SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
REGISTERED CHARITY No: 1163475
COMPANY No.. CE004641
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEhlBER 2024

SIDMoiJfH TOWN BAND
IND
Trustees, Report
Independent examlnews report
Statement of financial a¢tivities
Summary of income
Summary of expenditure
Balance sheet
Notes to the Accounts
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SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The Iru$tees present their annual report wllh the a¢wunts of the Company for the year
ended 310ecember 2024.
REFERENCE AND ADPJtISlSTRATION DETAILS
Sidmouth Town Band is a charitable incorporated organisats'on and Is a regislered
charity.
The Charity Commission registration number is 1163475 and the company registration
number is CE004641 registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office..
The LolL Unit 11, Hunthay Business Park,
minster,Devon EX13 5RJ
Independent Examiner.
Mark Rose, Mark Rose Accountsncy,
Foresters Ha51, 6 High Street, Long Sutton.
Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 9DB
The trustees in office during the year were..
Fiona Harvey
Adrian Harris
Esther Harbour
All trustses are members of the band committee.

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Slructure, Govomance and Management
Sidmouth Town Bands govemSng document is the constitution. The band is as a charitab￿ Incorporated
Organisatton and Registered Charity.
Overall responsibilty lies with the Trustees. The management of the band ts the responsibility of the band
committee, which detemiines strategy and policies and takes major d￿lsions. The band committee is rnade
up of the Trustees and up to 6 other members of the band.
Twstees are sèlected by the band committee. The￿ is no maxirnum temi for how long someone may remain
a trustee.
The trustees and committee keep the variou8 Follcies and procedure8 on risk assessment and health and
safety updated.
Objfctivgs and Actlvltles
To advance the education of the public in the United ￿'ngdoM In the art and sclence of British Brass Band
Music through the provision of publlc band concerts, recitals, training in brass band music and to participate in
competitsons in lh8 furtherance of the musicianship of the band.
To achieve Ihe objects the organisation operates a Bras5 Band, Training Band and Academy Band who
perform concerts, recitals and participate in Brass Band competrtions.

SIDPJIOUTH TOWN BAND
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEfiiBER 2024
Achrevements and Perfomianc8
The band continues to provide a season of summer concerts from May to September. which are free to
attend. The band perfomis at various civic events Ihroughoul the year including the annual remembrance
paTade and also provide Christmas carolling In and around Sidmouth. There are also a number of brass
band Concerts performed in the Manor Pavillion Sidmouth throughout the year.
The band continues to compete in brass band competitions with the aim of developing and improving its
playing.
The band continues to offer free tuition and provision of instruments lo children and adults through its
Acaderny and Training Bands. The Academy and Training Band have continued to grow and develop
throughout the year both groups have given several public performances during the year.
The trustees, strategy has due regard to the guidance published by the charity ¢ommission on public
benefit

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Financial Revl
The band continues to be able to raise sufficient funds to enable it to renew instruments as required and to
continue to expand the band's library of brass band muslc. The band is especially thankftjl to all those who
support It and in particular to all members of the Friends of Sidmouth Town band and the Town of
Sidmouth.
Reserve8 and reserv8s poliey
The band retains reserves to enable instruments, music and other essential equipment to be replaces as
necessary.
There are no funds in deficit
Plans for future perlod8
The band continues to develop in its promotion of brass band music through concert and GOmP8tttion8.
Resources are being used to Increase the support of the Training and Academy bands.
The above report has been prepared in xcordance with the provisions In Part 16 of the Companies Act
20C6 applicable to companles subject to the small companies regime.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees and Committee.
Adrian Harris
Fiona Harvey
Approved by the Trustees and Committee on 7 October 2025

