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DEVON YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRAS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1148112 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DYJO

Jazz education and performance opportunities for young people in Devon.To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of jazz music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE: 1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS; 2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

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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Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £4,570.42 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £28,768.44 and total expenditure of £33,338.86. The trustees report that this decrease in both income and expenditure compared to previous years was primarily because it was not a touring year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Income (49% of income)
“5000 MEMBERSHIP INCOME 14,020.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a reserve fund of £15,000 to enable us to operate for a period of time with a minimum membership and no more income than that received from membership income alone (held: £15k)
“part of the total funds are ring fenced as a reserve fund of £15,000 to enable us to operate for a period of time with a minimum membership and no more income than that received from membership income alone.”
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon · Plymouth City · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£29k£33k
31/08/2024£41k£43k
31/08/2023£20k£21k
31/08/2022£14k£11k
31/08/2021£11k£6k

Common questions

Is DEVON YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRAS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £4,570.42 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £28,768.44 and total expenditure of £33,338.86. The trustees report that this decrease in both income and expenditure compared to previous years was primarily because it was not a touring year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.