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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE BRASS IN CONCERT CHAMPIONSHIP

To advance the education and appreciation of the art of Brass Band Music in particular, but not eclusively by the organising of concerts/contests and opportunities for education and training of young people in playing of brass and percussion instruments.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
29/02/24?£97£102£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/23£96£87£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/22£108£62£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/21*£0£9£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/20?£133£117£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/18£107£98£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/17£95£100£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/16£97£101£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/15£94£97£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/14£91£90£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/13£83£83£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.brassinconcert.com

nstevens59@hotmail.com

07875 113636

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 28/11/2023
towards core costs over the next 12 months
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Brass in Concert Championship
£8,600 01/09/2022
Costs to support the youth programme, enabling young musicians in the north east to perform at the sage.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 56-65
  • H A STEPHENSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Local Government Officer
  • MARIE BEDFORD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant
  • NIGEL CHARLES STEVENS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: It Consultant
  • PAUL ROGER BEERE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Compliance Co-Ordinator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2010, number: 1138309
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/01/2010, number: 07129908
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR21: 64 days late,
Main office

17 MONTALBO ROAD
BARNARD CASTLE
DL12 8BP

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE ART OF BRASS BAND MUSIC IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE ORGANISING OF CONCERTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN PLAYING OF BRASS AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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