Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE HEPWORTH SILVER PRIZE BAND 

The charity maintains the traditions of brass band music and seeks to develop, promote and improve the art and science of the music in all its aspects to people of all ages.The charity aims to advance the education of children and young people in particular to appreciate, learn andparticipate in brass band music making.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 9 years

http://www.hepworthband.com

graham.goldthorpe@btinternet.com

07738681444

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/01/23*£69£85£-17n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/01/22£34£41£-7n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/01/21£49£12£37n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/01/20£30£36£-6n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/01/19£25£24£1n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/01/18£40£48£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£63£49£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£27£26£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Calderdale, Kirklees,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 35 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000 09/10/2020
Hepworth Brass Band Online Community Concert Series

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/05/2015, number: 1161654
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR23: 43 days late,
Main office

7 Hillside Avenue
Hepworth
HOLMFIRTH
HD9 1HW

Objectives

(1) TO MAINTAIN THE TRADITIONS OF BRASS BAND MUSIC AND TO DEVELOP, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF THE MUSIC IN ALL ITS RESPECTS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS, PERFORMANCE AT BRASS BAND COMPETITIONS AND FESTIVALS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR TO APPRECIATE, LEARN AND PARTICIPATE IN BRASS BAND MUSIC MAKING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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