THE SHEFFIELD RECREATION BAND CLUB

Registered charity 1040661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STOCKSBRIDGE BAND

The Sheffield Recreation band was formed in 1900 and has a long history and heritage with the city centre of Sheffield and also the steel industry within the wider areas of the city, of which the band are very proud. In May 2025 the band will celebrate its 125th year. We have worked very hard to attract a wide age range within our band 13 years to over 70 years.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF BRASS BAND MUSIC BY MEANS OF THE PRESENTATION OF BRASS BAND WORKS OF AN OBJECTIVELY HIGH AESTHETIC MERIT TO ADVANCE THE MUSICAL ABILITY OF YOUNG PLAYERS TO SUPPORT ANY CHARITABLE CAUSE AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL DEEM WORTHY

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.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss of £2,932.06 for the period, with total expenses of £35,121.92 exceeding total income of £38,053.98 (note: the provided text shows a net loss calculation resulting in -£2,932.06, though the arithmetic of the listed totals suggests a discrepancy or unlisted items). The charity held total cash balances of £14,573.40 as at 31/12/2025, comprising petty cash, current accounts, and instant saver accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 28/02/2024, 120 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£38k£35k
31/12/2024£19k£17k
31/12/2023£17k£20k
31/12/2022£17k£20k
31/12/2021£6k£9k

Common questions

Is THE SHEFFIELD RECREATION BAND CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss of £2,932.06 for the period, with total expenses of £35,121.92 exceeding total income of £38,053.98 (note: the provided text shows a net loss calculation resulting in -£2,932.06, though the arithmetic of the listed totals suggests a discrepancy or unlisted items). The charity held total cash balances of £14,573.40 as at 31/12/2025, comprising petty cash, current accounts, and instant saver accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SHEFFIELD RECREATION BAND CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SHEFFIELD RECREATION BAND CLUB as a grant recipient include SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2025£750

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY OF SHEFFIELD ROWING CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SHEFFIELD RECREATION BAND CLUB£38k——unclear—no doubt
CITY OF SHEFFIELD ROWING CLUB FY2025£56k——unclear—no doubt
SHEFFIELD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FY2025£74k—0unclear—no doubt
SHEFFIELD MUSIC ACADEMY FY2025£479k—0unclear—no doubt
SHEFFIELD CITY TRUST FY2025£34.3m——unclear—noted

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