2025-03-31-accounts - Easington Colliery Band

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From

Period start date Period end date 01 April 2024 31 March 2025 To

Section A

Reference and administration details

Charity name Easington Colliery Band Other names charity is known by N/A Registered charity number (if any) 1028724 Charity's principal address c/o 3 Greenwood Close Fatfield Washington Postcode NE38 8LR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Peter Lawson	HonorarySecretary
	Jonathan Collins	HonoraryChairman
	Alan Cummings	HonoraryPresident

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts Constitution adopted on 4[th] November 1993 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association with constitution How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by membership Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of brass band music

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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We have performed several high profile concerts and competitions in the period, and we have maintained our standing in the Top 50 ranked brass bands in the world.

Our community café continues to be successful and embraced by the local community who want to support the band.

We are selling high quality, nutritious meals, 4 days per week at affordable prices and create a welcome and warm, safe meeting place for the local community.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the We continue renting out space in the building for one off events public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Achievements and performance

We have managed to recruit more volunteers from the local community to help us with his venture and have provided training for all in Health & Hygiene. We have performed several concerts and competitions. We continue to increase our turnover due to the success of the café

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Section E Financial review The Band intends to retain sufficient income on reserve to provide for Brief statement of the future capital expenditure on instruments and building maintenance and charity’s policy on reserves other assets to allow it to continue it's charitable objectives Details of any funds materially in deficit ~~——~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information _ Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees ~~___~~ Signature(s) Full name(s) Jonathan Collins

Position Chair

Date

15/01/26

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CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report ~~——~~ Report to the trustees ~~/ I~~ Easington Colliery Band members of. ' ~~'~~ On accounts for the year 31[st ] March 2025 Charity no 1028724 ended ~~——=~~ (if any)

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Set out on pages

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above " charity ( the Trust") for the year ended 31/03/2023.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act " 2011 ("the Act ).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: I Date: 1 15/01/2026 Name: Leanne Ash FCCA Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): 'Certified Chartered ~~Accountant —___—~~ Address: 10 Montfalcon Close, Peterlee, SR8 1DD ~~oo~~

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				Charity Name:		No (if any)
		Easington Colliery Band				1028724
		Receipts andpayments accounts					CC16a
	For the period from ~~ee ~~			01/04/2024 Period start date ~~ee ~~	To ~~ee~~	31/03/2025 Period end date ~~ee~~
Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
		Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
		to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Concerts & Prize Money		13,164		-	-	13,164	11,026
Grants, donation and misc income		2,930		11,340	-	14,270	910
Sponsorship		14,000		-	-	14,000	14,000
Band member contributions		1,736		6,637	-	8,372	4,093
Café income		25,042		-	-	25,042	23,519
Cafégrant		-		-	-	-	1,700
		-		-	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)		(Gross income for AR)56,871		17,977	-	74,848	55,248
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). None - - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 56,871 17,977 - 74,848 55,248 ~~—————~~
A3 Payments
Conductor andplayer costs		15,456		4,300	-	19,756	16,224
Contest fees/subs		1,030		425	-	1,455	1,127
Travel and Accommodation		2,695		13,489	-	16,184	16,155
Uniform		1,627		971	-	2,598	40
Instrument repairs		449		-	-	449	360
Instrumentpurchases andperipherals		2,765		-	-	2,765	2,108
Room Hire		565		640	-	1,205	1,267
Light,heat, power and water		4,589		-	-	4,589	4,246
Telephone and internet		745		-	-	745	692
Insurance		1,770		-	-	1,770	3,488
Printing,stationeryand sundries		3,276		-	-	3,276	1,866
Buildingrepairs and maintenance		205		-	-	205	1,710
Café consumables/stock		4,938		-	-	4,938	2,557
**Sub total **		40,111		19,824	-	59,935	51,840
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) None - - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total payments* 40,111 19,824 - 59,935 51,840 ~~—————~~
*Net of receipts/(payments)* 16,760 - 1,847 - 14,913 A5 Transfers between funds - 1,847 1,847 - A6 Cash funds last year end 20,501 - - *Cash funds this year end* 35,414 - 0 - 35,414 ~~aa~~						- 14,913 - 20,501 - 35,414	- 14,913 3,408 - 17,093 20,501 ~~=~~

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

				Unrestricted Restricted	Endowment
Categories		Details		funds funds	funds
				to nearest £ to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	13,182 - - 3,047 - - 69 - - 19,076 - - 40 - - 35,414 - - Bank - Band 1st A/c Bank - Café A/c Cash - Café Bank - Band 2nd A/c Cash - Band *Total cash funds* ~~=——===~~
		(agree balances with receipts and payments	(agree balances with receipts and payments
		account(s))		OK OK	OK
				Unrestricted Restricted	Endowment
				funds funds	funds
		Details		to nearest £ to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - None ~~===>~~
		Details		Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets	- - - - - - - - - - None ~~===~~
		Details		Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - None ~~===>~~
				Fund to which Amount due	When due
B5 Liabilities	liability relates (optional) (optional) - - - - - None Details ~~===~~
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature		Print Name	Date of approval
				Peter Lawson	16/06/2025
				Jonathan Collins	16/06/2025

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees