BOURNEMOUTH YOUTH MARCHING BAND

Registered charity 1157450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BYMB

Youth Marching Band providing training for young people in music.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF MEMBERS AND LEADERS OF THE (NAME OF BAND) YOUTH MARCHING BAND AND THE PROMOTION OF MENTAL, MORAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO 25 YEARS OF AGE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EXHIBITIONS, COMPETITIONS, CONCERTS OF MUSIC AND DANCE AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE.

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
£30k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's funds are predominantly raised through subscriptions, performance fees, donations, and fundraising, with total receipts of £29,838.40 against payments of £27,605.06. The trustees confirm that financial controls remain robust and reserves are maintained at an appropriate level to ensure sustainability. The band reports being well-placed and secure for the future due to increasing membership and carefully managed finances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: appropriate level to ensure sustainability (held: £18k)
“reserves are maintained at an appropriate level to ensure sustainability”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£30k£28k
30/04/2024£39k£48k
30/04/2023£35k£25k
30/04/2022£41k£39k
30/04/2021£5k£4k

Common questions

Is BOURNEMOUTH YOUTH MARCHING BAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's funds are predominantly raised through subscriptions, performance fees, donations, and fundraising, with total receipts of £29,838.40 against payments of £27,605.06. The trustees confirm that financial controls remain robust and reserves are maintained at an appropriate level to ensure sustainability. The band reports being well-placed and secure for the future due to increasing membership and carefully managed finances.