HEPWORTH
BAND
EST. 1882
The Hepworth Silver Prize Band
Registered Charity No. 1161654
Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts
for the period
1 February 2023 to 31 January 2024

Objectives and activities
Purpos88 of the Charity
The Charity's objectives are to maintain the traditions of brass band nwsic; to develop, promote
and improve the art and culture of music in all genres to people of all ages" and to advance the
education of children and young people lo enable them to appr8cAte, leam, and participate in
brass band music making.
Activities
The Band perfO￿S as a traditional British brass band. Its activities include concerts. both self-
promoted and for which the band is engaged; performance in competitions; video and CD
recordings.
It also takes part in signfficant local events such as Hepworth Feast and the Holme Valley
Remembrance Day service.
Some concert performances are fundraising events for other Ch￿ities.
Publlc boneflt
The Charity and its tnjstees take care to conforn with the Charity Commission's guldanc8 on
wblic benefrt requirements as set out in PB1 and PB2.
Volunteer8
The trustees, managemenl committee and Ihe players undertake their respectlve roles without
any financial compensation.
Achievements and perforniance
Concerts and •ngagoment8
The band staged and promoted an annual series of concerts at venues in and around the Holme
Valley including A New Year Celebration Concert. A Mother's Day Concert (which helped to raise
funds for the Holmbridge Church Organ Appear), a concert for Holmfirth Arts Festival and Ihe
band's popular Christmas concert.
The concerts were well supported, and the series was very well receNed by local communty.
The band perforn￿d a lolnt concert in Huddersfield Town Hall with New Mill Male Voice Choir and
Denby Dale Ladies, Choir, and performed at Ihe annual charity fundraising concert in Yeadon
Town Hall for Aireborough Rotary Club. It took part in traditional H8PWOrth Feast celebrations;
represented the vlllage of New Herrington at Dutham Miners Gala, and took part in the Holme
Valley Service of Remembrance.
The band also played carols for the Hepworth village Christmas service, and at the Christmas Eve
slng in the village centre, as well as carolling in villages throughout th8 valley over the month of
December.
Contests
Hepworth competed at the Yorkshire Regional ChaThpionships. the Spring Brass Band Festival,
the British Open Brass Band Championships and the Scottish Open Championships as well as
the summer season of march C￿teSts including the famous Whit Friday march contests.

The band enjoyed notable contest success finishing runner up at the Spring Festival and Scottish
Open and taking prizes at a number of local march contests.
Financial Review
The chaiity's income is derived from a cort>ination of n collections. donations from corporate
friends and public benefactors, lili fundraislng events. (ii)I grants and (iv) licket and CD sales at
concerts and other events. Care is taken that ticket prices are set at affordable levels.
Unrestrict8d income is spent on day-to-day tunning of the band, music director fees, staging and
pronM)ting the band's annual concert series, instrurTW)t repair and replacement, upkeep of
unrforms and purchase of new music.
Christmas collections around tocal villages fonn a large part of the fvndraising activiti8s, and at
Chrlstmas 2023 we raisod in excess of £4,(KK) towards the ongolng running costs.
Grants were recelved from On8 Communty Foundation and Holme Valley Partsh Council which
enabled the stsrt of worf(s to refurbish the ground floor of the bandroom buikling. A grant from
One Communty Foundalion Longl8y Fann Fund will help support the band's "Music in the Holme
Valley" 2024 concert series.
The charFty does not have an official reserves policy. However. the trustees are satisfied that the
band has sufficient unrestrfcted funds to meet any unexpected expendrture over th8 next 12
months.
Structure. Govwnance and Management
Address
Hepworth Band, Dobroyd Mills, H8PWOrth Road, Jackson Bridge, Holmfirth HD9 1 Er.
Trustee8 who manage the charfty
John Green, chaiM￿n
Jonathan Armltage, secretary
Matthew Tlnker, treasurer
Yvonne Embury, band manager
Graham Goldthorpe
Cu8todlan trustees
Stephen Lindley, Stephen Flobinson. David Clegg
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Th6 Charity is an Unincorporated Association govemed by Constltution adopted on 2 February
2015 as amended on 12 May 2015 as amended on 16 November 2015. The trustees are elected
by the Charty in Annual General Meeting.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
John Gre￿. Chainron" Jonathan R. Annitage, Secretary

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INDEPENDENf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
HEPWOlml BAND
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 January 2024.
The Hepworth Band trustees are responsible for the prepatstion of the accounts. The
t￿￿teeS consider that audits are not required for their rcspective accounts for this
year under section 144(2) of the Charities Art 2011 (the 2011 Acc) and have elected
for their accounts to be independently examiaed.
It is my reSponsi￿111ty to:
a) Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Actr, and
b) To follow the procedures laid down in the Gener￿ Directions given by the
Chariry ConUni￿onerS
c) To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basts of Independent Examkn￿s Statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by
the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records
kept by the Hepworth Band and a comparison of the accounts presented to those
records. It a]so includes consideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the
accounts. and seeking explanations from the Trustees concerning any such matters.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in
a full audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present
a "true and fair vierf and the repon is limited to those mattets set out in the
statement below.
Independent F￿nIn￿$ Statement
In connertion with my examination, no matters have come to my attention:
l) which give rne reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirernents:
a) to keep accountin8 records in accordan￿ with section 130 of the 2011 Act
b) to prepare accounrs which accord with the accounring records and comply
with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met: or
2) to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in ordei to enable a proper
understanding of the attounts to be reach
Graham C M Latham
27 White Wells Gardens
Date:
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