THE PHOENIX CONCERT BAND AND INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES

Registered charity 1112536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PHOENIX CONCERT BAND

The Band and Ensemble groups provide music for various events, inc.charity/community/church/private. The band owns some instruments providing opportunity for education and training within the local community.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT IN, AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF WIND BAND MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF WIND BAND CONCERTS.2) TO PROMOTE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF WIND BAND MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR, BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSICIANS TO REHEARSE AND PERFORM.3) FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,698 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total reserves decreasing to £6,994 from £8,660 in the previous year. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of core expenditure, budgeted at £4,900 for the following year. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the accounts or the charity's ability to continue its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months’ core expenditure (reserves figure: £7k)
“The trustees have set a target to hold a reserve for working capital of 6 months’ core expenditure which is budgeted to be £4,900 for the year ended 31 July 2026.” — page 4
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.

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 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 55

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 4

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Bradford City · Calderdale · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£27k£29k
31/07/2024£11k£10k
31/07/2023£11k£11k
31/07/2022£7k£8k
31/07/2021£6k£7k

Common questions

Is THE PHOENIX CONCERT BAND AND INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,698 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total reserves decreasing to £6,994 from £8,660 in the previous year. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of core expenditure, budgeted at £4,900 for the following year. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the accounts or the charity's ability to continue its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PHOENIX THEATRE & ARTS CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PHOENIX CONCERT BAND AND INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES£27k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PHOENIX THEATRE & ARTS CENTRE FY2025£285k——unclear—no doubt
THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt
PHOENIX DANCE THEATRE FY2025£998k—0below—no doubt
EXETER PHILHARMONIC CHOIR FY2025£148k—0above—no doubt
THE PEOPLE'S ORCHESTRA FY2026£840k—0unclear—no doubt

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