# NCBF

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1111790
- **Other names:** NCBF TRADING, NATIONAL CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 24, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1111790


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 COLEHURST CROFT, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL
- **Postcode:** B90 4XQ
- **Phone:** 07976297658
- **Email:** enquiries@ncbf.info
- **Website:** www.ncbf.info



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION OF BAND MUSIC AND IN PARTICULAR TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE IN THE PLAYING OF BAND INSTRUMENTS BY:-1) PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING THE PERFORMANCE AND PRESENTATION OF MUSIC, PARTICULARLY ENSEMBLES;2) RAISING AWARENESS OF STANDARDS IN MUSIC MAKING IN ALL ITS ASPECTS;3) THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSICAL REPERTOIRE PARTICULARLY FOR ENSEMBLES;4)  PROVIDING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN MUSICIANSHIP, INCLUDING CONDUCTING, COMPOSITIONAND ARRANGEMENT; AND5) ORGANISING AND PROMOTING FESTIVALS AND EVENTS AT WHICH MUSIC ENSEMBLES CAN PERFORM, RECEIVE CRITICAL APPRAISAL, ENCOURAGEMENT AND TRAINING.

**Activities:** To advance the education of the public in the appreciation of band music and in particular the education and training of people in the playing of band instruments.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £47242 | £45763 | — | — |
| April 30, 2024 | £43499 | £36497 | — | — |
| April 30, 2023 | £35176 | £48090 | — | — |
| April 30, 2022 | £44824 | £34747 | — | — |
| April 30, 2021 | £510 | £3895 | — | — |



## Trustees

- BARRIE CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
- Duncan Joseph George Stubbs — appointed Sept. 25, 2018
- Jayne Elizabeth Allen
- Kevin Cooke
- Olivia Leigh Wild — appointed Sept. 1, 2017
- Simon Platford — appointed April 1, 2015