SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
REGISTERED CHARITY No: 1163475
COMPANY No.. CE004641
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
INDEX
Trustees, Report
Independent examinerfs report
Statement of financial activities
Summary of income
Summary of expenditu
Balance sheet
Notes to the Accounts
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SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
The trustees present their annual report with the accounts of the Company for the year
ended 31 December 2025.
REFERENCE AND ADMISISTRATION DETAILS
Sidmoulh Town Band is a chaTitable incorporated organisatson and is a registered
charity.
The Charity Commission registration number is 1163475 and Ihe company registration
nUm￿eT is CE004641 registered in England and Wales.
Registered Offi¢e'.
The Loft, Unit 11, Hunlhay Business Park,
Axminster,Devon EX13 5RJ
Independent Examiner..
Mark Rose, Mark Rose A¢¢ountan¢y,
Foresters Hall. 6 High Street. Long Sutton,
Spalding, Lincolnshire. PE12 9DB
The trustees in offte during the year were..
FK)na Harvey
Adrian Harris
Esther Harbour
Al trustees are memters of the band committee.

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE
YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Structur•. Governance and Management
Sidmouth Town 8ands goveming document is the ¢on$titution. The band 1$ a$ a Charrtabl¢ Incorporated
Organisation and Registered Charity.
Overall responsibility lies with the TTU5tees. The management of the band is the responsibility of the band
committee. which detemiines strategy and policies and takes major decisions. The band committee is made
up of the Trustees and up lo 6 other members of the band.
Trustees are selected by the band committee. There is no maximum te￿n for how long someone may remain
a trustee.
The trustees and Committee keep the various poli¢ies and pro¢edures on risk assessment and health and
safety updaled.
Objo¢tivo8 and A¢liviti
To advance the edUcat￿n of the public in the United Kingdom in the art and Scler￿ of British Brass Band
Music through the provision of public band concerts, recitals, training in brass band music and to participate in
compelitions in Ihe furtherance of the musicianship of the band.
To achieve the objects the organi$ab'on ¢)perates a Brass Band, Training Band and Ac&Jemy Band who
perform concerts. recrtals and participate in Brass Band competitsons.

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Achl•v•monts and Perfomiance
The band continues lo provide a season of summer concerts from May to September. which are free to
attend. The band perfoms at various civic events throughout the year including the annual remembrance
parade and also provide Christmas carolling in and around Sidmoulh. The￿ are also a number of brass
band ¢oncerts performed in the Manor Pavillion Sidmouth throughoul the year.
The band continues to compete in brass band competitions with the aim of developing and improving its
playing.
The band continues lo offer free tuition and provision of instrltmenls to children and adults through its
Academy and Training Bands. The Academy and Training Band have conbnued to grow and develop
Ihroughout 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 commission on public
benefit.

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Flnanclal Rtvlew
The band continues to be able lo raise sufficient funds to enable it lo renew instruments as required and to
continue lo expand the band's library of brass band music. The band Is especially thankfvl to all those who
support il and in particular to all members of the Friends of Sidrnouth Town band and the Town of
Sidmouth.
Reserves and reserves polky
The band retains reservès lo enable instruments, music and other essential equipment to be replaced as
necessary.
There are no funds in deficit
Plan8 for future peri¢)ds
The band continues to develop in its promotion of brass band music through concert and compeb'tions.
Resources are being used to Increase the support of the Training and Academy bands.
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the provisK)ns in Part 15 of the Companies Act
2006 applicable to companEs subject lo the small compan*s re9ime.
Signed on behalf of the Tnjslees and Committee.
afvvJla
Adrian Harri5
Fiona Harvey
Approved by the Trustees and Committee on
30 June 2026

