## AGM **2022/23** /// Better banding for all **Membership** ## **Events** **599 114 503 66 678 19** individual individual member online event in-person bands members organisations events attendees events ## **EBBF** **45 5,652 12** bands tickets organised involved sold events ## **Community stage** **166%** increase from 2018 (start of funding period) “Informative, supportive, passionate about brass bands” **Lisa, Dunston Silver Band** See members: **bbe.band/members** “The course was excellent in every respect. Useful information and advice.” **BBE member** See what’s on: **bbe.band/events** Reached traditionally low and non-engaged audiences. **----- Start of picture text -----**
8,500 2,700
visitors over minutes (45 hours)
the event of music played
31%
Arts medium
engagement
segments 45%
high
24%
low
7%
unknown
78% first time attenders
78% likely to visit a brass band event in future
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## AGM **2022/23** /// Better banding for all ## **BBE turnover** **68%** of turnover† **£554,447** **Supported by funding from:** **Cultural recovery Funding (DCMS), ACE, The Backstage Trust, Schroder charity, Scops art trust, D’Oyly Carte, Norman Jones Trust, The 19th May 1961 Charity, BBE Events Ltd, Foyle, Garfield Western.** Find out more: **bbe.band/funders** **%** of turnover ## **Investing in the future…** **23%[*] 51%[*]** was spent on from ACE was spent youth projects on youth projects **68% 17.25% 10% 5%** ACE other member alternate funding† funders fees sources *of total funding †down from previous funding cycle ## **Resources** **39 6,267** new member member resources resource views View resources: **bbe.band/resources** ## **Reach** **96 17,300+** press followers on releases social media channels “The go-to organisation for brass bands and their musicians for support, guidance, and advice.” **BBE member** Read BBE news: **bbe.band/news** ## AGM **2022/23** /// Better banding for all **BandSafe** **666** BandSafe trained **794** BOPA performances **8,161** fewer CPL applications* “Hugely helpful, positive and actionable training, focused on the safety and enjoyment of all young performers.” **BBE member** *Using the **BBE BOPA** for child performance licensing saves the need for applying for individual CPL applications. **Fundraising service** **£42,164** raised for member bands ## **1:1** support for 33 bands **£21,000** average awarded per grant “Drum and Brass are really grateful for the invaluable help in securing a grant across 18 months from Arts Council England for our Inclusive Orchestra music project. Without BBE’s expertise this project would not have happened.” **Drum and Brass** **Brass Foundations** **17** hub partnerships **319** sessions delivered **2,405** participants “We had a great day with Brass Foundations… so much energy and enthusiasm, which is carried over to the children. An inspiration to those of us involved with teaching at the band.” **Participating band** **Youth Champs Brass Bands Archive** **1,117 1,641** number of participants in-person volunteer hours **38 900** bands attended remote volunteer hours **1,046 113,188** audience members items catalogued “One of the best parts is coming across gems of music/scores not seen for many years. It’s great to know that the archive is ensuring these pieces are safe for the future.” **Lesley, Archive volunteer** “The quality of playing was inspirational and left us in no doubt brass banding has a bright future.” **Audience member** **100%** of partners rated Brass Foundations as 5* **bbe.band/fundraising** **bbe.band/yc** **bbe.band/archive** **bandsafe.org** **brassfoundations.com** ## AGM **2022/23** /// Better banding for all **----- Start of picture text -----**
Trustees
Staff
16 50% 73%
10 20%
staff and women in senior minority
trustees women
freelancers management group
19%
20–30 Age
range
19%
30–40
19%
40–50
37%
50–60
6%
60–70
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“Run by enthusiasts sharing the love of brass bands.” **Alison, Swinton and District Excelsior Band** “I came away with great notes to try to implement for next year. Thanks so **BBE member** much for all your work.” ## AGM **2022/23** /// Better banding for all ## **CO2 emissions and travel** **19 1.3Kg** tonnes per member Emissions per member **1.3 Kg CO2** down 31.6% from 2018/9 (last comparable data due to less travel in pandemic years). Membership is used as a proxy for activity in this statistic. **----- Start of picture text -----**
58.5%
travel
40.4%
energy
0.9%
waste
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Total CO2 emissions ## **Join us!** Annual membership: **Member band – £144 Individual – £30** Register at: **bbe.band/join** Join the Facebook group: **bbe.band/group** ## **Car travel** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**27K** total miles “An organisation full of dynamism and vitality” **Andrew, Weymouth Concert Brass** REGisfERED COMPANY NUMBER.. 08047535 IEngland and Wales) REGisfERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1148331 REPORT OF THETRusfEES AND UNAUDrrED FINANaAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 FOR BRASS BANDS ENGLAND GibsonBooth,. Chartered Accountsnts, E*uslness Advlsers & Statutory Audltor 12 Vlctorla Road Barnsley South Yorkshlre S70 2BB BRASS BANDS ENGLAND copirENTS OFTHE F114ANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI MARCH 2023 R•for•DM •nd AdmInIstr￿lI* DetsllB 2 to 10 Ind•p•rKl•rt Examln*s R• li to St•t•nwM of P£thltl•s 13 n¢• Sh••t to C•sh Flow Sl•tam•nt 16 Not•s to th• Cmh Flow Stthmert 17 Not•s to th• Hn•ndal Slat•rn•nts 18 to 27 28 to 29 BRASS BANDS ENGLAND REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE DrrAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ThUSTE£S Mr M D Kllroy (Cfvlrman} Mr G Walczak Ms S Woodward Mr DTThomton Mr M J Walsh Ms J Ho88arth Mr N C Stevens Ms M Bedford Ireslgned 18.10.221 Mr P A Beaumont (Treasurer) Mr P Rlchards Mr S All {appolnted 18.10.221 CHIEF EXEIrn OFRCER Mr K CroDkston REGISTERED OFFICE Unlt 12 Maple Indu5trlal Estate Stocks Lane Bamsley S75 2BL REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER 08047535 (England and Wales} REGISTERED CHARrtY NUMBER 1148331 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Glbson Booth Umlted 12 Virtorla Road Bamsley South Yorkshlre S70 2BB BANKER5 Lloyd5 Bank plc 19 Eastgate Street Gloucester Gloucestershire GLI INU Page I 8RASS UNDS ENGLAND REIIORT OF THE TR￿TEEs FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI ￿ACH 2029 The trustees who are also dlrectors of the tharfty for the purposes of the Cornpanles Act 2ci16• wesent thelr report wlth the financlal staten)ents of the charlty for the year ended 31 Marth 2023. The trustees have adopted ihe provlslons of kcountln8 and Reportln8 by Charltles: Statement of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charltles preparlng thelr accounts In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportln8 Stsndard oppllcable In the UK and Republk of Ireland (FRS 102) {effectlve l January 20191. Board of Tru5t• The Board of Trustees contlnue to support the operntlonal team In thelr worf( and has strengthened $18nlflcantly In terms of dlverslty and sklll set over the past 12 months or 50. Governance Is robusl wlth an eye on achlevlw contlnual Improvement In all areas of the or8anlsatlon. A I￿1 Trustees code of conduct has been developed durln8 2022123 and wlll be adopted (pendlng approval) upon completlon durlng 2023124. Thls wlll be contslned In a Mw BBE Board Handbook that Is beln8 developed currently. 