## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From: 1[st] Sept 24 Period start date To: 31[st] August 25 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.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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** Wincanton - Internal ||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 three bands and now
has in excess of 120 members. 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 continue to grow
which involves holding regular listen and
learn days for all potential members.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may 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||| Wincanton - Internal ## **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
£11.2k with a net YoY expenditure of £8.7k
– material YoY movement being collection
of Gift-Aid Iin following FY| |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| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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||| Wincanton - Internal ## **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.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may 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
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
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**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|| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| Wincanton - Internal ## **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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **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** Wincanton - Internal ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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**Date**|Paul Austin|| |---|---|---| ||Paul Charles Austin|| ||
Trustee|| ||31/05/26|| ||31/05/26|| Wincanton - Internal repo on e accoun Secti Independent Examiner s Report Report to the trusteesl membors of S A(4 06Ny GA/vO On accounts for the yoar onded 313t A(J&osT 202 Charity no lif any) IISol Z Set out on paga$ I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust"} for the year ended S 110 8120 U Responslbllltles 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 ch.arities Act 2011 Ilhe Acr}. I report in respect of my extimination of the Trust's accounts carried OLIt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions gtV8n by the Charity Commission under section 145151{bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters h?.ve (x)me lo my attention lother +han that disclosed below ") in connection ￿th the examination *thich gives me cause to believe that in. any materirjl respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with sectpon 130 of the Act or the account$ do not accord wth the a￿untIng recordi Indep8ndont examiner's statement I have no concems and have. corie acfL'SS no other matters in con,'ieL*ion V￿th the examination to whil h attei)tion shoijld be drawn in order :o enable a proper understanding of th(￿ accoun￿ to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply Signed: Date: , Name: blfiJiToPHtff )4k120 Relevant professional qualillcatson{s) or body (If any): Address". WATCHMAN AC(:OLlhlTANTS LIMITEII 48 Thc bai.'SFi¥8y i.Frippei.nam Ccwnk.4r,y N..: 13&00518 '.249 0.58055 IER October 2018 |Year|2024/25||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Sum of Transaction**|**Column Labels**||||||||||||| |**Row Labels**|**Sep-24**|**Oct-24**|**Nov-24**|**Dec-24**|**Jan-25**|**Feb-25**|**Mar-25**|**Apr-25**|**May-25**|**Jun-25**|**Jul-25**|**Aug-25 Grand Total**|| |**Income**|**2,397**|**7,626**|**2,008**|**9,248**|**1,981**|**1,944**|**4,821**|**9,820**|**3,877**|**2,882**|**4,572**|**2,155**|**53,331**| |BB Profit||||||||4,754|||||4,754| |Bonus Ball|4|5|4|4|1|(0)|0|0|0|0|0|0|18| |Concert Income||1,172||2,598||49|21|1,300|||1,012||6,152| |Contest Income||310|||||||||||310| |Contra||0||||||0||0|0||0| |Dialog Grant||||||250|||||||250| |Easy Fundraising||||||18||||||16|33| |Instrument Sales||||||||300|||||300| |Regular Donations|1,480|6,042|2,001|3,706|1,073|1,149|4,773|2,660|3,421|2,812|2,940|2,140|34,195| |Trinity College||||||450|||375||600||1,425| |Tuck Shop Income|113|97|3||107|28|27|6|81|70|21||554| |Xmas Carols||||2,940|||||||||2,940| |Youth Music|800||||800|||800|||||2,400| |**Expenditure**|**(2,723)**|**(3,979)**|**(2,760)**|**(4,626)**|**(1,681)**|**(5,596)**|**(9,737)**|**(5,180)**|**(15,873)**|**(2,419)**|**(3,565)**|**(3,841)**|**(61,980)**| |4BR Registry||||||||||||(60)|(60)| |Audit Fees||||||||||(264)|||(264)| |BBE Membership||||||||(211)|||||(211)| |BBP Registry||(150)|||||||(150)||||(300)| |BBQ Expenses|||||||||||(143)||(143)| |British Open||||||||||||(771)|(771)| |Canteen Supplies|||||(20)||||||||(20)| |Chaperone Licence|||||||(45)||||||(45)| |Committee Exps|||||||(19)||||(18)||(36)| |Concert Exps||(308)|||(119)|(86)|(27)|(95)|(217)|(21)|(11)||(884)| |Conductor - DH|(739)|(1,097)|(1,161)|(257)|(1,040)|(2,100)|(1,625)|(890)|(1,385)|(480)|(450)||(11,223)| |Contest Expenses|(228)|(30)||(900)|(250)|(571)|(2,102)|(462)|(1,570)|||(180)|(6,292)| |Electricity||||(178)|||(375)||||||(553)| |First Aid Course|||||||(108)||||||(108)| |Gas|(40)|(40)|(40)|(40)|(40)|(40)|(40)|(40)|(40)|(40)|(40)|(15)|(455)| |Instrument Costs||||||||||||(50)|(50)| |Instrument Purchase||(203)|||||(2,280)|(1,252)||(19)|||(3,753)| |Instrument Repairs||||(17)|||||(981)||(996)|(740)|(2,734)| |Insurance Costs|||||||(1,495)||||||(1,495)| |Music|(402)|(45)||||||(169)|(115)|(27)||(431)|(1,189)| |Premises Costs|(384)|(230)||(67)|(72)||(29)|(84)|(10,027)|(100)||(288)|(11,281)| |Software Costs|||||(19)|||(19)|||||(38)| |Stationary|||(32)|(568)|||||(79)||||(679)| |Teaching/Lessons|(637)|(1,755)|(1,287)|(2,431)||(1,677)|(1,430)|(1,482)|(1,222)|(1,385)|(1,729)|(1,261)|(16,296)| |Telephone|(58)|(101)||(51)|(101)||(101)|(18)|(56)|(54)|(108)|(14)|(663)| |Travel Exps|||||||||||(40)||(40)| |Tuck Shop Costs|(216)|||(97)|||(30)|(427)|||||(770)| |Uniforms||||||(1,092)|||||||(1,092)| |Water|(21)|(21)|(19)|(19)|(19)|(31)|(31)|(31)|(31)|(31)|(31)|(31)|(314)| |Website Costs|||(220)||||||||||(220)| |**Grand Total**|**(326)**|**3,647**|**(752)**|**4,622**|**300**|**(3,652)**|**(4,916)**|**4,640**|**(11,996)**|**463**|**1,007**|**(1,686)**|**(8,650)**| Opening Bal 19,847 Income 53,331 Expenditure (61,980) Closing Balance 11,197 _Check_ 0 # Wincanton - Internal