SIDMOUTH TOl&VN BAND
INDEPENDENT exAMINeR'S RepoRT TO THE TRUSTEES
I report on Ihe accounts ol Ihe urnpany for Ihe year en￿ 31 De(xmbèr 2025 whth ar& sei oul ￿ pages 6 10
Respective re5ponsibilitie$ ol twsiees and exam4ner
The ITuslees Iwho are aL80 the direclus ol Ihe ccrfnpany for Ihe purposes of company l*vl are reswnsble for
Ihe preparat￿n of the accwnts. The I￿￿teeS crJn5kler Ihal an authi i% ￿1 requred for thi% year under sect￿n
144121 of Ihe Charities Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Acti and th* an independent exam*plk)n is needed. l am qualified
lo underfake Ihe examinalon by bew a quaSftl mernberof the I￿ti￿rte of Financial Accountants.
Havi￿ sa115fied myself thai Ihe chaity Th)t subjec¢ to an aJ(*t UrNI￿ rAxnpany L8w and el￿1bhe for
independenl examinat￿n. il ks my resrxirkwbW Io".
&X8mir* Ihe 8¢cwnts ￿￿er 5ectl￿ 145 oftht 2011 A
follow the procedures down in the general oirec1￿M8 9wI by ihe Charity G)mmIssh￿ (under seclK)n
1451Sllbl of the 2011 Act. as amended).. and
siaie wh&Lher paflicular maitsrs have come lo myallenlK)n.
8asis of independent examintrrfs repwt
My exarnin81vJn was carl￿d aut in accordance with 98neral DYedh)r6 gNen by the Charity Commi%sh)n. Ar*
examination includes a rew8w of aceounbro records kept by Ihts eharity and a compar150n of the a￿A)Unts
presented wlth those rec(wds. It aso indudes t￿S￿l81￿)n of any unusual items or d6¢h)sures in the accounts,
arKI seeking explanat￿rts Irom you as Imslees concern￿9 any such matters. The pr(Kedures und6rf8ken do
noi provide all the ewdence Ihal I￿Uld ￿ required in an audil. and consequently no wnk)n is grven as 10
whether the aeo)unis preseni a Irue and fa* vthv and the 6 linrted &) rnalleAs sel oul Ihe
siaiemenl below
Independerbt exarninerfs statement
In conneclion wlh tny trX8minalion. rrt) matter has corneto my8ttenlh)n-.
111 which gives me reasonable cause to believe thai in any maleri* resp￿1. Ih8 rewirements..
lo keep acrA)uniing records in ac¢ordanr* with serAww 386 01 the CrAnpan*s Act 2W6.' and
lo pre￿[8 a¢¢ounts whrh ac&Yd wlh Ihe ac¢tyJnikw records. (*mpty knith the aCcCA￿ting r￿UIreMents of
Sections 394 and 395 of the Compan*s Ad 2L￿8 and wth Ihe meiiKxts and prin￿￿e$ of the Accounting and
Reporting by Charit￿S. siatemeni of Recomrnended Praclie applicat4e to cha11t￿$ preparing iheir accA>￿t8
in accordance wih the Fnanci* Rep(xting siarthrd in Ihe UK 8ThJ ReputrA￿ of IreL4nd IFRS 1021
have nol bB&n mei: ly
121 lo Wh￿h. in my ry)inion. attention shDuhJ ordeT a prO￿r of Ihe accounts
lo be rta¢h8d.
Dai8'.
2Z
Mark Ros&
Fellow of Inslilule ol Financièl Attountants
Foresters Hall
6 High sireel
Long Suiion
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE129D8

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
2025
Total
2024
Total
Restrictèd UTrrnstrictod
Income and endowments Ipage 7)
37,500
46,019
83,519
43,027
Expendrture
Ipage 8)
46,464
46,464
37,450
Nel Income I lexpenditurel
37,500
1445}
37,055
5,577
Funds brought forward 1 January 2025
93 364
93.364
87,787
Transfer bohveen funds
{27,399)
27,399
Funds carried lo￿ard 31 December 2025
10,101
120,318
130,419
93,364
Contlnuing opèration#
All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing adivits'es.

