BLACKBURN AND DARWEN BAND

Registered charity 1165173 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Brass bands and musical education in the local area

Objects

TO PROMOTE MUSIC AND IN PARTICULAR BRASS BAND MUSIC BY THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH MUSIC AT CONCERTS TO VARIOUS AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF BOTH YOUNG AND OLDER PEOPLE BY TRAINING THEM IN THE PLAYING OF A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND IN THE THEORY OF MUSIC.

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 finished the financial year in a strong position with unrestricted funds of £11,085, despite a slight net loss of £34 for the year. Total income increased significantly to £63,297 from £38,119 the previous year, driven largely by donations and engagement profits, while total expenditure also rose to £63,331. The trustees report that the band made a real impact on the local community and that the future continues to be bright.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN THOMAS
• Andrew Davies
• MR ROB SPEAKMAN
• MRS SUE SPEAKMAN
• RICHARD COOKSON

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Bolton · Bury · Cumbria · Lancashire · Manchester City · Oldham

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).