Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 6

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

FRIENDS OF TRBLBOW

To maintain, improve and advance the education of the public through financial support for the practice and performance of wind band music; By representing and furthering the interests of the wind band sector in Wales comprising of supporting all those activities that are associated with wind bands through financial grants; by any means as the trustees see fit

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£40,056	£34,221	£5,835	12
31/03/22	£24,903	£22,427	£2,476	0
31/03/21	£1,583	£946	£637	0
31/03/20	£19,170	£19,170	£0	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.friendstrblbow.co.uk

secretary@friendstrblbow.co.uk

07933880048

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	10/07/2023	towards the Guitars for Heroes project over the next 12 months

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

COLIN TERRANCE YOUNG Appointed: 2018

LYNNE STURGES Appointed: 2021

TIMOTHY MARK STURGES (Chair) Appointed: 2018

ZENA JONES Appointed: 2021

DAVID HAWKE Appointed: 2019

MICHAEL JONES MBE Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: GOYTRE VILLAGE HALL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2019, number: 1183105

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

61 BRIDGE STREET
KINGTON
Herefordshire
HR5 3DJ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO:TO MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC FOR WIND ORCHESTRAL MUSIC THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF WIND BAND MUSIC; BY REPRESENTING AND FURTHERING THE INTERESTS OF THE WIND BAND SECTOR IN WALES COMPRISING OF SUPPORTING ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH WIND BANDS THROUGH FINANCIAL GRANTS; BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.(SEE CONSTITUTION PART 1 SECTION 3)

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