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
I report on the acc(xJnls of ihe company Ihe 31 December 2024 whith are set ¢yth ¢)ft PèJ6s 6 to
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Respectlve responsiNllties of trustees al￿ &x3mlnèr
The trustees Iwh¢ are ako dire¢lors of the cx)mpany for IhÈ pwrM)ses of tompany ￿wI are responsible for
the preparat￿￿ of accounts. The Ilusiees CW6Kter Ihai an audit i% nol requirsl fw Ihi4 ￿8[ uThJer sect
144121 of the CharilEs Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Acti aTrJ thai ￿ independent examinalv)n ￿ need&Y. l am qualir
undertake the exam1nali(￿ by beirvJ a qu￿ffied memt*r of the Ass(¥iat*)n ol Chartered Cerbfied
Accountanls.
Having satisfied that the charty is not tAJbiea to an aud* company l** efi9b￿ for
independent e¥aminakn. 51 i8 my ￿S￿r￿￿lty1O.'
examine th8 accwnts uTrJtr Sect￿ 145 ofthe 2011 Ad..
folknw Ihe proceduies LqMI do%￿ in the pneral ￿reCt￿ gwen by Ihe Charity Cemmi%v)n lunder section
14515llbl of Ihe 2011 Act. as amenthdl," and
slate whether particu￿￿ mallets have tr￿￿ tr) myal1￿1￿.
Basis of independent examlnerf5 report
Kly ex3minalvJn was Ca￿￿d tyJl ￿ aC£c*dar￿e wilh ge￿ra1 ￿e£lL¥￿ gnien by the Chatty CornMi￿￿. An
examin81ion includes a rewew of Ihtr accouniww records kepi by the tharity and a (￿mpaWn of Ihe a¢¢ounis
presenied wlh those re￿rds. 11 also illdudes ¢onsiderabon of anyunu5uJ Ileffts or dis¢b)sures in the ￿OUnt$,
8nd seeking explanal￿nS from you as trustees C￿C￿rn￿)￿ any matters. The procedures underiaken do
nol provKle all the evhJ8nce that te required in arb audil. afKI corLs8wnty rKJ O￿n￿)n is gnien as lo
whether aceounls pr8senl a Irue and farf view 8Th1 reK¥M i5 linited k> fvse rnatters sa oul in Ihe
slalemeni below.
Independent examinerfs stat8meni
In conneclion with myeXatn￿3ts0n. rK) matter has c(XTt to myatteTr1w￿.'
111 whKh gives me reasonab￿ causé lo iE&6ve that in wrnaleri* res￿1, Ihe reqwérnent&'
la keep ac(x)unt￿l9 racords in accordance wth Sec￿￿ 386 Ollhe Cwripanlès ArA 2￿. and
lo prepare accounts wl#ch *C￿rd wth the acrA)unting records. compty the a¢xx)unii)y requiremenis of
sect￿￿$ 394 and 395 of the Comp¥r4es Act 2W6 and with Ihe and of the A¢counling and
Reporting by Chaiilies.. Sl8iemenl of Recommend&Y Pract￿￿ ap￿￿at￿e lo thaiities wepamg their accounts
In accordance with Ihe Finan(#al Reporting Slandard aprA￿ab￿ in Ihe UK and Republ￿ of IreLqnd IFRS 1021
have nol been mèt", or
121 io which, in my opin￿. attent￿ shwkl tr* wi order lo ￿at48 a woper uni*rsi•￿i of the aC￿￿nIS
lo be reached.
Sbned.....
Da￿.. I￿.
io
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Mark Rose
Felkw of Ins1th￿ of Financial ACC￿j￿tarnts
Foreskrs Hall
6 High Stre81
Long Sutton
Spalding
Lincdnshire
PE12 gDB

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 21)24
2024
Total
2023
Total
Restrkted Unrnstrictsd
Incorne and end¢)wments {page 9}
43,027
43,027
44,848
Expendlture
{pag8 101
37,450
37,450
Net Income l {expenditure)
5,577
5,577
9,516
Funds brought forward 1 November 2023
87.787
Transfer b8then funds
Fund8 cathèd forward 31 O¢tob?r 2024
93.364
93,364
Contlnulng op•ratlon•
All inGomo and expendmure ha8 arf88n from contlnulng a¢tivitle8.

