2022-12-31-accounts - The City Of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Brass Band

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1st January 2022 31st December 2022

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Brass Band Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1083583 Charity's principal address Odd Acres Graig Penllyn Cowbridge, South Glamorgan Postcode CF71 7RT

The City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Brass Band

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Lee Swallow	Chair		Members of the charity
Rebecca Cale	Treasurer		Members of the charity
Alexandra James	Band Manager		Members of the charity
Claire Foster	Band Manager		Members of the charity
Roger Hampton	Band Manager		Members of the charity
Helen Phipps	Band Manager	Januaryto September	Members of the charity
ShirleyHockaday	Secretary		Members of the charity
Martin Davies	Committee Member		Members of the charity
Kieran Richards	Committee Member		Members of the charity

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

	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
	None

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
None



Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
None

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Society (unincorporated association) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by members at the Annual General Meeting in February Trustee selection methods

(eg. trust, association, company)
(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;

All trustees are volunteers and are members of the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee meets regularly to discuss organisational issues and to agree strategy, activities and expenditure. All meetings have an agenda and minutes.

The organisation has a child protection/safeguarding policy and operates DBS checks for conductors and band managers.

The society holds an Annual General Meeting each February, at which members elect trustees and vote on other matters proposed by the Executive Committee or the membership.

relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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

The overall objective of the organisation shall be to promote, improve and develop public education and appreciation of the art and science of music, in particular, brass band playing, by performances at both public and private engagements; and for such other purposes as shall be exclusively charitable, as the trustees may from time to time decide.

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Brass Band society which provides brass and percussion instrument tuition and performance opportunities to members of all ages (8 to 80+ years) and abilities. Members are provided with an opportunity to participate in musical activities including concerts, contests and community events.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the 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)

The society comprises of two senior bands (M1 and M2), a youth band (M3), a beginners band (M4) and a Community Band. All bands rehearse weekly and are led by experienced conductors. Instruments are provided on loan free-of-charge to members who do not have their own instrument. The organisation also offers a smaller ensemble of players for performances requiring such a group. With regard to the Charity Commission guidance, the trustees are satisfied that the public benefit requirement was consistently met in 2022.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

None

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 Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

2022 saw the charity’s activities return to normal after the previous years changing circumstances due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Community brass held several successful concerts, M1 had lots of success on the contesting stage, including an appearance at the National Finals, whilst our beginner band M4 continued to attract new young people to playing. M3, our youth band, joined forces with another local youth band to form the ‘South Wales Youth Band’ who competed at the European Youth Brass Band competition held in Birmingham. We were incredibly proud to support our young members who took part in this experience by providing financial support and rehearsal spaces. It was an inspiring, once-in-a-lifetime event for our young members. Our other competing adult band, M2, reformed this year after losing members over the lockdowns. The band are growing in number, bringing new members to the organisation and representing the organisation in local concerts and in competition at the Wychavon festival of Brass. The year ended with a successful Christmas carolling season, involving all members of the organisation coming together to play Christmas carols in public to raise money for the organisation and it’s chosen charity for 2022, Velindre cancer centre.

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Section E Financial review

The charity will always keep at least £3,000 in reserves, held in the Brief statement of the deposit account charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

The organisation chose to invest in its equipment in 2022, purchasing and improving its percussion instruments.

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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Lee Swallow	Rebecca Cale
	Chair	Treasurer

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of City of Cardiff {Melingriffith) Brass Band On accounts for the year ended St 31 December 2022 Charity no lif any) 1083583 Set out on pages I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3111212022. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charty's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act.). I report in respecl of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed all 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.. the accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of thè Charities Act-, or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 24108123 Name: Robert Hugh Relevant professional qualification{s) or body {if any): FCA Address: 15 Dan y Bryn Avenue IER Oct 2018

Radyr Cardiff CF15 8DD Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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. None IER Oct 2018

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