Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 2

No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

IRVINE AND DREGHORN BRASS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22	31/12/23
Total income	£32,612	£32,629	£25,613	£30,693
Total spending	£18,784	£40,785	£34,890	£29,779
Surplus/deficit	£13,828	-£8,156	-£9,277	£914

Established: 5 years

www.idbrass.com

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: North Ayrshire

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£9,993
Foundation Scotland	£7,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,063

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Irvine & Dreghorn Brass
£1,063	21/10/2023	We would like to buy instruments and equipment to create a new fun, informal and social community band that caters for players of all ages and circumstances.
Foundation Scotland - Funding to subsidise community concerts / Core costs
£2,000	29/05/2023 6	To contribute towards the costs associated with five community concerts, including: music, conductor costs, rehearsal costs, hall costs, and subsidising the concert ticket price. From the Mary Janet ....more To contribute towards the costs associated with five community concerts, including: music, conductor costs, rehearsal costs, hall costs, and subsidising the concert ticket price. From the Mary Janet King Fund.
National Lottery Community Fund - ID Brass - Brass and Percussion Academy
£9,993	23/11/2020 11	This group will use the funding to purchase a range of percussion instruments for beginners and to deliver free after school music tuition for children and adults. Funding will also be used to ....more This group will use the funding to purchase a range of percussion instruments for beginners and to deliver free after school music tuition for children and adults. Funding will also be used to purchase Perspex dividers to comply with COVID-19 adaptations and to contribute to the overheads for their hall.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Irvine and Dreghorn Brass
£5,000	09/09/2020 5	To provide funding for remote learning by trained freelance teachers using additional IT equipment for its current and future members to support their instrumental teaching as well the cost of ....more To provide funding for remote learning by trained freelance teachers using additional IT equipment for its current and future members to support their instrumental teaching as well the cost of additional cleaning support for the new building in the first

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 29/10/2019, number: SC049689

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Dunlop Memorial Hall, Dreghorn, Irvine, North Ayrshire, KA11 4AQ

Objectives

To advance the education of members of the Community in music and in particular brass band music. The provision of recreational facilities, instruments, premises and such necessary equipment. and the organisation of recreational activities, as to facilitate the tuition and playing of music, particularly that pertaining to brass bands.

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