CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 01.01.2023 Period start date To
31.12.2023 Period end date
Charity name: Weston Brass
Charity registration number: 1052804
Objectives and Activities
SORP rtsfèrence
Para 1.17
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
The object of Weston Brass is to advance the
education and raise the level of artistic taste of
the general public in the appreciation of music
by performance musicof a high qualityto a
standard through medium of the brass band.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benef it, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identif led in the
accounts.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.17 and
1.19
During the last year we have performed
many concerts and also started to plan
and collect for a tour in Belglum
scheduled for May 2024.
Para 1.18
Weston Brass and its trustees have
followed our constitution and been able
to provide music (both as voluntary
performances and paid performances)
to enhance the musical experiences of
the
eneral ublic.
Additional information (optional)
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choose to include further statements where relevant about..
SORP reference
Not applicable
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Not applicable
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
We are very lucky that all members
contribute their time and expertise
voluntary and payments received
through performances are able to fund
the running costs of the band.
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers

Concerts were well received by the
public and we again performed
Christmas carolling and collections
taken were able to also attract
ift aid.
Other
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
Weston Brass were able to perform in a
variety of areas and also performed a joint
concert with world renowned Brass Band
Cory's principal comet player Tom
Hutchinson.
We also put a free workshop with Tom
Hutchinson to encourage and support up
and coming younger players.
It was our 60th Anniversary year and our
October concert reflected this for the band.
We also started planning and fundraising
for an international tour to take place in
2024.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20
Additlonal information (optional)
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choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial F)OSition at the end
of the period
Para 1.21
The accounts this year show a larger
income due to collections form
members to help fund the upcoming
Belgium tour.
The accounts have been independently
checked in accordance with the bands
constitution.
A full report is given to the members at
the AGM each
ear.
We hold some reserves for instrument
repairs and hope to make a large
purchase of a set of timpani in 2024.
We also have some money in the
account which is members advance
payments for the forthcoming tour in
2024.
Replacemenurepair of instruments,
comin
tour
Not applicable
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held
Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
def icit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.22
Para 1.24
Not applicable
Para 1.23
No concerns
Additlonal Informatlon (optional)
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choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Subscriptions and concerts.
Fundraising during the Christmas
period.
The charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
Not applicable
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
none
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of governing document
Irust deed, I'o
31 cliarter
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association. CIO
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25
Constitution approved by England and
Wales charit
commission.
Unincorporated at present although new
constitution agreed and waiting for
approval to change to CIO.
Para 1.25
Para 1.25
AGM each year appoints committee
members who are trustees of the band.
Additional information (optional)
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choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
nebNork with which the
charity works
Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
Para 1.51
Other
Reference and Administrative details
Chari
name
Other name the chari
uses
Re
istered chari
number
Charity's principal address
Weston Brass
1052804
19 Wolvershill Park,
Banwell
Weston super Mare
BS29 6DQ
Bandroom Congresbury War Memorial Hall
h Street, Con
resbu
BS49 5JA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted rfnot for whole
ar
Trustee name
Office lif any)
Name of person lor body) entitled
to appolnt trustee
ifan
Appointed at AGM of Band
Appointed at AGM of Band
Appointed at AGM of Band
Appointed at AGM of Band
Appointed at AGM of Band
Kathleen Light
Paul Field
Treasurer
Chairperson
Secretary
Committee member
Committee member
Gill Rogers
Yvonne Lovell
Mark Mills
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Cor
orate trustees
Oirector name
names of the directors at the date the re
ortwasa
roved
nla
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name
Dates acted if not for whole
nla

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
nla
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
nla
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optlonal informatlon)
Type of
Nama
Address
adviser
nla
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members {Optlonal Information)
nla
Exemptions from disclosure.
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
ersonnel details
nla
Other o
tional infonnation