SIDIAOUTH TOWN FAND
SUMMARY OF INCOME
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2026
2025
TO￿ ROSt￿¢t¢￿ Unrgstrfc¢•d
2024
Total
R•strktgd Unr•strf¢t•d
Donatlons and W¢1
DonstiDns and gifts
37,5QO
14.049
2.847
51.549
2.647
9.805
2.664
9.605
LegacAes
Grants Isidrnoulh Town Council)
2.500
14.789
37.500
19.196
56.898
14.789
ot￿r trading activ115e5
Fundrai%ing events
Letty"ng Ha
9.017
9.017
9.017
9.017
8.107
8.107
8.107
8.107
In¢om• Irom eharitablo a￿l¥ltieS
Incorng from wnc¢rts
sa￿ of Merchandise
17.409
17,409
19.683
19,683
17.409
17.409
19.683
19,683
Inv•stm•nt Income
Bank inieffjst
397
397
448
397
397
448
Total In¢om•
46.019
83.519
43.027
43.027

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2028
2026
Total R•S¢r1¢t￿ Unr•strlct•d
2024
T¢)t41
R•8trlctsd UArg$1ri¢1od
Exp¢nditure on r•l•lno fund•
Fundraising events
Expgndltyre on ¢horttablg athhlo$
Expenses
Equipment
Music
Instrurnnt 08preciation
Unrforms and Clothing
Insurance
Concert Expenses
Contast and A58ociation Co$t¥
Printing and Statsorery
Websrte and Agency
Other Costs
Academy C05t5
L883e
Ckaning and maintenance
3,400 3,4
3,4
513
859
7,165
513
859
7,165
932
8.992
932
8,992
2.038
726
2,582
2.057
726
2,582
2.057
3,761
3.119
3,761
3.119
534
16
4,396
8.776
4,552
2,927
883
20
3,727
8.399
4,968
1,995
16
20
3,727
8.399
4,3
8.776
4,552
2,927
1,995
37,450
37.450
Tol319x￿ndknre
46,464 46.464
37.450
37.450
All 9X￿nd￿lUT01& mad• for th• charltabl• a￿1¥111￿ of Sidmouth Town BAnd.

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
BALANCE SHEET
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Notes
2025
2024
Flxed assets
Tangible assets
52,753
34,347
Gurrent ass•ts
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
6,323
74,600
80,923
3,956
60,766
64,722
Creditors: amounts falllng due
within one year
3,257
5,705
Net current a88ets
77,666
59,017
Total assets less ¢urront Ilabllltl88
130,419
93,364
Creditorn". amounts falllng due
after more than one year
Net assets
130,419
93,364
Funds
Unrestricted
Restncted
10,101
120,318
93,364
10
130,419
93,364
The diwtors are satisfied that the company is ent￿ed to exemption from Ihe ￿qUirement to obtain an audit
under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
Members have not required the ¢ompany to obtsin an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Acl.
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilits'es for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act
2006 with respect to accountin9 records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in applicable to small companies
subject to the small companies regime and in accordance wilh FRS 102 SORP.
S￿ned on behalf of
the trustees
Adrian Harri5
Fiona Harvey
Approved by the Trustees and Committee on
30 June 2026