8BE Treasurer, Marle Bedford announced that she had tsken the dlfflcult dedslon to step down from her role. Marte ha$ vilded BBE to the excellent flnanclal posltlon we are In now through her experlence and expertlse, but the role has taken more tlme than she experted. Marle has been a Joy to work wlth. She has been a consummate professlonal whllst challen8ln8 In the rl8ht way. BBETYustee, Paul BeaumonL who has an excellent record In corporate buslness ond flnance. has tsken over th• role of BBETre•surer, supported by BBE'$ flnance team led by Bev Shephard. ObJectlv•5 and •lms Brass Bands England Is a charltsble, ACE-fvnded Irmstment Prlnclples Support Oryanlsatlon IIPSO). It Is prfmarfly a sertor support organlsatlon. whlch provides an Independent and Impartlal volce representlng bands at all levels acrw the arts and culture landscape In En8land and elsewhere. Durln8 2022-2023, BBE ha5 enjoyed the most artlve and successful year slnce its fonnatlon (prevlously Brltlsh Federatlon of Brass Bands) In 1968. Membershlp number5 have Increased steadlly. strateglc partnershlp5 have 8rown and stren8thened. The proactlve relatlonshlps wlth muslc hubs, sovemment departments and NGOS have, In consequence, seen BBE 8row In Stature. vlslbS11ty arrfl Inftuellce. Thls allgns well wlth BBE'S prlmary alm of supportlng brns$ bands to become more robust and 5usialnable, and to be better appre¢lated by others outskle of our Immediate cultural sphere. Pa8e 2 BRASS BANDS ENGLAND REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 srRATEGIC REPORT Achlevement and performance Charftable actlvltles and operatlonal perfornMn Membershlp The Impart of expanded operatlonal arttvltles and CapaC￿Y has seen membershlp wntlnue to Brow steadllyi de5Pite155ues created by the pandemlc. At the end of March 2023, BBE rnembershlp stood at 503 organisatlons, comprlslng 568 brass bands, whlch contsln In the reglon of 17,000 Indmduals. Thls constitutes a sW)lficant rfse over the past three years slnce the or8an15atlon•l restructure In 2017-201& The Increased membershlp year on year15 demonstratsd as follows: - End March 2018: 181 Mernber OT8an15atlons - End March 2020: 392 Mernber Organlsatlons - End March 2021: 439 Member Organlsatlons - End March 2022: 470 Mernber Or8anlsatlons - End March 2023: 503 Member Or8anisatlons M•mb•rs workln8 Iroup Lookin8 ahead to the new fundlng perlod 202>2026, It was agreed that a Members, Worklng Group should be created, to encourage more proactlve engagement wlth BBE and ensure that members, volces are heard. Thls youp Is Intended to harvest oplnlons and Identlfy needs dlre¢tly wlth the sector that BBE serves. It is hoped that members of thls worklng group will ensure that member bands and individua15 are encouraged to attend the BBE AGM and Br855 Band Conference, respond to newsletters and other sublerts and make sure that thelr needs and asplratlons are understood and acted upon wherever practlcable. The first quarterty meetlng of thls new Broup took place In February 2023. It was very well attended and durlng the meetln8 members were encouraged to contrlbute to the 8roup's and BBE'S future strategy. There were several new staff appolntments made durlng 2022-2023. Through new fundlng from The Backstage Trus¢ In late 2021. 9 new posltlon of Fundralslng Manager was created to support BBE and Its members. Thls key member of the BBE tearn Is responslble ft)r creatln8 fundraisln8 tralnlng, as well as advlce and 8uldance In addltion to wrftln8 cases for support and maklnB grant applications on behalf of BBE member bands. Pam Johnson, havln8 taken on the role for the flrst IZ months. took early retlrement In late 2022, leadln8 to the appolntment of Beth Currle, who Is now fimily embedded In the role and worklng dosely wlth member bands on thelr fundralslng for three days per week. Safeguardlng Offlcer. Sam Ftsher, left BBE durlng 2022-23 to further h15 career as a professlonal muslclan. Ellzabeth Smlth, an experienced Industry professlonal, wa5 appointed to the role In early 2023 and Is now dellverln8 BBE'S B8nd5afe tralnln8 to members and handllng all safeguardln8 querles. In preparatlon for the start of the new round of ACE fvndln8 in Aprll 2023, the senlor management team carrled out a comprehenslve reconstructlon of the stsff strurture to reflect the rapld 8rovrth of tho organisatlon over the past three years. They also Implemented monthly one-to-ones wlth all staff members and contlnued wlth the slx-monthly revlews previously carrled out. Staff salary recommendatlons were made to the board's remunerntlon group by the CEO arbd Implemented accordlnglyi whlle the CEO'S salary was detemilned followlng the Chalrman's recommendatlon to the same group. Page 3 BRASS BANDS ENGLAND REPORT OF ThE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 A staff wellbeln8 $urvey was Introduced In January 2023 and a pro8rnmme of staff beneffts has been Introduced to enhance the current salary sacrffice scheme In plate. These Indude c￿le to Work Scheme. charlty worker dlscounts and reduced•rfce technolo￿ equlpment. Relatlonshlp and Partnershlp Development M•na8er Alex Parker wa5 on paternlty lea¥* from December 2022 (and we congratulate Alex and Lauren on the safe and healthy irrlval of baby dauihter Mlrrenll. Educatlon and Development Manager, Sarah Ba￿rnan￿ was due to 80 on maternlty le8%* In April 2023, but went Into labour prematurely at the end of March. Followlng the safe dell¥ery of baby son Otls. Sarah Is due to return In mid-Au8ust and we congrdtulate her and Peter on thelr new arrlval. A staff and trustee awayday was held In Barnsley In February 2023. at whlch the new plans for st•ffln8 and artfvity for the 2023-26 round of fundln8 were revealed to staff and trustees, and fvture a5plrqtion5 for the