SIDMOiITH TOWN BAND
SUMMARY OF INCOME
YEAR ENDED 31 WTOBER 2024
2024
Total R06trlctpd Unrg•trl¢t8d
R8strfct8d Unrestrfc¢gd
Total
Donat10￿ and ieg4cJ•s
Donaticns 8nd glfts
Gifta
Legacws
Grants (s￿MoUth Town Counclll
9,605
2,684
12,146
2,642
12,146
2,642
2,500
14.789
5.500
20,288
14,789
2D.288
Othertrading a¢iivltl•s
FundraL8lng events
L&tOng H?11
8,107
8.107
8,646
8.107
Income from charitable athltles
Income from conc¢rt¥
Sale of Marchandlse
19.883
19,683
15,207
1S,207
19,883
19,683
15207
15,207
Investment income
Bank interest
448
707
707
448
707
707
Total Income
43,027
43,027
44,848

SINIOUTH TOWN BANO
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2024
Total R••trtcted Unmtricied
2023
Total
Rostrkted Unrn•trlct•d
EXP￿dItuTe on rnl•lng fund*
Fundra181ng •v•nts
Expgndlture on ch•rllablg aetMII
Expons•s
Equipm•nt
Mu8lc
In$trum8nt Depr•ciabDn
Unlform8 and Clolhlnq
Insurance
Conc•rt Exptnaè
Contest and A￿0cl￿on Co•t•
Prfnlng and Station•ry
Web¥lte and Agency
Olher Colts
Aeadamy Cost•
3,4C
513
859
7,185
3,4
513
3,400
1,802
625
6.305
140
750
3.4C(I
1.802
825
6,305
140
750
1,832
1,978
7.165
728
2,582
2.057
156
728
2,057
156
1,978
617
1,987
512
6,007
S,869
1.839
617
1,967
512
8.007
6.689
1.839
20
3,727
8,399
4,968
1,995
8,399
4,ge8
1,995
Cl•anlno malnt•nanc•
uttl￿e¥
37 450 37 450
T¢)t•l •xpondltur•
All •xp•ndltsr• l• ft>rthg charltsbl• actMtl•• of 81dmouth Town Band,

SIDhlOUTH TOWN BAND
BALANCE SHEET
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2024
2023
Flxed assets
Tangible assets
34,347
28,613
Current assets
Debtors
Cash al bank and in hand
3,956
60,766
64,722
4,564
55,024
59,588
Craditors: amounts falling duo
within one year
5,705
414
Net current as50ts
59,017
Tolal assets le88 current liabllltl88
93,364
87.787
Creditors: amounts falling duo
after more than one year
Net a88ets
93,364
87,787
Funds
Unrestricted
Restrtcted
93,364
87,787
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93.364
87.787
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to 8xemptson from the requlrement to obtain an audit
under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
Members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordan¢e with section 476 of the Act
The Trustees acknO￿edge their respjnsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act
2006 with respect to accounting re¢ord8 and the preparation of accounts.
The a¢¢ounts have been prepared in acGordan¢e with the provisions in appll¢able to small companEs
subject to the small companies re9ime and in accordance with FRS 102 SORP.
Signed on behalf of
the trustees
Adrian Harris
Fiona Harvey
Approved by the Trustees and Committee on 7 October 2025

