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Desford Organisation Comprising of Desford Colliery Band, Desford Band, and Desford Brass Band Club

Registered charity 1025068 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SNIBSTON & DESFORD COLLIERY BAND, SNIBSTON AND DESFORD COLLIERY (NWLDC) BAND, SNIBSTON AND DESFORD COLLIERY BANDS COMPRISING THE SNIBSTON AND DESFORD COLLIERY BAND, THE DESFORD COLLIERY BAND AND THE DESFORD ACADEMY, SNIBTON AND DESFORD COLLIERY (NWLDC) BAND

We are a Brass Band organisation and have a Championship Brass Band who perform worldwide, a B Band who perform locally and our Academy where we provide brass and percussion tuition and instruments to children in the locality who wish to learn music.

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Latest income
£150k
Latest spending
£156k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a profit of £8,917.35 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £150,114.30 against expenditure of £156,103.77. The trustees declare that they have a secure Cash Management Account in reserve. The balance sheet shows a net current asset position of £8,917.35.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations & Sponsorship
“Donations & Sponsorship £102,968.00”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£150k£156k
31/12/2023£113k£98k
31/12/2022£112k£113k
31/12/2021£88k£94k
31/12/2020£104k£97k

Common questions

Is Desford Organisation Comprising of Desford Colliery Band, Desford Band, and Desford Brass Band Club financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a profit of £8,917.35 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £150,114.30 against expenditure of £156,103.77. The trustees declare that they have a secure Cash Management Account in reserve. The balance sheet shows a net current asset position of £8,917.35.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2022£9kHealth Safety and Refurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2005£5kMusic library

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST3£21k
THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST2£19k
PURPOSEFUL VENTURES1£250k
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION1£60k
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY1£60k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST1£45k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC1£40k
THE NISBET TRUST1£40k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Desford Organisation Comprising of Desford Colliery Band, Desford Band, and Desford Brass Band Club£150k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND FY2024£243k—0below—no doubt
BRASS BANDS ENGLAND FY2024£728k£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025£8.6m——above—no doubt
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED FY2025£11.8m——unclear5.0%no doubt
The Royal Corps of Army Music Trust FY2024£159k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.