VALLEY BRASS (HAYDOCK)

Registered charity 1054549 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HAYDOCK YOUTH BRASS BAND

Provide education and performances in the specialist area of brass and percussion instruments.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF BRASS BAND PLAYING

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total unrestricted and restricted funds of £30,515, an increase from the previous year's £22,803. The trustees report that the charity received over £10,000 in Christmas collections and secured the King's Award, indicating active fundraising and community engagement. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters requiring attention.

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 4 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Grimshawchair
• Carl Anthony Bretherton
• Christian Teesdale
• Christopher Whittle
• Inta Varga-Vaza
• Jan Jones
• Michael Rollinson
• Robin Ramsey
• Suzanne Sutcliffe

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).