HERTFORDSHIRE BAND ACADEMY

Registered charity 1079924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MARCHING BLUES

The object of the Academy is to promote interest and enjoyment of musical performance in young people of varying abilities through participation in public concerts, displays and competitions.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE THEORY, PRACTICE, AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING A FACILITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS TO LEARN TO PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE HERTFORDSHIRE

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

£38k

Latest spending

£28k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net financial assets of £50,134 and instruments valued at around £85,000. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong position to continue its activities. The accounts were prepared on a receipts and payments basis and subjected to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to enable occasional large purchases of new instruments and/or uniforms and to participate in a major European competition every four years (held: £50k)

“The Academy's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient funds to enable occasional large purchases of new instruments and/or uniforms and to participate in a major European competition every four years.” — page 2

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hertfordshire Showband (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Making Music — “Brought to you by Making Music” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Heatleychair
BRIAN RICHARD MARSHALL
JENNIFER BERTRAM
LORRAINE BURNHAM
MAUREEN PATRICIA TOWNSEND · trustee of 1 other charity
MR LES FOSTER
PHILIP WILLIAM TOWNSEND · trustee of 1 other charity
Richard Moore
TERRY BARNES
TIM BERTRAM

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£38k	£28k
31/03/2024	£43k	£31k
31/03/2023	£70k	£69k
31/03/2022	£21k	£27k
31/03/2021	£13k	£8k

Common questions

Is HERTFORDSHIRE BAND ACADEMY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net financial assets of £50,134 and instruments valued at around £85,000. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong position to continue its activities. The accounts were prepared on a receipts and payments basis and subjected to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.