# Friends of Wigan Music Service

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1141783
- **Other names:** FRIENDS OF WIGAN YOUTH BRASS BAND, FOWMS, FOWYBB
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** May 9, 2011
- **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=1141783


## Contact

- **Address:** 101 Dicconson Street, WIGAN, Lancashire
- **Postcode:** WN1 2BA
- **Phone:** 07749 525990
- **Email:** fowybb@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE ART OF MUSIC AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE, BY THE PROVISION OF THE NECESSARY FACILITIES AND TRAINING FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF A RANGE OF WORKS.

**Activities:** The FOWMS are committed to fostering an inclusive environment through music education. Through our work in the community, we offer practical and financial support to music initiatives that inspire ambition and enable young people to realise their full potential. We cultivate strategic partnerships and collaborate with our supporters to promote the case for sustained investment in music education.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL AND OVERSEAS.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Wigan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £3120 | £5072 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £2596 | £693 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £6114 | £5893 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £5004 | £3977 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £200 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Hilary Wilson** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 1, 2019
- Alison Parker — appointed Dec. 1, 2019
- David J Little — appointed June 4, 2025
- David Matthew Radley — appointed Oct. 15, 2019
- Elaine Nash — appointed Dec. 1, 2019
- Joshua Joseph Beardsworth — appointed April 19, 2023
- Lisa Butcher — appointed April 23, 2024
- Sonia Elaine Wright — appointed April 19, 2023