Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 4
  • Qualified accounts: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

CHESTER LE STREET RIVERSIDE BAND

WE PLAY CONCERTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WE ALSO SUPPORT A CONCERT BAND WITH ABOUT 30 PLAYERS .SENIOR AND JUNIOR BANDS BOTH PLAYED AT THE NATIONAL BRASS BAND FINALS IN 2010.IN 2010 BOTH BANDS MOVED TO A PURPOSE BUILT BANDROOM BACK IN PELTON FELL WHERE THE BAND WAS CREATED IN 1877.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

  • The latest accounts were qualified
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
?31/12/23£62£55£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22*£66£66£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£51£34£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£61£23£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£75£77£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£88£52£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£35£32£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£62£23£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£60£42£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£51£36£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£51£41£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£49£32£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£53£35£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£49£33£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£64£44£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£26£19£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£30£29£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£20£17£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£22£22£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£17£11£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

THOMPSONAC56@GMAIL.COM

01913881989

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Community Charity Concert
£2,000 05/04/2022
To support a community charity concert.
County Durham Community Foundation - Band Hall extension
£10,000 14/09/2021
To support band hall extension

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • IAN SELF
  • JEFF WINTER
  • MICHAEL IAN DUNCAN
  • MR BRIAN ROBERTSON DMS MI LROD E
  • MR T MOFFAT MBE M.ED (Chair)
  • THE LORD MACKENZIE OF FARMWELLGATE
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2004, number: 1104543
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 175 days late, AR15: 44 days late, AR10: 13 days late,
Main office

5 Long Dale
Chester le Street
DH2 2XQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BRITISH BRASS BAND MUSIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BAND CONCERTS, RECITALS AND TRAINING IN BRASS BAND MUSIC SKILLS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CHESTER-LE-STREET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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