Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

SOUNDHOUSE BRASS PLYMOUTH

Soundhouse Brass Plymouth, based in Plymouth, Devon provide members with the opportunity to receive education and training at the members desired level through the regular rehearsals, concerts and competitions they participate in, this also aids the promotion of the musical art of brass band music within the general public.Membership of the bands is open to any member of the general public.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/10/22	£10,100	£20,341	£-10,241	18
31/10/21	£29,538	£15,422	£14,116	15
31/10/20	£12,432	£6,091	£6,341	22
31/10/19	£22,961	£20,306	£2,655	18

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.soundhousebrass.co.uk

Soundhousebrass4@gmail.com

01752783788

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Plymouth City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
18 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
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to Soundhouse Brass Plymouth
£2,000	02/05/2023	To purchase new band jackets for members of the Junior (Soundhouse Training) Band, together with repairs to and replacement of worn/tired instruments and the purchase of new sheet music, which costs ....more To purchase new band jackets for members of the Junior (Soundhouse Training) Band, together with repairs to and replacement of worn/tired instruments and the purchase of new sheet music, which costs c.£50 per set.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN GEARS Appointed: 2017

GARY PUMFORD Appointed: 2022

KENNETH AYRE Appointed: 2017

MAURICE CRAZE Appointed: 2021

ROGER ROWLAND Appointed: 2022

SALLY JEFFERY Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2018, number: 1179197

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

40 Oak Tree Park
PLYMOUTH
PL6 7JZ

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE THE MUSICAL ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF BRASS BAND PLAYING, TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION IN THE SAID ART, THROUGH PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS AND COMPETITIONS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, WITHIN THE PLYMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREAS.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE MUSICAL ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF BRASS BAND PLAYING, BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, WITHIN THE PLYMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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