Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

THE DEAL MEMORIAL BANDSTAND TRUST

Registered charity 1045095 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Deal Memorial Bandstand Trust maintains and operates the Memorial Bandstand on Walmer Green, Deal, Kent. This Bandstand is a Memorial to eleven members of Her Majesty's Royal Marines who were killed in a bombing attack in Deal in September 1989.The Bandstand is a living memorial and as such over 20 concerts are performed each year between May and September.

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

Latest income
£43k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £78,069, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover potential rebuild costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total receipts of £77,271 against total payments of £66,422. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified regarding the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover the re-build costs of the Bandstand in the event of significant storm damage (held: £78k)
“The trustees consider it necessary to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to cover the re-build costs of the Bandstand in the event of significant storm damage.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Deal Memorial Bandstand Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£43k£32k
31/10/2024£28k£39k
31/10/2023£34k£26k
31/10/2022£32k£34k
31/10/2021£6k£7k

Common questions

Is THE DEAL MEMORIAL BANDSTAND TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £78,069, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover potential rebuild costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total receipts of £77,271 against total payments of £66,422. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.