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
NOTES TO THE Accouprfs FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1. Statutory Infomiatlon
Sidrnouth Town Band is 8 regISte￿d charity and a Charitable Incorporated Organisation . The
registered offi¢e is The Loft Hunthay Business Park . Axminster, Devon EK13 5RJ. The natur8
of the chaTitable company's operations and activttieg is disclosed ￿thin the Report of the
Trustees.
The financial $tatem&nts are presented in Sterling 1£), the company's functional currency, and
rounded to the nearest pound.
The signrThcant accounting pollcies applied in the preparation of these finanoial statements are
sel out below. These policies have been consistenuy applied to all years presented unless
otherwise staled.
2. A¢¢ounting Pollcles
(a) Basis of preparing the Ilnanclal statemonts
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public tenefit entty under FRS
102, have been prepared in accordance wth the Charities SORP {FRS 1021 'Accounting and
Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charibes preparing
their accounts in accordan¢e with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 2015),, FirFancial Reporbng Standard 102
'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the
Companies Act 2006. The ffnancial statements have been prepared under the histOTical cost
convention. Sidmouth Town Band meets the definition of a public benefit entity as demonstrated
wilhin the Report of the Trustees. There have been no material departures from Financial
Reporttng Standard 102.
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SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2. Aceountlng Pollcle8 (cont.)
Tangiblo lixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation lo date. DepreciatKtrn is calculated
to write off the cost over their effective useful lives using the straight line basis.
Instruments owned prior to 2012 written off over 10 years
Instruments purchased after 2012 written off over 15 years
{b)
Income
Voluntary income including donations, gifts and legacies is recognised %then there is entitiemenl,
certainty of receipt. and when the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. Income frorn
hari
ble activities is recognised when earned. and grant income when any associated conditi'ons
have
een satisfied.
Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised when a liability is incurred. Costs of generating funds are Ihose incurred
in attraGling voluntary income. Charitable activities include expendlture associated with running the
Mill site. Support costs are those costs which, whilst necessary to deliver an actNity, do not
themselves produce or constitute the output of the charitsble activity. Support costs include
Goveman¢e costs which are incurred in the governance of the charity and comptying with statutory
and constitutional requirements.
(d)
Fund accounung
Unrestricted fvnds can be used in accordance wlth Ihe charitable objectives at the discretion of the
trustees.
Restricted funds can onty be used for parbcular restricbj purposes within the objects of the
charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are ralsed for particular
resliicted purposes.
Debtors
Trade debtors and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade
dSscounls offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
(fj
Creditors
Creditors are recognised where the charyty has a present obligalion resulting from a past event
that will probably result in the Iransfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the
obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are nomalty recognised at their
settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
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SIDMOUTh TOWN BAND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2024
TruBtWB' remuner•llon and benefits
No tru8t¢e r•￿1V•d any r8mun8rallon or beneffl durlng IhB year 12023- £nlll.
Slaff C(*ts
2024
2023
W¥es and S8larfe8
Social security costs
2024
202J
Averngo monthty numb•r olemploy
T•nglbl• Flxgd A•••t•
Instrumenti
Total
Al 1 J4nuory 2tr23
AddIt￿n9/(dlspOI8￿I
At 31 DK•mb•r 2024
72,753
12.900
72,753
DvpTvdH¢ton
At 1 January 2023
ChHrg• for thg ygar
AI 31 D•cgmhr 2024
44,141
44.141
51308
N•t book v41u•
At 1 Jinuiry 2023
At 310•¢￿ber 2024
34,347
34.347
• Debtor•
2024
2023
Tr￿e d•btor8
Pr•p•ymfrntS and •ccru8d Incomg
Oth•r d•btern
423
3,833
3,958 £
4,584
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## **SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 


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2024 2023<br>£ £<br>Trade creditors 4,783<br>Accruals and deferred income 922 414<br>£            5,705 £        414<br>8. Creditors: amounts falling due after one year<br>Other creditors £                    - £             -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **9. Charity  Funds** 

|Unrestricted fund|Balance<br>Incoming<br>Outgoing Transfers<br>Balance<br>1.01.23<br>Resources Resources<br>31.12.24<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>87,787<br>43,027<br>37,450<br>93,364<br>87,787<br>43,027<br>37,450<br>-<br>93,364|
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## **10. Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|Unrestricted funds|Net<br>Fixed assets<br>Current assets<br>£<br>£<br>34,347<br>59,017<br>34,347<br>59,017|Total<br>£<br>93,364<br>93,364|
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