BRASS BANDS ENGLAND
Registered charity 1148331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that the charity had a turnover of £554,447 for the financial year ending 2023-03-31. It reports significant engagement metrics, including 678 event attendees and support for 33 bands through its BandSafe service. The organization is supported by various funders including Arts Council England and the DCMS, with 23% of total funding spent on youth projects.
What the accounts disclose
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brass Bands England (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- National Lottery Heritage Fund
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/09/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- Michael Dennis Kilroychair
- Dr David Thomas Thornton
- Emma Margarita Smailes
- Hannah Beech
- Megan Kathryn Ross
- Mike Walsh
- Nigel Charles Stevens
- Paul Anthony Beaumont
- Paul Richards
- Reuben Tendler
- Saphran Ali
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRASS BANDS ENGLAND financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity had a turnover of £554,447 for the financial year ending 2023-03-31. It reports significant engagement metrics, including 678 event attendees and support for 33 bands through its BandSafe service. The organization is supported by various funders including Arts Council England and the DCMS, with 23% of total funding spent on youth projects.
Who funds BRASS BANDS ENGLAND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRASS BANDS ENGLAND as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
Funders of similar charities
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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRISTOL MUSIC TRUST.