or8anlsat5on were dlscus5ed. Saf•yardtr¥ B•ndMf• Durfn8 2022, the dellvery of the 8andsafe pwramme contlnued onllne and there are CUTrently over 550 members tralned. A new contract has been agreed with the NSPCC to accredlt thts programme. BBE plan to Increase the delfvery and uptake of thls scheme durlng the comln8 months and years. For more Infornatlon follow th15 Ilnk: http&l/M￿.bbe.or8.U￿Bandsafe Ild P•rfoTman¢e Lkenslni The Welsh BOPA has been ren•wed and extended to Include other muslcal groups. The Department for Educatlon has also Indlcated that the current a8reement wlll be extended to other muslcol 8roup$. Thls needs to be fully examlned In tern￿ of opportunlty. Capaclty, revenue and resource, but arrangements are In place wlth En8ltsh Folk Dance and Sons Soclety, Makin8 Muslc and Muslc Marl and thelr members wlll now be ell8lble to use the sfftem when the approprlate tralnlng has been carrled out. Thls represents an ex¢ltlng opportunlty for BBE to extend Its Safe8uardln8 trnlnlng and further Brow Its re￿True and mernbershlp. Europun BaTrd F•thl 1022 BBE hosted the 2022 European Brass 8and Fe5tlval, whlch took place In BlmilnBham In Ap￿/M)Y. The event was consldered an lrnmense success. Tlcket sales exceeded 'breakfftn' levels and the event has recelved overwhelmln8ly crftlcal acclalm from audlence members, spon￿r5 and partlclpant% The festlval also Included an outslde stage on whlch multlple mlnl concerts took place, wlth the hlgh-profile •dvertlsl that supported It durfng the four-day festlval reachln8 thousands of members of the publk, miny (rf whom d never been exwd to muslc played by a brnss band prevlousty. Audlences for the core events were laryely domestlc. They attended In good numbers and supported the event enthuslartlcally throughout. The event schedule changes gnd the open seatlns for the Youth events were recelved very posltlvely. In 8eneral, the feedback across all elements of the event were eX￿lIent. The exPe￿nce of WO￿nE wlth the Symphony Hall team was e￿eptIonal - extremely wofe54onal and flexlble commerclally and In dellvery. The mana8ement team at B.Muslc have a passlon to extend thelr brass programme wherever posslble. Th1515 an area that can be evaluated In the comln8 months. Page 4 BRASS BANDS ENGLAND REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ÉNDED 31 MARCH 2023 The Leader of Blrmlngham Clty Councll wa5 thrllled wlth the event. partlcularly through the posltlve Impart on the local economy. He expressed a clear wllllngness to work posltlvely wtth BBE on Its mlsslon and ambltions in En8land's second blggest clty. Thls was very gratefully accepted and wlll be followed up In the comlng years. Overall. The European Brass Band Festlval 2022 was consldered to be a resoundln8 succes& Nitlonal Youth Bra$$ Band Champlonshlps 2023 The Natlonal Youth Champitmshlps of Great Brftaln (the Youth Champs) Saw con51stent pro8ress In the 2023 event, wlth 38 youth band5 ¢omprlsln8 approxIMate￿ L300 youn8 people. Thls was a record for recent year5, demonstratlng excellent recovery post-COVID. Mcket Income was better than forecast and vrfent sponsorshlp Income wa5 also ht8her than expected, whlch helped to oftset hl8her than expected costs, partlcularty related to addltlonal118htln& music stands. additlonal marketln& prlnUn8 and photO8raphv. 4Barsrest reported the day thus: There was an ex¢ltln8 8llmpse Into the brass bandlng future, both Immedlale and long tern), at the National Youth Championshlps held at Stockport Grammar School., hugely encoura8ln8 day In the promotlon of the overall beneflts of brass band muslc maklng. It was ,substantlve endorsement of Brass Band England's aim to make a bras5 bandlng culture 85 Incluslve as well as reflectlve of the comrnunltSe5 from whlch they hail by 2030., Comrnents such as these from an Independent observer are very gratefully ￿e1Ved and encourage BBE to contlnue to strlve to grow this event and prove the brass band secloVs Incluslvty, diversrty and standards 8oln8 forward. Brass In Concert Fèsttval BBE and the Brass In Concert Festlval slgned a partnershlp aBreemeni for BBE to provlde support for thls prestl8e event. Projett Management130 days), Fundralsln8 {6 days) and Marketlng 5trate8y (3 days). The 2022 event. 5UPPQrted by BBE staff. was held on Saturday 19 November at Sa8e Gateshead, and universally declared a great success. The event also Included a successful educatlon event on the Frfday ftaturlng 250 elementary players from local prlmary 5choo15, alon8 With players from the National Youth Brass Band of Great Br￿aIn. led by Helen Mln5hall of the BBE Brass Foundatlons team. The support provlded by BBE, e5peclally that of Je55 Wilson {event mana8ernentl and Clalr Donnelly Imarketlng), was 8reatly. appreclated by the Brass In Concert or8anisatlon in what was a very challenglng year for them. Followln8 on from thls success. a new service agreement for the de[￿ery of the 8ras5 In Concert Fe5tlval has been proposed, for the next event whlch wlll be held on 17-18 November at Sage Gateshead. Royal Northern Colle8e of Muslc Brass Band Fe5tl¥al BBE was promlnent throughout th1$ prestl8lous event. held In January. Sarah Baumann and Kènny Crookston 8ave an Infonnatlve presentation to an enga8ed audlen¢e of the 2023-26 buslness plan. Kenny also appeared on a d15CU551on session on the event's evolutlon and hlstory wlth retlrlng ArtiStlc Dlrector Paul Hlndmarsh and brass band Journallst Chrls Thomas. Dlscusslons have 51nce tsken place over the event's ture, whlch have Induded pos$5ble BBE Involvement, but these are stlll at an early stsge. Pa8e 5 BRASS DAND5 ENGLAND REPORT OFTHE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ￿RCH 2023 Brass ￿nd Confer•ne• The 2022 BrdSS Band Conference was held at The Ufe Centre In Sale on Saturday 22 Oclober. Thls was a hybrld event wlth Irpperson workshops, tslks and presentstknns In addttlon to optlons to watch on Il*stream. The feedback from attendees was Incredlbly posftlve, wlth hl8hli8hts Identlflerl as lan Bousfield, Sean Chandler and sesslons delhered by Brass Foundatlons team. All the 5esslon recordln8s are now avallable on the members, resources on the BBE webslte. The venue and stsff were once again excellent. The conference theme came across strongly and was well threaded throu81￿Ut the day. The appeal for addltlonal sponsorshlp for the 2022 corference was Incredlbty posftlve. new sporwrshlps were 8alned from ABRSM and rooms48roups. The c05t to benefft of Ilve streamlnB the event Is beln8 nsldered currently. Nov￿r, all the conference sesslon$ wlll contlnue to be recorded and made avallable on the BBE webslte. The 2023 theme Is Herlta8e and Innovatlon, wlth the event due to be held at Unfverslty of Hudd•rsfield to Ilnk dlrectly with the Brass Band Archlve. A call for contrlbutors opened In January• wlth on801ry¥ dlscusslons wlth Newmoon Insurance to spon50r a Youn8 Composers Competltlon wlth the wlnnlng work premlèred on the day of the conference. PvoJ•¢ts Brass Foundatlons Is Brdss Bands England's educatlon programme. led by a team of flve experfenced Youth Development Brass Specla115ts. Thls pro8ramme provides help and 8uldance for bands, a5 well a5 fomln8 new partnershlps wlth cuftural organlsatlons. 