WERNETH CONCERT BAND

Registered charity 1119979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Werneth Concert Band accepts as playing members any woodwind, brass or percussion player of reasonable minimum ability (grade IV-V). No auditions are held. Players benefit from the tuition, practice and experience from playing in a wind band. Concerts are given for the general public, mainly in the Greater Manchester area and occasionally further afield. These concerts are either organised by the

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small operating deficit of £420 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £32,780 against total expenditure of £33,200. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £33,701, which is in excess of the stated minimum target of approximately £14,000 (six months' outgoings). The trustees note that running costs are expected to increase significantly following a rent review, but no actions are proposed in the short term to reduce funds to the minimum target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID NICHOLAS BRADLEYchair
• Alex Huggon
• Clare Ridgway
• Jonathan Parkes
• Katherine Whittaker
• Natasha Whittaker
• RICHARD MARKHAM · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Pannell
• Sarah Whitely

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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