THE CORY BAND

Registered charity 1052126 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUY AS YOU VIEW BAND, CORY BAND

- The development of Brass Band music as an art form through dedicated rehearsals of all genres of music and performances in concerts, competitions and recordings.- The band is dedicated to supporting the existence of the Brass Bands in Wales through youth development via Cory Academy.- Player Development- Commissioning of new music for the Brass Band repertoire

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE MUSICAL ARTS, AND IT PARTICULAR,THE ART OF BRASS BAND PLAYING AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ART BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY TO SUPPORT ANY CHARITABLE OBJECT THAT THE COMMITTEE SHALL DIRECT.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£143k

Latest spending

£185k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £42,509 for the year, resulting in negative free reserves of £22,183 against a policy target of three months' operating costs. The trustees note that the financial climate remains challenging due to rising travel and accommodation costs, but confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Concerts (63% of income)

“The majority of income during the year was from charitable activities with £90,319 received from concerts (2024: £97,694).” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“At 31 December 2025, the charity's unrestricted funds were £186,539. These funds were largely represented by tangible fixed assets and, as a result, the charity had negative free reserves of £22,183 at the year end.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees and related parties made unconditional donations totalling £10,140.

“During the year, trustees and related parties made unconditional donations to the charity totalling £10,140 (2024: £60).” — page 18

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

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: 35

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

Volunteers: 35
Government income: £6,000 — contracts £6,000 (1); 2% of the £246,317 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 35

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 09/02/2024, 101 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cory Band (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN SOUTHCOMBEchair
NEIL BLOCKLEY
Robert Austin Davies · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Belgium · Denmark · France · Germany · Ireland · Italy · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Norway · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£143k	£185k
31/12/2024	£246k	£162k
31/12/2023	£274k	£175k
31/12/2022	£205k	£223k
31/12/2021	£155k	£142k

Common questions

Is THE CORY BAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £42,509 for the year, resulting in negative free reserves of £22,183 against a policy target of three months' operating costs. The trustees note that the financial climate remains challenging due to rising travel and accommodation costs, but confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£40k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	1	£10k
CHK Foundation	1	£10k
THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST	1	£7k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Friary Brass Band.

Friary Brass Band income £84k
GRIMETHORPE COLLIERY BAND LIMITED income £185k
THE BRASS IN CONCERT CHAMPIONSHIP income £115k
FLOWERS BAND income £225k
Great Western Youth and Brunel Brass Bands income £53k
BRASS BANDS ENGLAND income £728k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CORY BAND	£143k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
Friary Brass Band FY2026	£84k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
GRIMETHORPE COLLIERY BAND LIMITED FY2025	£185k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRASS IN CONCERT CHAMPIONSHIP FY2026	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FLOWERS BAND FY2025	£225k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Great Western Youth and Brunel Brass Bands FY2025	£53k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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