist and one of Silkfutures' most experienced mentors. Benny has transformed the Grangetown sessions into something that feels less like a programme and more like a space that belongs to the young people who use it. From his first session, he paid attention to the details that matter — adding mood lighting, getting the young people to help move a sofa downstairs to make the room more accessible. The studio isn't just functional. It's warm. It's intentional. It's a place young people want to be.
What makes Benny's approach distinctive is his willingness to follow the young person's lead. In one session, a young person arrived wanting to be involved but didn't want to rap. Instead of pushing them into the booth, Benny adapted — he taught them how to engineer the session instead. That young person learned to set levels, record takes, and mix the track. They went from observer to essential. That's the model: meet people where they are, not where the session plan says they should be.
Sessions are structured to separate age and experience groups — allowing for deeper individual engagement at every level. Benny splits the time deliberately: working with the older young people on their own projects first, then inviting the younger boys in for their session. He splits them not out of hierarchy, but because the younger participants can feel intimidated — and giving them space to build confidence before the room fills up makes all the difference. Benny is also training young people to become proficient on the computer — so they can record, mix, and produce for each other. The goal is not dependence on the mentor. The goal is capability.
"The first half of the session was spent making progress on one young person's debut single — a song about someone he hadn't seen since he was 12 years old. Since he's been using Logic Pro at home, he was able to contribute to the mix, actually giving me tips on how to use the Logic stock auto-tune. This was very empowering for him — he was able to participate on a higher level."
— Benny, session notes"I started with a game I invented called Click Clap Stamp — on the beat, everyone taps their chest, clicks their fingers, claps, then stamps their feet. This helped ground their nervous system before the music started. I saw a dramatic positive change in energy. The second half was four of the boys writing their first ever lyrics — introducing themselves as young people. I set them homework to learn the 8 bars they wrote and to have a go at writing more."
— Benny, session notesPartner: Grangetown Boys & Girls Club
Launched as an 8-week programme focused on songwriting, local identity, and building towards a live performance showcase. Due to strong engagement from the young people, it became a sustained programme.
This is a recurring pattern in how Silkfutures works: we start somewhere, the young people keep coming back, and the programme adapts to match their commitment. The St Mellons Project is proof of that. A group of young people found something here — and we stayed.
Partner: St Mellons Youth Club
Residential and outdoor experiences — coasteering, gorge walking, wild swimming, cliff jumping, hiking, tug of war, fishing, and nights under open sky. But Facing Fears is not an activity programme. It is a deliberate intervention built on a core belief: when young people are connected to nature, they are connected to themselves.
Many of the young people we work with have never left Cardiff. The world beyond their postcode is abstract — or, worse, threatening. A bus ride is a border crossing. Open water is unthinkable. Sleeping away from home overnight feels impossible.
Facing Fears makes the impossible concrete. A young person who gets on a minibus for the first time, who jumps off a cliff into the sea, who stays away from home for three nights and comes back taller — that person has proved something to themselves that no one can take away. The natural environment does work that no studio or gym can replicate. It strips away the performance. There's no audience on a cliff edge. What's left is the young person — raw, honest, and discovering what they're actually capable of.
"Some of our most significant relationship-building happens away from screens and microphones. A conversation on a hillside does different work than a conversation in a studio. Both matter. But nature has a way of getting underneath the armour."
Facing Fears residentials are not adventure holidays. They are structured around three pillars that extend the Silkfutures model into immersive, multi-day experiences:
We bring the studio with us. A portable recording setup travels on every residential — because the creative process doesn't stop when you leave Cardiff. Some of the most honest writing happens late at night, in a cabin, after a day of being pushed beyond your limits. The music captures what the body has just been through.
Every residential includes nutrition and movement — fresh juice in the morning, cooked meals together, runs on country lanes, conversations about what goes into your body and why it matters. Young people learn to prepare food, eat well, and understand the connection between how they fuel themselves and how they feel.
Cold water teaches regulation. Height teaches trust. Darkness teaches presence. The natural world provides challenges that can't be faked and moments that stay in the body long after the trip is over. Young people from high-deprivation communities deserve access to it.
Parent and young person feedback from Facing Fears trips is consistently among our strongest evidence of transformation. Parents report changes in confidence, self-awareness, and independence that last long beyond the trip itself. Young people come back with stories they tell for months — not about the activities, but about the moments they surprised themselves.
New for 2026: Silkfutures has a new weekly presence at Cardiff West Community Venue — deepening our work in Ely.
Not dry theory. A framework earned through five years of showing up — documenting what actually happens when a young person is genuinely supported to develop on their own terms. Each stage has defined progress indicators, observable behaviours, and clear criteria. This is what makes the model credible.
Rise is not a metaphor. Five former participants are now paid freelance facilitators within the programme. Young people who arrived in Reset are now the adults that newer young people reset around. This is the alumni pipeline — and it is the most concrete evidence of what Silkfutures actually produces.