5¢hools and Muslc Educatlon Hubs. One of the core alms of th1$ pro8ramme contlnues to be dlversrfyln8 the brass band sector as part of our 'Challen8e 2030, goal for brass bands to better refiect the communltle5 that they opernte In. An example of the Impart that has been made In thls area can be seen from the detalled demo8raphlcs collerted from some of the Core partlclpants, those tskln8 part In slx or more sesslons wlth the team. Sample demo8raphlcs showed 28% of ¢hlldren and youn8 people speak Engllsh as a second lan8ua8ei and 31% are lobal Majorlty,. Dlrert feedbacK collected from projects InvoMn8 nearly LI￿) parttdpaThts evldented that: - 100% felt that the chlldren and younB people Involved were enthused about brass playln8. -88%were happlerand had an overall Improved mood. - 47% had commltted to Jolnln8 an ensemble. to contlnue playln8. Indmdual follow-ups contlnued, to trnck the progresslon of Indlvldual chlldren contlnuln8 thelr pl8yln8 and the progress of r￿ ensernbles. The next phase wlll focus InCrea￿nI￿ on enga8ln8 more dlsadvantsged thlldren and youn8 people. worklng wtth muslc educatlon hub$ to Identlfy those faclng the greatest baTrlers. such as Ilvln8 In rural1501¥tlon or poverty, and those who Speak En8llsh as a forel8n laryua£e. Of who are experlenclng mental health Issue& BBE wants to be more Impactful and more purposeful. An area whlch wlll be Increa$ln8ly prforlt15in8 Is Youth Volce.. whkh look5 Qt how BBE can be 8ulded ￿ the young people that we Work wlth and how we can support bands across the country to do the sarne. Pw6 BRASS BANDS ENGLAND REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCJI 2023 The Increased 202>2026 fundlng offer from Arts Councll England wlll allow BBE'S Brass Foundatlons educatlon pro8rarnme to become part of the BBE'S core actmty. Thlswlll mean Increased supportfor youth provislon whlch has huge potentlal for posltlve Impact on the sector, providing opportunitie5 to open bandlng to the full dlverslty of our communltles, and ensurln8 It remalns sustalnable and relevant to partlclpants and audlences. Thls projett contlnues to be an outstsndln8 suecess and Is maklng sl8nlfic8nt strldes In developlng addltlonal Inltiatives desl8ned to create an ever-lncreasing plpellne of new talent that hopefully wlll feed Into communlty bands nationally, The Bra55 Foundatlons team can now focus on lon8er-temi strate8lc programmes to support youn8 people, alongslde our Muslc Educatlon Hub partners, to ensure that brass bandlng ￿MaInS a vltal part of our communltles for year5 to come. Brass Band Archlve The Brass Band Archlve opened on the weekend of 4-5 March and ran untll 23 Aprll at Herltage Quay, Huddersfleld Unlverslty. The AKhlve opened wlth a free 5peclal celebratory exhibitlon: 'Brass Bands: Hlstory and Cutture, and featured archive material, memorabllla. trophles, scores and photO8raphs. many of which were d15p1a￿d for the first tlme. The weekend a150 offered an opportunlty to present questlons about the archlve and Its contents to 8rass Band5 En8land's knowled8eable Volunteers. BBE CEO, Kenny Crookston was on hand wlth other BBE staff members to answer any questlons and to welcome vlsllors to the exhlbltlon. Chrfstmas Crowdfunder Brass Bands En8land launched Its Chrlstmas Crowthunder Inltlathy In partnershlp wlth Crowdfunder, the UWS lar8est crowdfundlng plafftinn, raTslng over £17,(M)O for mernber bands. #BrassBandsAtCMstmas kkked off on 23 November and hoped to bulld on the wc¢ess of the 2021 carnpaign. Participatln8 bands were glven the opportunlty to attend expert coachln8 sesslons dellvered by senlor staff-members at Crowdfunder, helpln8 to set up a ¢rowdfundin8 pa8e, market campalgn5, and retaln new audlences. During the perfod a central PR and marketlng campalgn wa5 delfvered by Brass Bands En8land marketln8 tsam lo support actlvltles and shDvKase brass bands on a natlonal level, ralslng awareness of bandlng wlthln comrnunltles and offerlng Increased Ilstenlng opportunltles at a tlme of year tradltionally a5wdated with brass band muslc. Key Funder Arts CounGll En8land BBE'S relationshlp wlth ACE Is excellent and durln8 thls past year BBE has enjoyed the benefit of s18nfftcant fundlng. Flrstty, In Aprll. 2022, £116,1(Kl provlded for the European Brass Band Festival Community Sta8e in Blrmln8ha Page 7 BRASS UNDS ENGLAND REpoKf OF THE TRusfEES FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 BBE'S bld for 202>26 Arts Councll England fundln8 was submltted oft 16 May 2022. In early Novernbor 2022, we were delt8hted to be Informed that BBE had been confirn*d as one of ACE'S Investment Prlnclple Support Or8anlsatlons (IPSOS), meanln8 that It wll support the sector to embed ACE'S prfnclples of arnbltlorn dynamlsm, Inclusmty and envlronmentsl responslbllny across the bandlna community. IPSOS slt wlthln the Arts Councll's Natlonal Portfollo, a core group of or8anlsatlons re¢ognlsed a5 of national Importance to arts and culture. The new fundin8 perlod wlll be£ln In Aprll 2023 and wlll run untll the end of March 2026 seeln8 BBE 8aln £405,809 per year fundln8 support for Its work supportln8 bands. an hxrease from ￿ pr•vlou$ support of £21Q809 per year. Havlng our ACE Relatlonshlp MarbJ8er as a prDactSve '¢rltl¢al frfend, of the BBE team has pald huge dlvldends over the past few years. Th15 close wo￿[n8 relatlonshlp Is greatly valued by BBE. BBE Is very grateful for Art5 Councll England's contlnued backlTr8 In both flnandal Investment and practlol support. Flnan¢l•l r•vlew Rnanc• Thls has been an lrterestln8 and challenzlng year for BBE as It ¢orrtlnues to ￿0W and develop, The bandln8 landscape, post pandemlG has stsrted to open agaln and thls has enabled BBE to assess the Impact of COVID on the brass band Communlty. Over the past few years, BBE has developed useful buslness experlence as It has faced the challenges and complexltles that come wlth a charlty 8rowln8 at a rapld pace, As BBE looks ahead to 2023124, a major focus has been on bud8etary and flnanclal ¢hallen8es for future operatlonal cost and prolert& The uplfft In ACE fundlr% although extremely welcome. also brlngs wlth It a new level of flscal