THE ABERGAVENNY BOROUGH BAND

Registered charity 512871 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To educate the public in the Arts and Sciences, and in particular, the art and science of music, by the presentation of concerts and other activities.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES,AND IN PARTICULAR,THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC,BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Area of benefit: ABERGAVENNY AND DISTRICT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Caerphilly, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£19k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the financial year was £25,061, with total expenditure of £18,832, resulting in a surplus. The trustees aim to hold an unrestricted reserve equivalent to approximately £6,000, representing three to six months of routine running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months of routine running costs (approximately £6,000)
“The trustees aim to hold a general unrestricted reserve equivalent to [e.g., 3 to 6 months] of routine running costs (approximately £6,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£25k£19k
31/12/2024£18k£16k
31/12/2023£24k£25k
31/12/2022£12k£20k
31/12/2021£13k£12k

Common questions

Is THE ABERGAVENNY BOROUGH BAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the financial year was £25,061, with total expenditure of £18,832, resulting in a surplus. The trustees aim to hold an unrestricted reserve equivalent to approximately £6,000, representing three to six months of routine running costs.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ABERGAVENNY BOROUGH BAND£25k——unclear—no doubt
THE BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND FY2025£234k—0above—no doubt
PORTHLEVEN TOWN BAND FY2025£92k—0unclear—no doubt
CÔR Y GLEISION/CARDIFF BLUES CHOIR FY2025£52k£5,8320unclear—no doubt
HYDE BAND FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt
SEINDORF BEAUMARIS BAND FY2025£44k—0unclear—no doubt

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