Two young people also sit on Silkfutures' advisory board, directly influencing programme design and organisational direction.
Embedded in the community, not parachuted in.
How every session is run.
Meeting energy with energy, creating space to breathe.
No conditions, no prerequisites, no judgement.
Asking rather than telling, following rather than leading.
Feeling alongside, not managing from a distance.
474 attendances from 133 young people. Sustained re-engagement is the hardest thing to achieve.
Real figures. No inflation.
Self-reported data from 2024–25 programme evaluations. These are not satisfaction surveys — they measure change in how young people experience themselves.
If a trusted adult shows up consistently, uses music and movement as relational tools, and follows the young person's lead — then young people who are furthest from traditional support will develop emotional stability, creative confidence, and the skills to lead others.
We measure this through the Pathways framework (Reset → Reframe → Rebuild → Release → Rise), session-level data captured through the Pathways app, self-reported outcome surveys, parent and referrer feedback, and the alumni pipeline — the number of former participants who become paid facilitators.
The alumni pipeline is our strongest evidence. Five former participants are now delivering the work. They came in as young people who needed support. They left as the people who provide it. That transition — from supported to supporter — is the outcome we're building towards for every young person we work with.
BBC Children in Need (£105k), The Phoenix Fund (£50k), Postcode Community Trust, National Lottery Community Fund Wales, Ashley Family Foundation, CWVYS, Anthem, Sound Connections, Principality Building Society, Cardiff Council. Total: over £260,000.
No formal independent evaluation yet. We hold strong self-reported data, the alumni pipeline as proof of concept, and session-level tracking through our Pathways app — and we're working toward external scrutiny. We welcome it.
Real stories from young people, parents, and the community around Silkfutures.
Set Pace · In his mum Naomi's words
Theo was first introduced to the Set Pace family through a friend. He has autistic spectrum disorder and severe social anxiety. There would be times he wouldn't leave the house for days at a time. He came out of mainstream education and was very isolated for the best part of a year. He found passion through exercise and learnt he loves to train, but again this was always alone. He has a mind for discipline, but his confidence and fears have always stopped him from joining a community.
One day a very close family friend who could see his passion and potential offered to take Theo to meet Nathan, Liam and a few of the other boys at an informal training session. That day Theo asked me to stay in the gym and not leave him, due to his fears and anxieties. The genuine nature of the leaders at Set Pace allowed him to feel instantly safe. The following week he was being collected and going without me, and this continued week to week.
He came more out of his shell, pushing himself with the gentle encouragement and reassurance from the leaders. He even went on a three-day trip with them last summer — something he has never been able to do. He would come home refreshed, smiling, energised. A spark seemed to light back up in him.
Not only that — I noticed his respect, manners and attitude improved after spending time with the elders too.
I can't quite put into words how much Set Pace has improved Theo's quality of life. But to give a small insight: he has gone from being withdrawn, isolated and struggling to express himself — to being able to manage big emotions, feel part of something, develop his sense of worth and confidence, have visions and goals for his future, work through his social struggles, create bonds and feel a part of something bigger. All whilst exploring his passion for training and having amazing male role models to look up to.
I am so thankful to all of the team who have gone above and beyond for Theo's part in Set Pace and always made him feel comfortable, safe and welcome.
— Naomi, Theo's mum
Kaylum McGuire · St Mellons · Participant → Paid Facilitator
Kaylum has been with Silkfutures for four years. He came through as a young person in St Mellons — one of the areas we keep showing up in because the young people keep showing up for us.
Over time, something shifted. He stopped being someone who received the work and started being someone who understood it. With the team's support, he pitched and delivered his own 12-session programme for young people at risk of exploitation. The final sessions took place in a professional recording studio. Six young people recorded their own music.
Kaylum is now a paid facilitator, running weekly sessions in St Mellons. The young people in those sessions don't know him as a former participant. They know him as the person who shows up for them.
That's the point.
Multi-genre artist · Cardiff · Participant → Mentor
TBO came to Silkfutures in 2022. He was young, he was struggling — with his mental health, with alcohol, with finding a way through. What followed was years of one-to-one work, in the studio and outside it. Conversations that had nothing to do with music and everything to do with who he was becoming.
He kept coming back. So did we.
By 2025 he was on a Facing Fears residential trip, in the sea off the Welsh coast, helping 12-year-olds push through their own fears. When asked what he'd learned about himself on the trip, he said: "I'm someone who's a born leader who likes to inspire and help others — someone that can give you a helping hand when you need it."
He said his favourite part was watching the younger ones grow more confident. That he was teaching and learning from them at the same time.
TBO is now a mentor within the programme. What he went through didn't disappear — it became the thing that makes him good at this.