responslbllltle5 and admlnlstratlve challeTrge5 and BBE staff and trustees are very aware ot that. One of these15 the upllft In revenue through the dellvery of products and seNlce5 by 8BE. Thls has meant that BBE needed to be VAT registered from Aprll 2023. The maln Impact of thls to members b an upltft In membershlp fees. BBE has not Increased its produrt prlces for over a decade as part of our Support to our ban(In8 membershlpj partlcularty durln8 the Covid Impacted years. However, wlth an ever-8rowln8 value proposltlon on offer to rnembers and conslderlng the accompanylng actlvlty-based costs of prov151on. The declslon was made to Increase core membershlp from £100 to £144 I￿lUdIng VAT. There was some resistance to thls early on from a small number of members buc In genernl. the reason for the necesslty of thls Increase has been understood and accepted. InVertM•￿ poll¢y •nd obhcUv•s No ii)vestment rlsks are tsken wlth the flnances of the charfty. Any surplus funds are Invested In the charlty's bank account. Any Interest pald on thls accaunt Is used In the furtherance of the charftvs objertlves. Pa8e 8 BRASS BANDS ENGLAND REPORT OFTHE TrusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 srRATEGIC REpoirr FJnanGlal r•vl•w ReseNes pollcy The Board annually revlews the requlred reserves for BBE to ensure flnancial S￿￿lIty as a goln8 concern, as we contlnue to grow. These are ab501ute reserve5 which wlll maintain the business durin8 challen8ing times and help support planned future Investment. The levels set are based on guldance from the Charltle5 Commlsslon as well as a revlew of our current spendln8 patterns, The Trustees are fully aware of the SlgnlflCan￿ of the sUPPOrt that Arts Councll England (ACE) 8lves to the Charity, whlch has enabled Bra55 Band5 England's recent growth In mernbershlp and actlvltle5. Thls has been achleved by Investln8 In an excellent team of pald staff. The Trustees recognlse the Impact that these employees have on the organlsatlon and further appreclate that wFthout the current ACE support the Charity would not be able to continue their employment. The Trustees have therefore adopted a reserves pollcy whlch reflects the Impact of any wlthdrawal of future support 8lven by ACE. The calculatlon of the re*rves Is therefore based upon the Yalue of Investment In flxed assets plus an mount held at any tlrne In cash or cash equlvalents to an estlm8te of full staff redundancy costs plus three months gross current payroll costs plus a reseNe for future offlce-based costs. The Trustees are Confldent that thls wlll protect the staff from the Immedlate Impact should the wlthdrawdl of support by ACE occur. The Trustees fvrther conslder that the Charlty wlll be able to contlnue, albelt on a much reduced, voluntsry, basls, wlth continuing membershlp support and other Income streams In the foreseeable future. sTrucruR4 GOVERNANCÉ AND MANAGEMENT Govemlng document The charlty Is controlled by Its 8overnin8 document, a deed of trust, and constltutes a limlted company, Ilmlted byguarantee, as deflned by the Companles Art 2LKI6. sk management The trustees have a duty to Identlfy and revlew the rfsks to whlch the charfty Is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are Sn place to provlde reasonable assurance a8alnst fraud and error. IN CONCLU￿oN Thls year has seen further slgnlflcant progress made by BBE. The trustee5 are delighted wlth, and extremely proud of, the or8ani5ation's exceptional performance over the past year, dellverln8 outstandln8 SUPPOrt and substsntlal beneffts to the brass band communlty on a truly natlonal basls. The Staff and Trustees of BBE slncerely hope that even more brass bands Indlvlduals and associated or8anlsatlons wlll engage wlth the organlsètlon now, and In the comlng years, to help BBE and the brass band sector become further recognised as an important and vltsl contributor to art and culture In th15 Country. Page 9 RASS WIDS ENGLAND Roiofff OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2Q3 Report of the trustees. Incorporntln8 a strate8lc reporL approved by order of the board of trustse4 as the company dlrectors on 30 september 2023 and s18ned on the board's behalf by: Mr M D Kllroy- TTh￿tee Pa8e 10 INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF BRASS BANDS ENGLAND Independert examln*s report ts the trust•es of Brass Bands E*nd (*he Cornpany.) I report to the charity trustees on my examlnatlon of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March2023. Rosponslblmdes and bash of report As the charity'5 trustees of the Company (and also Its dlrectors for the purposes of company law) you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance wlth the requlrements of the Companles Act 20061'the 2(K)6 Act,). Havln8 Satlsfled Myse￿ that the accounts of the Company are not ￿qUIred to be audlted under Part 16 of the 2006 Art and are ell8lble for Independent examlnatlon, I report In respect of my examlnation of your charity's accounts as carrled out under Sectlon 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {*he 2011 Act'l. In carrylng out my examinatlon I have followed the Dlrectlorbs tyen by the Charlty Commisslon under Section 145(51 Ibl of the 2011 Act. Pa8e 11 INDEPENDEKf EXAMINEWS REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF BRASS BANDS ENGLAND Independent •xamlnerfs statqrn•nt Since your tharfty's gross Income exceeded £250,000 examlner must be a member of a Ilsted body. I can confirm that l am quallfied to undertake the emmlnatlon because l Im a member of the Instftute of Chartered Accountants In En8land and Wales, whkh ts one of the Ilsted bodles. I have completed my examlnatlon. I conflmi that no matters have come to my attentlon In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon thln8 me cause to belleve: accountlng records were not kept In respect of the Company as requlred by Sectlon 386 of the 2006 t.or the accounts do not accord wlth those records; or the accounts do not compty wlth the accountln8 requlrements of Sectlon 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requlrement that the accounts 8fve a true and falr vlew whkh Is not a matter consldered Js part of an Independent examlnatlon; or the accounts have not been prepared In accordance wfth the methods and prInclpl￿ of the Ststement of Recommended Practlce for accauntln8 and reportlng by charltle5 (Jpplluble to tharltles preparln8 thelr accounls In accordance with the Flnandal Reportln8 Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland {FKS 1021). I have no concems and have come across no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon to whlch ttentlon should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper