Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

VERWOOD PRIZE BAND (VERWOOD CONCERT BRASS) 

Musical advancement of members through a band structure set up to develop and support players of any age from beginners through to professional standard. Musical entertainment through concerts and performances. Participation and promotion of musical activities though contests and concerts. Raising money for other charities through collections and provision of entertainment at fund raising events
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£70£32£38n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21£27£16£10n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/20£32£25£7n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/12/19£34£34£0n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£41£31£10£0£0£0n/a010
31/12/17£41£39£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£47£46£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£51£51£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£47£43£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£40£38£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£40£33£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.verwoodconcertbrass.co.uk

secretaryVCB@gmail.com

07950890302

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dorset,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Verwood Concert Brass
£1,810 23/10/2021
We would like to buy new music stands and chairs as they are currently quite old and in a poor state of repair; they are used regularly during rehearsals (4 each week) and at community concerts.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2011, number: 1144224
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from AGE CONCERN VERWOOD on 06/02/2023
Main office

c/o 29 Moneyfly Road
Verwood
BH31 6BL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALSTO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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