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1. Slatulory Information
Sidmouth Town Band 15 a registered charity and a Charitable Incorporated Organisation . The
registered office is The Loft Hunthay Business Park , Axminster, Devon EX13 SRJ. The nature
of the charrtable company's operats'ons and actwilies is disclosed wthin the Report of the
Trustees.
The financial Statements are presented in Sterling 1£), the company's functional currency, and
rounded to the nearest pound.
The signfficant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are
set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless
othetwise staled.
2. Accounting Policies
(al Basls of pr•paring Ihe flnanclal staternents
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS
102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charits'es SORP {FRS 1021 'Accounting and
Reporting by Charitie5.' Statement of Re¢ommentJeé Practice applicable to ¢haribes preparing
their accounts in accordance wlh the Financial Reporbng Stsndard applicable in the UK and
RepublK of Ireland IFRS 1021 {effeclive 1 January 20151,, Financial Reporting Standard 102
The Financial Rèporb"ng Standard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland, and the
Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost
convention. Sidmouth Town Band meets the definition of a public tenefit entty as demonstrated
within the Report of the Trustees. There have been no materh81 departures from Financk31
Reporbng Standard 102
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SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
2. Accountlng Polici￿ (¢ont.I
(a)
Tangible flx•d a¥sets are staled at cost less depreciation to dale. Depreciation is calGuL3ted
to write off the cost over their effective useful Iwes using the $traighl line basis.
Instruments owned prior lo 2012 written off over 10 years
Instruments purchased after 2012 written off over 15 years
{bl
Income
Voluntary income including donations, gifts and legac￿ is recognised when there is enlttlemenl.
certainty of receipt. and when the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. Income from
charitable activities is recognised when earned, and grant in¢ome when any associated eondition$
have been satisfied.
(c)
Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised when a liability is incurred. Costs of generating funds are those incurred
in attra¢ling voluntary income. Charilable activities include expendrture associated with running the
Mill sile. Support costs are those costs which. whilst necessary lo deliver an actNity, do not
themsefves produce OT constitute the oulpul of the charitable activity. Support costs include
Governance costs which are incurred in the governance of the charity and complying with slatulory
and constitutional requirements.
(d)
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance wlh the Charitab￿ objectives al the discretion of the
trustees.
Restn"eled fund$ only be used for particular restr￿ed purposes wthin the objects of the
harity- Restrictions arise when specrfied by the donor or when funds are raised for particular
stricted purposes.
(•)
Debtors
Trade debtors and other debtors are recognised at the $ettlemenl amount due after any trade
discounts offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts dLbe.
Croditors
Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event
that wll probably result in the transfer of funds lo a third paty and the amount due lo settle the
obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their
selllement amount after allowing for any trade discount$ due.

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Trustoe8' r•muneraUon and beneflts
No trustee recewed any remuneration or ben8frt during the year 12024- £nill.
Staff Costs
202S
2024
Wages and Salaries
Social secunty costs
2025
2024
Average rnonthW number of employees
Tanglble FIX￿ A8s•ts
Instruments
Total
Cost
At 1 January 2025
Addit￿nsI1¢jISpoSal$1
At 31 De￿rnber 2025
85,653
27,399
113,052
85,653
27,399
113,052
D8precAaiion
At 1 January 2025
Chargè forthe year
At 31 De￿rnber 2025
51,307
51.307
8,992
60,299
Net book value
At 1 January 2025
At 31 Decernber 2025
34.346
52,753
34.348
52.753
6 Debto
202
2024
Trade debtors
Prepayments 8n(J acewed ir￿0M0
Other debtors
2,790
3.533
423
3.553
6,323 £
3.553
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SIDIIiOUTH TOWN BAND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
7. Credltors: amounts falllng due wlthln ono y•4r
2025
2024
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
2,217
1,040
4,783
922
3,257 £ 5,705
8. Creditors: amounts falling due after one year
Other creditors
9. Charity Funds
Balance
1.01.25
Incoming Outgoing Transfers Balan
Resources Resources
31.12.25
Unrestricted fund
Restriced fund
93,364
46.019
37,500
46,464 27,399 120,318
{27.399} 10, 101
93.364
83,519
46,464
130,419
10. Anatysl$ of not assgts belween funds
Net
Fixed assets Current assets
Total
Unrestricted funds
Reslriced fund
27,181
25,572
52,753
77,666
104,847
25,572
130,419
77,666
11 Re$tri¢t•d Fund
The restricted fund arsies from a legacy donation of £37,500.This donation was specifically for the
purchase of Musical instruments. The transfer be￿een funds represents the amount spent on music81
instruments from this lega¢y in the year.
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