EASINGTON COLLIERY BAND

Registered charity 1028724 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of brass bands and brass band music as an art form in the community. Education and training of new and existing brass musicians of all ages.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BRASS BAND MUSIC

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Latest income
£75k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £74,848 and incurred total payments of £59,935 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees declare an intention to retain income on reserve specifically for future capital expenditure on instruments and building maintenance.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient income on reserve to provide for future capital expenditure on instruments and building maintenance and other assets (held: £35k)
“The Band intends to retain sufficient income on reserve to provide for future capital expenditure on instruments and building maintenance and other assets to allow it to continue it's charitable objectives” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£75k£60k
31/03/2024£55k£52k
31/03/2023£54k£68k
31/03/2022£42k£33k
31/03/2021£152k£153k

Common questions

Is EASINGTON COLLIERY BAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £74,848 and incurred total payments of £59,935 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees declare an intention to retain income on reserve specifically for future capital expenditure on instruments and building maintenance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.