Shepherd Brass Band

Registered charity 1101867 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Shepherd Group Brass Band, THE NESTLE ROWNTREE BAND, THE SHEPHERD BUILDING GROUP, THE SHEPHERD BUILDING GROUP BRASS BAND

To be of pleasure and assistance to the local and wider community.To encourage, teach and develop people both musically and socially, free of charge.To provide an inclusive and welcoming social environment that is open to all, irrespective of gender, sexuality, financial circumstances, background, ethnicity, disabilities or religion.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF MUSIC MAKING AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BRASS BAND MUSIC AND THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC'S APPRECIATION OF THE SAID ART BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS, MUSIC FESTIVALS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES AND TO ENCOURAGE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF YOUNG PLAYERS BY THE PROVISION OF TUITION AND TRAINING FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE YORK

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 · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported total funds of £200,746, an increase from £180,142 in the previous year, driven by a net movement in funds of £20,604. Unrestricted reserves stood at £181,985, providing a strong financial base, while the charity maintained a positive cash position with £97,806 in bank deposits.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID GREGGchair
• Charles Wilson
• Craig Brown
• MRS J A BROWN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Durham · Manchester City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAMMONDS BAND.

• HAMMONDS BAND income £58k
• THE BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND income £234k
• BLACKBURN AND DARWEN BAND income £63k
• THE STANNINGTON BRASS BAND income £43k
• THE BRASS IN CONCERT CHAMPIONSHIP income £115k
• BRASS BANDS ENGLAND income £728k

Side by side with its peers

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