Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 7

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

CITY OF WREXHAM BRASS BAND

Provides opportunities for people of all ages to learn or advance their playing of a brass or other instrument. Provides the loan of instruments. Provides tuition by the running of a youth band for children from 7 to 15 years of all abilities. Gives public performances to assist the funding of the youth and main bands and to support local community initiatives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£22	£23	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/22		£30	£29	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/03/21?		£46	£42	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/19		£26	£27	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/18		£18	£17	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	40
31/12/17		£18	£23	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£14	£7	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	*	£10	£9	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	*	£9	£7	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	*	£6	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£4	£5	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£2	£3	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£2	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£2	£4	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£3	£4	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£5	£6	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£11	£11	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years

https://www.facebook.com/CityofWrexhamBrassBa

cityofwrexhambrassband@gmail.com

07725032192

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Wrexham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£9,873
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£843

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ifton Colliery Band
£843	23/10/2021	We would like to buy some more instruments to enable more members of our community to access our learning programmes.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 Wrexham Community Virtual Performance
£9,873	10/11/2020 5	Ifton Colliery Band in Wrexham will record a concert and produce CDs/DVDs for delivery to people shielding from Covid-19 (including people in care homes and hospital wards). It will include nostalgic ....more Ifton Colliery Band in Wrexham will record a concert and produce CDs/DVDs for delivery to people shielding from Covid-19 (including people in care homes and hospital wards). It will include nostalgic photos of thelocal area. £9873 will fund equipment licences fees and staff. Bydd Band Ifton Colliery yn Wrecsam yn recordio cyngerdd ac yn cynhyrchu CDs/DVDs i'w dosbarthu i bobl sy'n gwarchod eu hunain rhag Covid-19 (gan gynnwys pobl mewn cartrefi gofal a wardiau ysbyty). Bydd yn cynnwys lluniau hiraethus o'r ardal leol. Bydd £9873 yn ariannu offer trwyddedau ffioedd a staff.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	24/06/2020	towards core costs during year end December 2020

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

HAYLEY ANN LLOYD Appointed: 2019

KARI KERR (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: FARNDON BAND,

LOUISE SIMONS Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: CERDD WRECSAM,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/06/2006, number: 1114998

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR15: 135 days late, AR14: 113 days late, AR13: 136 days late, AR06: 20 days late,

Main office

12 Newmarket Rise
Llwyn Onn Park
WREXHAM
LL13 0QL

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE MUSICAL ARTS AND IN PARTICLAR BRASS BAND PLAYING BOTH IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OF CHIRK, NORTH WALES AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY WHEREVER POSSIBLE. 2. TO TAKE PART IN BRASS BAND CONTESTS, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, IN ORDER TO BOTH PROMOTE THE BAND AND TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAND.3. TO RETAIN THE HERITAGE OF MINERS BRASS BANDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, SHROPSHIRE.

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