Declaratlons '
The trustees doclare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
's trusteas
Signed on behaN of the c
Slgnature($)
Full name(s)
Posltlon (eg Secretary.
Chair. etc)
Paul Fleld
nne Lovell
Chalrperson
Secretary
Date
26th September 2024

|**WESTON BRASS ACCOUNTS JAN - DEC 2023**|||||||||||
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|**INCOME**|Engagement|Other/Raffle|Collection|CD sales|sum up||Deps|Total Profit|**EXPENSES(see attached breakdown)**||
|**Concerts/Collections**|||||||||||
|Proms|£400.00|||||||**£400.00**|Music|£582.19|
|Minehead|£225.00||£97.54||£45.24|||**£367.78**|Instruments,Repairs,Uniforms|£481.89|
|Graduation|£500.00|||||||**£500.00**|Contests|£699.60|
|Tyntesfield|£500.00|||||||**£500.00**|MD|£4,295.00|
|Christmas Concert|£1,470.00|£304.00|£60.00|£30.00|£165.18|||**£2,029.18**|Bandroom Expenses|£2,950.00|
|Friends of Grove Park|£275.00|||||||**£275.00**|Administrative Expenses|£428.24|
|Keynsham|£275.00||£63.09||£14.75|||**£352.84**|Registrations & Subscriptions|£488.53|
|Waves of Harmonyconcert Dec 9th|£250.00|||||||**£250.00**|Travel & Deps(gifts)|£291.75|
|Airdays|£500.00|||||||**£500.00**|CD(in other)|£0.00|
|60th Anniversaryconcert|£1,103.11|£4.00||||||**£1,107.11**|Insurance|£924.59|
|Taunton(still chasing payment)|||£36.23|||||**£36.23**|Other|£2,140.44|
|Unpaid carolling jobs 2022|£250.00||||£4.75|||**£254.75**|Social|£0.00|
|Moneynotyetpaid for carolling jobs 2023(£300 rec from Tyntefield Jan 24)||||||||**£0.00**|TrainingBand|£0.00|
|Carolling (see attached breakdown)|£2,900.16|||||||**£2,900.16**|Belgium Tour|£6,125.00|
|DepFriends of Grovepark|£137.50|||||||**£137.50**|100 club out|£702.50|
|**Sub Total Concerts**|**£8,785.77**|**£308.00**|**£256.86**|**£30.00 **|**£229.92**||£0.00|**£9,610.55 **|**Subtotal expenses(see over)**|**£20,109.73**|
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|**Other**|||||||||||
|Gift Aid HMRC|£1,539.10||||||||||
|Subscriptions|£2,430.00||||||||||
|TrainingBand Subs|£0.00||||||||||
|Insurance claims|£0.00||||||||||
|Transfer to deposit acocunt|£0.00||||||||||
|New Moon Insurance - refund|£41.28||||||||||
|Donation from Lloyds Bank(Belgium & Banners)|£1,000.00||||||||||
|Tickets Wychavon|£0.00||||||||||
|Refund from BBE|£0.00||||||||||
|EasyFundraising|£209.16||||||||||
|Belgium Tour Payments|£7,843.25||||||||||
|100 club/Fundraising|£2,328.10||||||||||
|Interest on Business Account|£176.07||||||||||
|Return of hotel costs|£62.00||||||||||
|Unpaid cheques from 2023(other)|£0.00||||||||||
|**Sub Total Other Income**|**£15,628.96**||||||||||
||||||||||Unpaid cheques from 2020|£0.00|
|**TOTALS**|**£25,239.51**|||||||||**£20,109.73**|
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|OpeningBalance as at January2023(Band)||£12,598.96|||||||||
|OpeningBalance as at January2023(Deposit a/c)||£20,011.08|||||||||
|OpeningBalance as at January2023(TrainingBand)||£401.18|||||||||
|Income||£25,239.51|||||||||
|Expenditure||£20,109.73|||||||||
|ClosingBalance as at December 2023(Band)||£17,552.67|||||||||
|ClosingBalance as at December 2023(Deposit a/c Band)||£20,187.15|||||||||
|ClosingBalance as at December 2023(TrainingBand)||£401.18|||||||||
|**Total Closing Balance as at December 2023**||**£38,141.00**|||||||||
|Belgium Payments in hand inflate this figure.|||||||||||
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|**Opening account 2023 represented by :**|||||||||||
|Current Account||£13,000.14|||||||||
|Business Account||£20,011.08|||||||||
|**TOTAL BAND FUNDS Opening 2023**||**£33,011.22**|||||||||
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|**Closing Account 2023 Represented By:**|||||||||||
|Current Account||£17,953.85|||||||||
|Business Account||£20,187.15|||||||||
|**TOTAL BAND FUNDS Closing 2023**||**£38,141.00**|||||||||
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|**_Accounts independantly audited to comply with Charity Commission Rules_**|||||||||||





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinevs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Weston Brass
On accounts for the year
ended
31.12.2023
Charity no
(if any)
1052804
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trusf,) for the year ended
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.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention
6wK') in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
accounting records were noi kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
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:
Date..
20
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018