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2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 Sept 2024 31 Aug 2025

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To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

East London Community Band

Other names charity is known by

ELCB

Registered charity number (if any) 1142255

Charity's principal address

8 Maria Terrace

London Postcode E1 4NE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1
2
3
4
5
6
7		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
Suzanne Gorman Chair
Robert Whittle Secretary
Richard Peat Treasurer
Jonathan Ticher
Sarah Mossop
Leigh Henson
Atalanta Hersey

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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year N/A N/A

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Constitution

Association

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Elected by members/appointed by trustees

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Section C Objectives and activities

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To advance the education of children and adults in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and surrounding boroughs by the provision of tuition and courses in music and performances. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

During the reporting year, the Band continued to fulfil its objectives by providing:

• tuition to children and adults in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and other London boroughs; • rehearsal and performance opportunities for its members; and • performances for the benefit of the local community.

The Band meets on Friday evenings during school term times.

Summary of the main The Band engages, and pays for the services of, tutors and directors of activities undertaken for the music and jazz, who together provide individual and group lessons and public benefit in relation to direct group rehearsals and performances. these objects (include within this section the statutory The Band and the groups and individuals within it perform their rehearsed declaration that trustees have pieces at showcase recital evenings and end of term concerts and the had regard to the guidance Band performs at local events, including local charity events. issued by the Charity Commission on public Membership of the Band and access to lessons is open to anyone. benefit) The trustees have had regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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Section D Achievements and performance

During the reporting year, the Band achieved the following: Summary of the main achievements of the charity Maintaining the multi-generational and diverse membership of during the year the Band ▪ Continuing to implement its long- term “ Full Circle ” project by obtaining funding to provide subsidised participation and tuition for children, young adults and families. ▪ (As previously recognised in academic research) maintaining children’s engagement in music -making during the difficult transition from primary to secondary school. ▪ Appointing a new director of music who is under 30 years of age. ▪ Retaining a teenage member of the band as the youth representative on the B and’s management committee and retaining a young person under 30 as one of our trustees. ▪ Continuing our mid- term “Showcase” performances , and our end of term concerts solo performance slots, to give members, younger and older, a chance to play their pieces to a supportive and appreciative audience. ▪ Welcoming young adult members to the Band and retaining them within it, in particular by ensuring that we play interesting repertoire, and by encouraging interaction and social activities. These members are often new comers to the area from other parts of London, the UK, and the World. ▪ Welcoming older, late-starters, to the Band, and encouraging and supporting them within the Band. ▪ Retaining ambitious and enthusiastic music directors and tutors. ▪ Striving to be “ London’s friendliest band ”. Becoming more ambitious and enriching the experience of Band members ▪ 0rganising, promoting and presenting an evening of music (ELCB 50) at a commercial venue, featuring each of our ensembles. The evening was an exhilarating end to our celebration of the 50th anniversary of our founding as Tower Hamlets Youth Band. More than 400 current and former band members, friends and family attended the event. ▪ Championing contemporary British classical and jazz composers by premiering at ELCB 50 two new pieces for our Jazz Big Band and a substantial new composition for our Concert Band. The composers are both under 30 years old. ▪ Screening at ELCB 50 and our subsequent summer concert, a video documentary to record our 50th anniversary year. ▪ Obtaining a professional recording of ELCB 50 and making it

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Section D Achievements and performance

available to members on CD.

Working in partnership

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Section E Financial review

T he Band’s general policy is to seek to retain sufficient reserves to cover Brief statement of the one term’s expenses and foreseeable future shortfalls in membership charity’s policy on reserves subscriptions.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

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) Richard Colin Peat Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 30 June 2026

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East London Community Band

1142255

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period
from		 01-Sep-24
Period start date		 To 31-Aug-25
Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £

Membershipfees		 37,834 - - 37,834 36,932
Friends of the band donations 773 - - 773 927
Individual and corporate donations 667 - - 667 1,420
Concert ticketing catering and merchandise
receipts		 4,534 - - 4,534 2,376
Term time cateringand merchandise receipts 3,431 - - 3,431 1,489
Sale of merchandise (now incuded in the
item above)		 - - - - 1,846
Gift aid - - - - -
Grants - allocated between unrestricted and
restricted funds		 1,000 7,081 - 8,081 17,000
Easy Fund raising/Amazon 183 - - 183 77
Just Givingfund raising 791 - - 791 281
Performance fees 230 - - 230 700
ELCB Fest(other related receipts) - - - - 581
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 49,444 7,081 - 56,525 63,630
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
63,630

Directors of music and tutors' fees-
allocated between unrestricted and
~~restrictedfunds~~		 36,393 10,747 - 47,141 42,402

Main venue hire		 2,500 - - 2,500 1,800
Other venue hire 5,583 - - 5,583 1,450
Subscription and insurance 566 - - 566 543
Transport/travel 96 - - 96 224
Stationeryandprinting 363 - - 363 303
Website,zoom, google 583 - - 583 337
Buyingmerchandise 532 - - 532 1,791
Performers' fees 759 - - 759 -
Recruitment 600 - - 600 -
Bankand payment service processing
 995 - - 995 831
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50th anniversaryvideo		 750 - - 750 750
ELCBFest expenses, including hire of stage - - - - 4,989
Repairs 100 - - 100 -
Sundryexpenses 70 - - 70 138
**Sub total ** 49,889 10,747 - 60,637 55,558
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Music/Composition - allocated between
unrestricted and restricted funds		 4,730 1,000 842
Equipment and instruments 821 - 985
**Sub total ** 5,551 1,000 1,827
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end		 55,440
- 5,996
-
20,137
57,385
- 5,996 - 4,667 6,245
- - -
20,137 1
8,000		 30/06/2026
21,892