understandln8 of the accounts to be réach•d. SL￿ M-L4 Scott Mell IFCA) The Instttute of Chartered Accountants In En8land and Wales Glbson Booth Umlted 12 Vlctorla Road Barnsley Scuth Yorkshlre S70 2BB 5 Ortober 2023 Page 12 BRASS BANDS ENGLAND srATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 *• 31.323 Total funds 3L3.22 Total funds Unrestrfcted Restricted fund funds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMEKfs FROM Donatlons and le8acies 191699 525.092 633.043 Other tradln8 actlvrtle5 29,354 29,354 36,958 Total 36L747 191699 554A46 670,001 EXPENDITURE ON arltable actlvltles Charitable activities 376.072 244￿7 NEf INCOMVIEXPEhY)truRE) Transfers between funds (143251 {52,268) 166,5931 65,555 14 Net rnowment In fund5 114A93) 151,700) (66W31 65,555 RECONauATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought foTward 8&750 70,Y17 151297 86.742 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 66057 85,704 152.297 The notss form part of these financlal ststements Pa8e 13 BRASS W40S ENGiAND BALANCE SHEEr JI MARCH 2023 31.U3 Tot•1 fun& 3L3.22 Totsl funds Unre5trlrted Restrlcted fund Notes FIXED ASSErs Tanglble a55ets li 14734 11359 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash In hand 38.174 114m3 68.776 188,766 106.920 7,113 7.113 257,542 Amounts falllng due wfthln one year 13 (W62} 184W) 1135,651> NEf CURREpif ASSETS 60232 7,113 67.345 TOTAL ASSEfs LE55 CURRENT UABILMES 66￿5? 18y7 85.704 152297 66.857 18J47 152,297 FUNDS Unrestrfrted funds Restrlcted funds 66A57 18047 BL750 70.547 TOTAL FU 152,297 The charltsble cornpany Is entltled to exemptlon from audlt under Sectlon 477 of the Companles Act 2￿6 for the ye•r ended 31 March 2023. The rnembers have r￿t requlred the company to obtaln an aud￿ of Its flnanclal staternents for the year ended 31 March 2023 In accordance wlth 5ectlon 476 of the Companles Act 2006. The notes forn) part of thw flnanclal siatements Pale 14 conunued... BRASS BANDS ENGLAND BALANCE SHEEf- Cortlnued 31 MARCH 2023 The trustees acknowled8e thelr responslbllltles for (a) ensurlng that the charltable company keeps accountin8 records that comply wlth Sectlons 386 and 387 of the Companie5 Act 2006 and (b) preparfn8 ftnan¢lal statements whlch £￿È a true and falr vlew of the stste of affalrs of the charftsble company as at the end of each flnanclal year and of its surplus or deflclt for each flnanclal year In accordance wlth the requlrements of Sectlons 394 and 395 and which othenvlse comply wlth the requlrements of the Companles Art 2006 relatin8 to flnanclal statements, so far as appllcable to the charitable companv. The flnanclal staternents were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorlsed for Issue on 30 September 2023 and were slgned on Its behalf by: Mr M D Kllroy- Trustee The notes form part ot these flnanclal ststements Page 15 BRASS UNDS ENGLAND CASH FLOW STATEMEKr FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 313.23 31.3.22 Cash flows from op•rntln8 KIMU Cash Benerated from operatlons (74104) 8,719 Net cash (used In)Iprovlded by operatln8 artmtles (74,1 Cath 110￿ from InV•rtI￿ acthrtU•s Purthase of tan8lble fixed assets 13,432) Net cash used In Invest1￿ artlvftles 1629) 13A32) (h•ny In cash •nd cash eqthalents In th• reportlni perfod Cash and rash •qulv•lent• •t th• nTrI￿ of th• r•portln8 porfod (74.7331 5,287 188.766 183,479 C•$h and cath oqulv•l•nts at the end of the report1￿ perlod iU,033 188,766 The notes forni part of these finar￿la1 statements Pa8e 16 BRASS BANDS ENGLAND NOTES TO ThE CASH FLOW sfATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 RECONCIUATION OF NEf (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING AcllviTIES 31.3.23 31.3.22 Net (•xpenditure)nncome for the reportln8 perlod (as perthe Statement of Hnanclal Artlvltle51 AdJustm•nts for. Depre¢latlon charges Decrease/(Increasel In debtors Decrease In credltors (66,5931 65,555 12.676 30,602 (50.7891 23.217 1312(Ki) 147.853} Net ush (wed In)lpr￿ded by op•ratlon 174 104) 8.719 ANALYSIS OF (XANGES IN NEf FUNDS At 1.4.22 Cash flow At 31.3.23 Net cash Cash at bank and In hand 188,766 174.733> 174,733) 1141133 Total 188,766 174,7331 IH033 The notss forrn part of these Ilnanclal statements Page 17 BRASS BANDS ENGLAND PIOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI MARCH 2023 COMPANY sfATUS The d)arlty ts a company Ilmlted by guarantee. The members of the company are the trustees named on pJ8e l. In the event of the charlty belng wound up the Ilablllty In respect of the guarantee Is Ilmlted to £1 per member of the tharfty. The reglstered offlce address Is shown on page l. Basls of Prepar1￿ the tlmnclil slthrnents The charty eonstttutes a public beneflt entity as deflned by FRS 102. The finandal ststements have been prepared In accordance wlth Accountln8 and Reportln8 by Chirftles: Statement of Recornrnended Prnctlce appllcable to tharttles preparfn8 thelr accounts In 4¢cordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportln8 Stsndard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland Issued In October 2019, the FInanc￿l Reportlng Standard appllcable In the Unlted ￿ngdorn and RepublSc of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charltle$ Act 2011. the Companles kt 2￿6 and UK Genernlty Accepted Accountln8 Prnctl¢e. The financlal statements are prepared on a goln8 concern basls under the hlstorfcal ￿$t conventlon, modlfled to Include certaln kems at falr walue. The flnancial statements are presented In sterllng whlch Is the functlonal currency of the tharfty and rounded to the nearest pound. 518nNlcant Jud¥em•nts and •stlrnAtes No Jud8ements have been made In the proce55 of applylng the below accountln£ pollcles that have had the most si8nfflcant effect on amounts recoBnlsed In the flnanclal ststement& There are no key assumptlons concemln8 the future and other key sources ot estlrnatlon uncertalnty at the reportln8 date that have a s18nlflcant rfsk of causlng material adjustment to the ¢arryln8 amounts of assets and Ilabllltles wlthln the next flnanclal year. All In¢¢mlng resource5 are Included In the Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles (SOFA) vthen the tharlty Is legally entitled to the Income after any perforniance condltlons have been Met the amount can be measured rellably and It Is probable that the Income wlll be recelved. No amount15 Included In the financlal statements for volunteer tlme In Ilne wlth the SORP. Further detall Is glven In the Trustees. Annual Report. Income from other tradln8 acthiltles Includes Income earned from fundra151n8 events and tradlng actmtles to ra15e funds for the charlty. Income Is retelved In exchange for