Trustees. Annual Report for the period PerKJ siwi date Y881 From 01 Aprill 2023 To 31 Reference and administration details Marth 2024 Section A Char#y nama Valley Brass (Has Oth•r names ¢harty Is known by Valley Brass BaThJ, Valley Brass Registèr charlty nurnbw (If any) . 054549 Charws principal addr•ss The RKhard Eyans Centy West ETh1 Roa Haydoc St Helens. WAII OAH Namts ¢1 charlty trustees manap the GhaTity oirK• Of any) Ifan AnthcY Grrnshaw Christ•n Teesdalè zanne Sutdiffe ithaol Rolhnwn Ramsey Christoph crk'rl SafeguardiNJ Committee merrber Safwarditig officer M•nutes Sètrttary Commrttee merrber Committeè Nrrbèf Ex8{t& tx)mmittee Executive commite Execthive committee Execthive commitlee Carl AnttY Brèthertc Ex¢tiVe cgmmillee 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Name5 of tte•S for the chaTIty, If •ny, (fry •xampl•, any custodlan tru*O0$) TAR
Nam•s aThd addresse$ ol advlsors (Optk>nal l¥bf<matlon) •dvlser nw Addr•ss n¥• ol chhf •XecutI or nam•s of s•nlor slaff MernIr5 (Optiohal irtfcKfhatlon) Section B Structure. overnance and mana ement Descrlption of the chrws twsts Conststtrtion - firsi apte(l on 6b) jarary 1996 Lylated wilh a na th) to the curr&ni name (m Z2nd May 2( Type ol gmming (kKumgnt Truees are 8lect8d cm 10 lh8 exec)Jtive o)mmittee at the AGM year. yh Addttlonal pverrnnc• ISsS (Oixlonal Inlorn)atlon> You may Ghoose to athjrird mformaticm. wtrere releyant, aul adopt for r•duGlI arrfj training of trus . th& cthanty's orgar4satM)nal stru(Xurg and any wJ neh4Thk wrth thè 4ka¢ty works- • relalKffishp wrth any rnlat&l part4 . trustees, CSIdeal of major risks arKI the systern Section C Ob'ectives and activities TAR lar¢ 2012
To advance the education of btsss band playing and to fvrther the development in the said art by ttr presentation of corKerts and similar rtivities while also promd(e the afvancement of citizenship. community develoFKnent and to alknate disadvanta3e Wre possit4e Summary th• obp¢ts th• Char sot out In Its governing d{UMEnt Valley Brass Main Band The hi9hest musical group within our charity. Containing 29 musicians with 8 over age of 25 and the rest uThJer this a9e with the majority being under 20 years. Thts is the main tundraising ensemble and therefore provides nearly 1 lJ)% of the financial sUPrt for the 9roups listed below. The group rehearses twice a week and appears at 3 festlvalslcompetitions each year. They atso perform at appfoximately 20 corKerts and marches/camivals/walking daya as V11 as undertaking 30 Christmas Carol collect>ons throu9h(Krt Decembef. The group a150 SOMÈ Èxtra concert performances for charities in Merseyside (free of charge) including the BBC RadFO Merseyside Carol Concèrt at either Cathedral in Liverpool in aid ol Children In Need. Music EduGltion Programrnes r Musical DIor pxesents vnthshops to Prrmary sch15 around the St.Helens BorouglK These worksh¢)ps allcM children to leèm about the musical heritage of their area and to show them thÈ inSlrurMents of th Brass Band in the hope of re-eduGiThJ the SLHelers public in the history and importance of Brass Band& SUMM of mjln publk b•r)frfkl In relation to these ObtS (Include wkhkn thés secti( the stutiYy dlaratIon Ihat trustees hav• had regard to the guidar Issued by th• Charlty Comméssion on publlc Lèarner Group Isaturday Music School) The group meet eath Saturday and are laught by our volunteer tLrtors. They also have regular days out and break times to promote social activities and keep things fun. They would normally perform with our training band at community fetes and threè concèrts organised by Vallley Brass. In an area of low-income families this group Frfovides enrichment lor children who would have limited acce55 lo music and a positive social exPIence which is affordable. Adult Leamer5trraining Band This group combines the improving leamers wrth adults vhKJ are leaming to play a musical instrument from Scratch (aged up to 80 years of age}. As prev¥)usly mentioned, tfry would Th)rmalty perform at community fetes arNJ at three Valley Brass Concerts - our Christmas conce Summer Concert and Halloween CorKerL School Bra55 Bands/Groups Valley Brass sUNrt two high sckKK)I ban(ts - t)ixon'5 Academy in Crt)xteth, Liverpool St Cuthberts in St Helens and three prirnary school& Lyme Primary. Longton Lane Primary Sch1 and Legh Vale. Valley Brass supports the educati of music with provision of instruments for their brass bands. We also provide ItruThntS for brass tuition for nÉY year seven pupils as part of their dass lessons at St Cuthberts Hi h Sthool. musical dir&tor rovide5 this tsJitKm ar this TAR
