SLAITHWAITE BRASS BAND

Registered charity 1142707 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Slaithwaite Brass Band has been producing music in the Colne Valley, near Huddersfield, since 1892. We perform at many concerts, events and contests each year. We practice at our purpose-built Bandroom, which is also available for all members of the local community to use for events.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BRASS BAND MUSICIANSHIP BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A BANDROOM FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF SLAITHWAITE IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF KIRKLEES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR: A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LESIURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,778 for the period, with total income of £39,830. Free reserves stood at £29,030, which the trustees acknowledge is in excess of their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees note planned future costs for new instruments and an ongoing structural insurance claim.

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What the accounts disclose

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW BOOTH
• Andrew Knight
• COLIN TRACEY
• DANIEL BOOTH
• David Hoyle
• JANE TRACEY TRACEY
• NEIL HARDY

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

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