supptyln8 8ood5 and servlces ln order to ralse funds and is reco8n15ed when errtitlement ha5 occurred. Income from membershlp subscrfptlons 1$ recoBn15ed In the Statemeni of Financlal Actlvttles on an acuuals basls and Is spread eventy over the perlod to whlch each subscrfptlon relates. Page 18 contlnued... BRASS ￿NDs ENGLAND NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS- eontlnu•d FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES- contlnued The tharfty retelves govemrnent grants In respect of the promotlon of the prnctlce and performance of brass band rnuslc. Income from govemment and other grnnts a￿ recognlsed at falr value when the charlty has entitlement after any performance condltlon5 have been met, ￿ Is probable that the Income wlll be recelved and the Bmount can be measured rellably. If entltlement Is not met then these amounts are defeffed. For donatlon5 to be recognlsed the charfty wlll have been notffied of the arnounts and the settlement date In wrltlng. If there are conditions attached to the donatlon and thls requlres a level of perforrnance before entltlernent ¢an be obtalned then Income Is ￿ferred untll those conditlons are fully met or the fulfllment of those condftlons Is w5thln the control of the charlty and It Is probable that they wlll be fulfllled. Expendfture All expendtture is accounted for on an accruals basls and has been classlfled under headlnqs that a8gre8ate all costs related to the category. Expenditure Is rewnlsed Whe￿ there Is a legal or constructfve obligation to make payments to thlrd partles. it Is probable that the settlement will be requlred and the amount of the obllgatlon can be measured reliably. Support ¢osts allocatlon Support costs are those that asslst the work of the charlty but do not dlrectly represent dwrltable actlvltles and Include office c05ts1 governance costs, admlnlstratlve payroll costs. They are Incurred dlrectly In support of expendlture on the objects of the charity and Include project management carrled out at Headquarters. Where support costs cannot be dlreth attributed to partlcular headlngs they have been allocated to cost of ralsln8 funds and expendf(ure on charltable actlvltles on a basls conslstent with use of the resource& Fund-ralslng ￿sts are those Incurred In seeklng voluntary contrlbutlons and do not Include the costs of dlssemlnatlw Informatlon in support of the charltable attivlties. The analysls of these costs Is Included In note 7. Tanglble flxed a%ets Tan8lble fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreclatlon and attumulated Impalmient losses. Cost IndudÈs costs dlrectly attrfbutable to making the asset capable of operatinB as Intended. Depreclatlon Is provlded on all tanglble flxed assets, at rates calculated to wrlte off the cos¢ less estimated resldual value, of each asset on a systematlc basls over Its experted useful Ilfe as follows: Computer equlpment - 20% on eosE Taxatlon The charlty Is exernpt from eorporntlon tax on tts charltoblÈ actlvltles. Page 19 contlnued... BRASS W4DS ENGLAND IIOTES TO THE ANANCIAL sfATEMEKf5. coThtlnu•d FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ACCOUNTING POLiaES. eonllnu Unrestrlcted fiinds are avallable for use at the dlscretlon of the trustees IN furtherance of the 8ernrnl obJectlve5 of the tharlty and whlch have not been desl8nated for other purposes. Restrfcted funds are funds whkh are to be used In ac¢wdance wlth spedftc restrfctlons Imposed by donors or whlch have been ralsed by the tharlty for partlcular purpo￿. The cost of raisln6 and admlnlsterln8 such funds are ¢har8ed a8alnst the specffic fund. The alm and of eath restrfcted fvnd Is set out In the notes to the flnancial statement* D•btorn and cr•dltoYs r•c•lv•bl• I payabh wlthln one y•ar Debtor5 and credltors wlth no stated interest rate Ind recelvable or payable wlthlT7 one year are recorded at transactlon price. Any105ses ar15in8 from Impalrment are recognised In expendlture. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 31.3.23 31.3.22 Culture Recovery Fund grant Mernbershlp subscrlptl(v Arts Councll ETwland Other 8rants and donatlons 38.100 54532 574,909 57,551 154,755 49.417 271.954 156,917 525m2 633.IY13 or the donatlons and le8a¢les IrKome above, £192.7W (2022 - £22I755} was attrlbutable to restrlcted funds and £332,3921ZOZ2- £411.288} was attrlbutsble to unrestrlrted fund& ¢JrHER TRADING AcnvmES 31.3.23 31.3.22 BBIS commlsslon Sundry Income TFckedn8 Income 3AIOO 8￿06 17.548 5,566 5.825 25.567 29J54 36,958 All of the above Income, for both the current and prlor year, relates to unrestrlcted funds. Pa8e 20 contlnued... BRASS BANDS EN61AND IIOTES TO ThE FINANaAL sfATEMENTS- c•ndnu FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 CHARITABLE AcnviTIES com Dlrect Costs (see note 6) Support costs (see note 71 Totals Chaiitsble aCt￿lIaeS 615,446 S.S93 62&039 DIREcr cosrs OF CHARITABLE AcrivrriES 31.3.23 31.3.22 Salarles and Nl Staff expenses Other subcontractors Natlonal offlce costs Unlbrass ProJert. event and workshop costs NYBBC expense5 Collertlon charges Conference Brass Band Archlve Depreciatlon 315,561 32,720 75,793 68,270 1169 81,703 272,418 35.608 93,(Kll 81,378 44,782 L394 L975 6.761 30,136 23,217 1,686 17,053 7,81S 12.676 615.446 593.670 suppoKr COSTS Management Charttable artlvltle5 5.593 Pa8e 21 contlnued... BRASS BAND5 ENGLAPID NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEK15. ¢pntlnu•d FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 SUPPORT COSTS. tortlnued Support Costs, included In the abm, are as follows: 31.&23 Charltable attlvttles 31.3.22 Totsl actlvltles Trustees, expenses Legal and professional Independent &YJmlners fee 1.617 7,384 3,120 10,776 14Ef INCOMVIEXPENDITURE) Net Incomellexpendl￿re>I5 Stated after chary1￿(Cre0ltln8). 31.3.22 Depreclatlon- owned assets Il676 23.217 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs None of the Trustees recel¥ed any rernunerallon durln8 the current or prloryear. Eypenses amountln8 to £736 (2022: £2721 were relmbursed to 412022: 31 Trustees. Pa8e 22 contlnued... BRASS BANDS ENGLAND NOTES TO ThE FINAIICIAL STATEMENTS- coTrtlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 10. srAFF COSTS The average monthty number of employees durin8 the year was 1112022: 10). No ernployees recelved remunerdtlon of £60,CW or over durfng the current or prforyear. The total staff costs and employee benefits were as follows: 3L3.23 31.3.22 Wa8es and 5alarle5 Sodal securlty Defined contrlbutlon pen51on costs 28WI 19J64 14,707 228A59 17,803 315.562 258,902 The totsl amount of employee benefft5 recefved by key management personnel Is £64,08312022 £62,456). The Trust conslders Its key management personnel to be the Chief Executl¥e Offlcer. 