Cash funds this year end 14,141 3,333

- 17,475

28,137

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
None
Details
Instruments
Stands, chairs, banner
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Gift aid claim - estimated
Details
Details
Signature
Accrued expenses
Music
Other equipment		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
14,141
3,333
-
-
-
-
14,141
3,333
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
12,500
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which asset
belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
Fund to which asset
belongs
Cost (optional)
Unrestricted
-
Unrestricted
-
Unrestricted
-
Unrestricted
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
1,800
-
-
-
Print Name
RichardPeat (Treasurer)		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of approval
RichardPeat (Treasurer) 30-Jun-26

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

30/06/2026

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts S•ctlon A Ind•p•nd•ni Examln•r'• Report R•port to th• tru•1•￿1 m•mb•rn of East L(mKI(￿ Crnnlty Band On •c¢ounts lol th• y￿r •nd•d 31 A￿U812023 Ch•flty rD Ibl •ny) 1142255 S•1 oul on p•g A1 aThJ A2 I reFQrt lo the Iru•iee8 on my 8x0m￿at￿)ft ol tha Accowts of Its abcN• ch•rity ('the TnJ$t") lof IM year erKl•d 31KIPf2024. R•sponslbllltl• •nd As the chanty trustees ol the Tnjst. Y￿ are respcmsible lor the p￿P￿ti b•ls of r•port of Ihe accounts kn accordance wrth It rWireM￿tS of Chafbties A 20111.the Act.). I report in resped of my examlnation ol the Trust's accourrts Carried out uTrJer Secti￿ 145 of the 2011 Ad )d in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicabk* DireclK)ns given by th• Chanty Commis$K)n uThJer seciknn 145{5)<b) of Iho A¢L Independent I have complèted my exammation. I confirm that matenal matters have •xaminaVs •tat•ment come to my attention (olIwlhaFkllw￿i￿￿') in c&)nnection with the examination whidi 9Nes me cause lo tel￿ve Ihat in, any matenal re8pe¢ acc(xsntw records were not kept n att￿danCe 8e¢Xx)n 130 of the Act or the accounts do ￿t accord wrth a¢coimlry records I have no concerns arKI have ccme across no other matters In conneclion th the examMat￿n lo vthith atteftli￿ should be drawn n order to enable prO￿r understand￿g of the acccAJnts to to reached. . Pleasè delete the Words in Ihe brn¢kets rflhey (t• rKX W. Dat•: l ju￿ 21Y26 Slgn•d: Narn•: Margaret Elffjiiyth Falshaw Relevant prolesslonal quallfication(sl or body Ilf any)." Addw•M: 23 Adin Floal London E13 8LL IER Octob•r 2018

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East London Community Band

1142255

CC16a

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period
from		 01-Sep-24
Period start date		 To 31-Aug-25
Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £

Membershipfees		 37,834 - - 37,834 36,932
Friends of the band donations 773 - - 773 927
Individual and corporate donations 667 - - 667 1,420
Concert ticketing catering and merchandise
receipts		 4,534 - - 4,534 2,376
Term time cateringand merchandise receipts 3,431 - - 3,431 1,489
Sale of merchandise (now incuded in the
item above)		 - - - - 1,846
Gift aid - - - - -
Grants - allocated between unrestricted and
restricted funds		 1,000 7,081 - 8,081 17,000
Easy Fund raising/Amazon 183 - - 183 77
Just Givingfund raising 791 - - 791 281
Performance fees 230 - - 230 700
ELCB Fest(other related receipts) - - - - 581
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 49,444 7,081 - 56,525 63,630
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- -
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
63,630

Directors of music and tutors' fees-
allocated between unrestricted and
~~restrictedfunds~~		 36,393 10,747 - 47,141 42,402

Main venue hire		 2,500 - - 2,500 1,800
Other venue hire 5,583 - - 5,583 1,450
Subscription and insurance 566 - - 566 543
Transport/travel 96 - - 96 224
Stationeryandprinting 363 - - 363 303
Website,zoom, google 583 - - 583 337
Buyingmerchandise 532 - - 532 1,791
Performers' fees 759 - - 759 -
Recruitment 600 - - 600 -
Bank charges and payment service
processing charges		 995 - - 995 831
50th anniversaryvideo 750 - - 750 750
ELCBFest expenses, including hire of stage - - - - 4,989
Repairs 100 - - 100 -
Sundryexpenses 70 - - 70 138
**Sub total ** 49,889 10,747 - 60,637 55,558
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Music/Composition - allocated between
unrestricted and restricted funds		 4,730 1,000 842
Equipment and instruments 821 - 985
**Sub total ** 5,551 1,000 1,827
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds		 55,440
- 5,996
-
57,385
- 5,996 - 4,667 6,245
- 1
-		 26/06/2026
-

A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end

20,137
8,000
- 28,137 21,892
14,141 3,333 - 17,475 28,137

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
None
Details
Instruments
Stands, chairs, banner
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Gift aid claim - estimated
Details
[Cash at Bank - total £17,475 - Cell F479]
Details
Accrued expenses
Music
Other equipment		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
14,141
-
-
14,141
OK
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
12,500
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which asset
belongs
Fund to which asset
belongs
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Fund to which
liability relates
1,800		 Restricted funds
to nearest £
3,333
-
-
3,333
OK
Restricted funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Amount due
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Accrued expenses 1,800 -
-
-
-
-

Signature

Print Name

Date of approval

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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