Age 12 · Cardiff · In his mum Manya's words
My son has always struggled with confidence, his ability to mix socially and self-doubt. Fast forward to a year later and he is like a different child, and I truly believe this is due to the positive impact from being around the team at Silkfutures and Set Pace.
They focus on more than just music ability, sport and fitness — they help young boys to find who they are, face fears, gain inner confidence, and due to being surrounded by people who believe in him my son is now believing in himself too. As a mother there is nothing more I could wish for. Children often believe the praise we give them is bias because of love, but through this wonderful group of people he is now gaining it from others.
My son's highlight of the week is spending time with them and I'm so grateful it's around wholesome, wonderful people who bring such a positive impact to his life.
"You've done wonders with his confidence in all areas of his world right now — I don't think you realise. He's a self-doubter. He lacks self-confidence. But in all aspects he's growing, and I genuinely feel it's since you and the boys have been part of his life."
And later, when funding ran out and sessions stopped: "He was gutted. Honestly, you were the highlight of his whole week."
— Manya, Marcellus's mum"That day flipped a switch. I felt like I belonged. For the first time in my life, I didn't feel like some mistake."
— 18, Cardiff"It changed everything. I went from not leaving the house to getting on trains by myself. It sounds small, but it was huge. I'd lost hope, and then people started listening to me. Properly listening."
"Silkfutures has helped me not only develop and improve my musical ability, but my creativity and ingenuity in general. This has enabled me to improve my mental and physical well-being."
"Facing my fears is something mental as well as physical — breaking down the barriers in order for you to become the person you need to be, being comfortable with the uncomfortable until it's natural."
— 21, Cardiff"I'm someone who's a born leader who likes to inspire and help others — someone that can give you a helping hand when you need it."
— On what he learned about himself on the Facing Fears trip"Facing fears is the only thing that makes you grow as a person."
— Facing Fears trip, 2025Feedback from the Set Pace Facing Fears residential trip, 2025.
"This trip has taken him out of his comfort zone, provided him with a sense of achievement, confidence, self-awareness and teamwork."
— Parent"It has done him the world of good. He's taken part in activities I never thought he would. He's come home with a really positive mental attitude."
— Parent"When he's around Nathan, Toni and the team I see a side of him I've been praying to come out."
— Parent"It has been life-changing for him. He's trying things he never had confidence to and taking ownership of his plans."
— Parent"Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Since being around you all I truly believe he's starting to feel it."
— Parent"If you ever need help fundraising, getting awareness, whatever — I'm more than happy to help."
— ParentYour support funds mentoring sessions, studio time, outdoor experiences, and the facilitator pipeline that turns young people into leaders.
We don't have layers of administration. Donations go directly to the work — sessions, studio access, outdoor trips, and paying the alumni facilitators who deliver it.
Gets a young person to their session — covering travel and a meal so nothing stands between them and showing up.
Donate £10Funds a full mentoring session — one hour where a young person is seen, heard, and supported by someone who shows up for them.
Donate £25Funds a dedicated studio session — booth time, a mentor, and the space for a young person to hear their own voice for the first time.
Donate £50Want to give a different amount?
Donate Any Amount →We welcome grants, multi-year partnerships, and core funding from trusts, foundations, and statutory funders. Our programmes are costed transparently and we report honestly — including on what we don't yet know.
Contact Toni Andrews →If your organisation works with young people in Cardiff — or wants to — we're open to partnerships that extend our reach without diluting our relational model.
Contact Nathan Misra →We look for people who can be present without an agenda, who listen before they advise, and who understand that trust is earned slowly. Lived experience is valued. Consistency matters more than credentials.
Get in touch →Someone who can show up consistently. Someone who doesn't need to fix everything in one session. Someone who knows that the conversation on the walk to the studio matters as much as the session itself.
Grant funding powers the work. Earned income protects it.
Silkfutures is a Community Interest Company, not a charity. That's deliberate. We believe youth organisations shouldn't exist in a permanent state of precarity — waiting for the next funding cycle, reshaping their work to fit the next funder's priorities. So alongside our grant-funded programmes, we're building earned income streams that feed directly back into the work.
This isn't about replacing grant funding. BBC Children in Need, The Phoenix Fund, and our other funders make the core programmes possible. But earned income means we can invest in things grants don't cover — equipment upgrades, staff development, the quiet work between funded projects. It means we're not starting from zero every time a grant cycle ends.
The goal is an organisation that can sustain its commitments to young people regardless of the funding landscape. We're not there yet. But we're building towards it.
100% of individual donations go directly to programme delivery. We're a Community Interest Company — there are no shareholders, no profit extraction, no corporate overhead. Just the work.
If you work with young people in Cardiff and know someone who would benefit from consistent, relational support through music or movement.
We'll have a conversation about the young person — what they're dealing with, what they're interested in. We don't rush intake. If we're the right fit, we'll arrange an introduction. If not, we'll tell you honestly and help connect them elsewhere.
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