BRASS BANDS ENGLAND

Registered charity 1148331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To maintain, improve and advance the education of the public through the promotion of the practise and performance of brass band music by representing and furthering the interests of the brass band sector in England.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £116,204 for the year, resulting in a negative unrestricted fund balance of £6,783. Per the trustees' report, the organization is focusing on overcoming budgetary challenges and streamlining processes to ensure future sustainability, while noting that its primary Arts Council England funding has been delayed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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 — “Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), an exciting new exhibition - That's Banding! - will explore the voices of …” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (68% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (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 · trustee networks

• Michael Dennis Kilroychair
• Dr David Thomas Thornton
• Emma Margarita Smailes
• Hannah Beech
• Ian David Gaskell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Megan Kathryn Ross
• Mike Walsh
• Nigel Charles Stevens
• Paul Richards
• Reuben Tendler
• Saphran Ali

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NATIONAL YOUTH BRASS BAND OF GREAT BRITAIN.

• THE NATIONAL YOUTH BRASS BAND OF GREAT BRITAIN income £451k
• THE BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND income £243k
• Desford Organisation Comprising of Desford Colliery Band, Desford Band, and Desford Brass Band Club income £150k
• THE CORY BAND income £246k
• FODEN'S BAND income £160k
• VIRTUOSI GUS BAND income £156k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.