EAST LONDON COMMUNITY BAND

Registered charity 1142255 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST WIND/THYCB, TOWER HAMLETS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY BAND

Tuition in, and performance of, music

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Latest income
£57k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves are £14,141, which is below the stated policy target of covering one term's expenses. The total funds decreased from £28,137 to £17,475 during the period, driven by total payments exceeding total receipts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £14k; policy: one term’s expenses and foreseeable future shortfalls in membership subscriptions)
“The Band’s general policy is to seek to retain sufficient reserves to cover one term’s expenses and foreseeable future shortfalls in membership subscriptions.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — East London Community Band (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£57k£67k
31/08/2024£64k£57k
31/08/2023£51k£49k
31/08/2022£43k£36k
31/08/2021£30k£29k

Common questions

Is EAST LONDON COMMUNITY BAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves are £14,141, which is below the stated policy target of covering one term's expenses. The total funds decreased from £28,137 to £17,475 during the period, driven by total payments exceeding total receipts.

Who funds EAST LONDON COMMUNITY BAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EAST LONDON COMMUNITY BAND as a grant recipient include VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONFY2024£2kPublic Performance