is part of our support of our k>cal community arbd is evidence of our outreach work into the local community. Communty Centre I In 2013 Valley Brass took a 20-year lease on the fomier Richard Evans School to use a5 a rehearsal centrÈ ¥KI provide facilities for local community. This is on West End Rd in Haydoc We oJrrentty have a number of groups who use the buildirvj well as the Valley Brass Main Band. Our Centre is a base for a numbef of community groups with large memberships a5 well as Valley Brass. Aduh Le3mefS GfOUP - promoting music and instrumentsl rfO[lanCe to adults who have never played before - and Chtldren's Group. There is a Cfodt dub called UntaThJled - set up to support mental wellbeir•> are renowned for public displays throughout Haydock. The NW Vetevans Corp of Dwms - set up to pn)mote traditional mditary Fife Drums arKI help with Veterans mèntal health. Other clubs that regularly hire rooms at the centre br LKJe: Bush Iki Jujitsu club, Haydock Karate dub and a local Rock band. We have SUPFM)rted these groups at certain times by providing very low r(bom rentsls when they have been finarfially chalkned. This wi only be done by the fundraisiTrJ xtivities of Vallèy Bras AddltloThal drtalls (rf OblY¢S •KI a¢tivities (Optlonal Inforn&lon) lurtfw statwnwits. where rèlèvt, atxyJt: policy ffi ryanIkIn, ' prwaffme rolatY Investrn( voluntOWS. TAR
Sectton D Achievements and performance Chairman's Re[rt - Qualified for the finals and got prow¥Med Whit Friday was a different experiencw. different route which raised ne•V thallefwjes. Ne6V player5 that we're very happy to wÈlcon)È to the band. ThAS year. kx)kiNJ for to the tour to France. Summary ol th• maln achlrnrwts of tho charlty durlng th• y•ar Musiral DiredS Repcfft - Goiry well with the scFkx•ls with good amount of recruTtmenL going to I( one connection with a 5(hool unh)rturotety but Tthirg we can/could have done about that Leamers are developing wel110115 chIldn the, around 27 indudiry the Trnining Band: rèally nicè to sÈe this happeThing J33in as we haven't had this since Ore the parKJernic. Training band is imFxovirkJ and V are Seeing the promotion done in schools and in ttr local ènd social media." Kirby Lonsdale contest was a 9ood experience for thern we are looking to do this agaiii the issue Véith Training Band is the level of attendance and irKonsistency in this area. 11 need to be improved aThJ addressed if they want to become a solid bar. Main band has improved a lot but similarly there needs to be a level of consistent Practi (lone to keep improving attÈfKlance is inconsistent understand arourbd work just need to make Sure that prKtice is besng th)ne at hoTr*. TAR
Section E Financial review No reserves GharW$ pollcy on rt8•rws In def •¢il NIA FurthgT financlal review dètails (OlOal infornlltlon) Sr of funds: M8nknrshp subs DonaticK)$ PertormaTh fees Grants Room hires to (xynnxmty gr(wps Yw may choose to atsjrtKal in10rtnatw, where relevwt atK>ut: the tharty's pr1paI sourcwa of fur)ds (inthli any twMJsing). tw)w exper#Yiturè has Suwlrted tf key C(18 the chanty; obpctrves includiThJ any ethical instM@t poh'cy Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration trustees declare that they hav$ approved the trustees, report above. Slgned b•haK of th• charWg trustees Signaturnls> Full naThls) Posi (èg S•cT•tary. Chair, ètc) (IKJIwc¥)Y q2lffis0 18ffj1r2025 TAR
31 Mwch 2023 10.1Y2 Il192 4QO 1( 12.5(Xl I15(KI 194 2.541 130 194 1541 130 10.328 11KI 39,361 10.328 3.178 1,170 2B,074 41761 1,2,500 40.574 179 179 137 137 725 IT cc6ls 371 371 178 378 178 240 740 140 19.724 14.(MlJ 637 4292 75 47,680 19.724 14INY) 6.152 10.6 IS2 13.68fy 75 292 32.431 1(320) (11$31) 7.•41 8.t43 Cash ftmds M 31 PA•th •23 25.434 10. f•.191 41 41 Ctsh 31 Al•r¢h 2024 17,114 25.434 10.900
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Ind&pendfrnl examlnevs t•port to thè TN$ttss of Vallèy Brass {Haydock I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Valley Brass (Haydoc*) (the Charity) for the year ended 31 Marth 2024. Rosponslbllllles and basls of report As the charty trustees of the Trust you are responsible for Ihe preparation of the acThts in acrda1 with the requirernents of the Charitbes Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I rEPCrt in respect of ry examinat of the Tnjsfs accwnts carrd out under sèctit)n 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying ¢xrt my eXaMinatn I have followed all the appli(8ble DIrecnS given by the Charity Commi&sion under sectTh 145(5Xb) of Independent examlnerfs statem•nt I have LXKnplèted my examination. l o)nfim) trt no material matters havè come to my attention in Gonneclion wrth the examinatM)n grvirwJ me cause to belbeve in any material respect; ALtsutitin9 rÈ(x>rds wèrè not kept in fesped of the Trust as rUled by section 130 of the Ad: or The accounts do not accord with records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in ccfftnection with the examinati)n b) whith attention strNyJkl be drabvn in this report in order to enable a proper urwJerstarKling of the aC(untS to be reached. Emma Wllldor. FCU CGMA CG(Affillated) Follow tho Ch•rtored Instituto of Managgmert Accountants Date: 8eyond Profft Ltd G104 Bolton Arena Arena Approach HorwiGh Bolton 8L6 6LB