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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 1[st] Sept 23 Period start date To: 31[st] August 24 Period end date

Charity name: Great Western Youth & Brunel Brass Band

Charity registration number: 1130127

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To offer brass instrument teachings across all social groupings
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Activities to include tuition, instrument supply and social activities to encompass educational gathering and the chance to compete nationally at all levels
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees are all fully cognisant of guidance issued by the Charity Commission with regards to the public benefits the charity should offer.

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers

Achievements and Performance

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	SORP reference
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	The charity has grown from one initial grouping of around 30 members to encompass another two existing bands and now has in excess of 120 members across four bands. The members benefit from tuition across all levels of ability and are encouraged to attend many social gatherings. Public performances are given to the wider society and strategy is to grow by around another 30 members in the next year.

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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

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Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity closing bank balance was £19.8k with a net YoY income of £9.1k – material YoY movement being 2 years collection of Gift-Aid
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	No specific reserves are held – all income reinvested on training, music and new instruments.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	None specific other than cash balance
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	See above
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Not applicable – positive cash position
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None – expectation is continue as going concern

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution document
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated association
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	Trustees consist of four – integrally associated with the charity.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Brunel Brass & Academy Bands
Other name the charity uses	Great Western Youth Band
Registered charity number	1130127
Charity’s principal address	79 Grouse Road Calne Wiltshire SN11 9SF

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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 (ifany)
	Paul Austin	Trustee
	Matthew Walton	Chair
	Julian Tyrrell	Trustee
	Dave Tong	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name None

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
	None

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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

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Declarations

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	Paul Austin
	Paul Charles Austin
	Trustee
	18/06/25
	18/06/25

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND w￿Es Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees 8RhSJ AIA06/VP¥ On aeeounts for the year onded 31 s& Av&v5r ?az(fr Charlty no {If any) 113012 ? Set out on pages IrOm￿ lo w￿de Ihe pwa Njmbvrs of 8ddilk)nal gheets I report to the trustees on my examinion of the accnunts of the above charity (Ihe Trusfl for the year ended 3110 811gWt. As the charws trustees. you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charllles Act 2011 Act"). Responslbllltlès and ba818 of report I report In resp8Gt of my 8xamlnalon of the Trust's arxounts &irrfod out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinat￿n, I have followed all the applicab￿ Directbons given by the Charty Commisslon under sectlon 14q5Mb) of the Act. Independent •xamlnerfs Statement lo I have completed my examination. l ¢onfim) that no material matters hav8 come to my attention in connection with thè examlnatlon (other than that dlsclosed bèlow ') which gNes me cause to b8118v8 that In. any matarlal respect". the accounting records were not kept In acwrdanc8 wlth sedon 130 of the Charitses Act; or th8 accounts did not aco)rd the accountlng records: or the accounts did not compty vdth the applicable requlrements con¢eming the fom and content of accounts set ¢JJt in the charf￿e$ (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the aco)unls give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no [￿nCernS and have ca)me acsoss no other matters in connectlon V•ith the examination to hthich attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a prop8r understanding of th8 accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in lh8 brnckets If they do not appty. Slgned: Date: 16 0é17oZ TcHh)F) Name: R r£roPkl Éff OhvJo Relovant professional quallfi¢atlon{sl or body IER Oct 2018

(If any): Address: Wiltshire SNI5 300 pany Email- chris@watchrnanacctsunt•t&com Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters ol concern 18ee CC32, Independent examlnation of chartty accounts: dirèctions and guKlance for examiners). Glve hero br1￿ detalls of any Items that the oxamlnor wlshos to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018