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.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE MUSICAL ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF BRASS BAND PLAYING, AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPRECIATION IN THE SAID ART BY THE PREENTATION OF CONCERTS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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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

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• PETER SMITHchair
• ALASTAIR SMITH
• DAVID L SMITH
• Lawrence Eccleston
• Paul Thomas

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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