11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs Computer equlpment cosr At l Aprll 2022 Addltlons 629 At 31 March 2023 875 DEPRECIATION At IAprll 2022 Char8e for year 47.840 11676 At 31 March 2023 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2023 11959 At 31 March 2022 Pa8e 23 contlnued,,. BRASS BANDS ENGLAND NOTES TO THE FINANaAL sfATEMENTS. ¢onllnu•d FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI MARCH 21riJ DEBTOR&' AMOUtirs FAWNG DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 31.&23 31.3.22 Loans recelvable Prepayments and accrued Income 15,000 23.174 46,776 38,174 68,776 CREDrroR&' AMouiif5 FAWNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 31.323 31.3.22 Soclal securlty and other taxes Other ¢redllors cruals and deferred Income 6J47 6.CD9 3,192 126,450 75A32 84862 135,651 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net TrnnsfeTS movement between In funds funds At 3L3.23 At 1.4.22 urve￿Cted fvn General fund 8&750 66W7 R•strkt•d fvnds Super Fast South Y0r￿h1re Culture Recovery Fund I The Foyle Foundatlon The Backstage Trust The Nomian Jones TNst Fe5tlval Communlty Outreach 889 15A65 30mO (14761 (4,1441 po.ow) (U,080) (1000) 413 14321 9,113 7,113 70.Y17 (512681 18W7 TOTAL FUNDS 166,593) Pa8e 24 contlnued... BRASS BANDS ENGLAND NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- contIn￿d FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 MOVEMEKf IN FUNDS- contlnued Net movement In funds, Induded In the above are as follows: Incoming resources Resources Movement expended In funds Unrestrfcted funds General fund 361.747 (376 on) {14J25) Restrktsd lunds Super Fast South York5hlre Culture Recovery Fund I Culture Recovery Fund 3 The Foyle Foundatlon The Backstage Trust The Norman Jones Trust 5¢hroder Chartty Scops Art Trust D Oyly Carte Festlval Cornmunlty Outreach (l476) (4,144) (38,1001 (30,000) (30,0801 (8,000} (5.0 (7,500) 13,000) (116,6671 (1476) (4.144) 38,100 {30.1￿) (U,080) 17.000 6,000 116,1399 192,699 (244,9671 ($2268) TOTAL FUNDS 554,446 {62¥039) {66A93) Page 25 contlnued... BIIASS 3ANDS ENGLAND Ni7fES TO THE HNANCIAL sfATEMEpifs. tontlnu•d FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI MAR(>12023 MOVEMEIIT IN FUNDS- ¢ontlnued C4Ynp•r•d￿1lQr mawm•nt In funds Net movement In funds Transfer5 between funts At 313.22 At 1.&21 Unrestrkted funth General fund 54,796 In.468 (145.514) 81750 R•sirkt•d funds Super Fast South Yorkshlre CU￿Ure Recovery Fund I Culture Recovery Fund 2 Culture Recovery Fund 3 The Foyle Foundatlon The Backsts8e Trust The Norman Jones Trust 5.365 26,581 {2.476) (96.067) 18.406) 152.157) 30,000 13,080 9.113 84,951 15,465 52,157 30.000 9,113 31,946 (106,913) 145,514 70,547 TufAL FUNDS 86.742 65￿55 152,297 Comparatlve net movement In funds, Included In the above are as follows: IncomlTr8 Resources Movement resources expended In funds Unv•slrfct•d funth General fund 41L853 {239.385) 172A68 Restrl£t•d funds Super Fast South Yorkshlre Culture Recovery Fund I Culture Recovery Fund Z Culture Rttovery Fund 3 The Foyle Foundation The Backst48e Trust The Nornian Jones TNst 12,476) (118.787) (51,542) 114L056) 12,476) {96.067) {8,406) (52,157) 30,1](KJ 2Ino 43.136 88.899 30,Otxi 17,0 56,393 13,920) 147,280} 9,113 258,148 (365,061) 1106,913) TOTAL FUNDS 670,￿1 (604,446) 65,555 Pa8e 26 ntlnued... BRASS BANDS ENGLAND NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMErirs- contlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contlnued Fund des¢rfptlons Restrkted funds The Income fvrKls of the .charitable company Include restrlcted funds ¢omprisln8 the folbjwlng unexpended balances of grants held on trust to be applled for specific purposes. Durin8 the year the charlty used £2.476 (2022., £2,476) of the Super Fasr South Yorkshlre re5trfcted fund balance a8alnst the depreclatlon of the capltallsed webslte Costs Included In flxed assets. Duri￿ the year the charfty recelved £38.100 (2022: £154,755) of restrfcted fundlng relat1￿ to the Cultural Recovery Fund, spent on charltable expendlture. Durfn8 the year. the charlty recelved £6,(KK) {2022: £20,000) from The Norman Jones Trust. £8,OCKI In totsl has been spent agalnst charltable expendlture and then rest carried forward to be Spent next year. The charity also recelved £17,000 (2022: £17,000) from The Backsts8e Trust. The amount unspent from the prioryear and the new fundin8 wasall spent durlng the year on charftable expenditure. Also recelved during the year for the Brass Foundations project was £5,000 from the Schroder Charlty, £7.50D from the Scop5 Art Trust and £3,OCM) from D Oyly Carte. whlch are new fundln8 areas thls year. All of these amounts were spent durfn8 the year on charltable expendlture. 15. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES Durln8 the year, an Interest free loan has ljeen 8rarted to BBE Events Umlted. Mr M D Kllroy, Mr N C Slevens and M5 M Bedford, trustees of Brass Bands England, are a150 dlrectors of BBE Events Umlted. At 31 March 2023, £15,(KJO12022: £22.IKIO) was due to the company. I& DEFERRED INCOME The followln8 amounts are included In credrtors fallln8 due wfchln or* year; 2023 2022 Balance at l April Amount released to Incornlng resources Amount deferred In the year 59.537 (59,537) 43A52 110,495 {110.495) 59,537 Balance at 31 March 43.852 59,537 Page 27 BRASS BANDS ENGLAND DETAILED STATEMEpif OF ANANCIAL AcnvmES FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 PaARCH 2023 31.3.23 31.3.22 INCOME AND ENI>OWMEiirs Culture Recovery Fund 8rant Member5hlp sub5crfptlo Arts Councll En8land Other grnnts and donatlons 154,755 49,417 27L954 156.917 54532 374909 57.551 525,092 633,043 Other trd&Yng a¢tMtI BBIS commlssIoTr Sundry In￿rne Tlcketlng In￿me 5,566 5.825 25,567 17,548 36.958 Totil In¢omln¥ r•sour￿% 670,CQI EXPENDrruRE Charftabl• artlvltl•s 5alarle$ and Nl Staff expenses Other subcontractors Natlonal office costs Unlbrass Project, event and workshop costs NYBBC expense5 Collectkjn charles Conference Brass Band Arch Depreclatlon of tarvdlble fixed assets 315.%1 ¥720 75,793 68270 1169 81.703 272AI8 35,608 93,CQl 8L378 L975 6.761 30,136 23,217 17.053 1￿15 11676 615W6 593,670 support Mlts Thls page does not forni part of the statutory financlal statements Pa8e 28 BRASS UNDS ENGLAND TAILED STATEMEpif OF FINANCIAL AcrNmES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 31.3.23 31,3.22 Supportcosts Manazement Trurtees, expenses Legal and profe551onal Independent examiners fee 272 7.384 3,120 L617 5.593 10,776 Total resources expended 621039 Net {exp•ndlture)Ilncom• (66.593} 65.555 Thls page does not fom) part of the ststutory financlal statements Pa8e 29