Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31[st] January 2023
Macclesfield Brass
A charitable incorporated organisation, also known as MB.
Charity registration number 1167452
Principal address
49 Meadow Drive Prestbury Macclesfield SK10 4EY
Trustees
The following trustees were reappointed at the AGM on 27 April 2022 Elan Paton (Chair) Amanda Moss (Treasurer) Elizabeth Hudson Jenny Lyons (Health and Safety officer) Caroline Proudlove
Trustees are appointed by the members at the annual general meeting. Appointments of trustees at other times may be made by the members or trustees. All appointments are held until the next general meeting at which the trustees retire and are eligible for reappointment.
Lifting of covid restrictions and return of players to band activities
Due to the lifting of Covid restrictions during the year, band rehearsals became easier to manage. Players who had been unable to attend regularly during 2021-2022 resumed rehearsals.
We returned to playing at a variety of different events and having our performances enjoyed by very many people. Events which stood out were playing on the bandstand at Victoria Park with Blackley Band, the Jubilee event at Heaton and the Garden Party at Bosley. We successfully returned to playing at smaller venues with small groups of players. Perhaps most memorable was our return to the Whit Friday marches, including being the first band to play at Delph for three years. The band also won their very first award for performing at this event - we presented commemorative trophies to the bass section to mark their well-earned achievement at Denton.
New rehearsal venue
Morton Hall had hosted our rehearsals throughout the covid period, and we appreciated their readiness to put all the necessary precautions into place to welcome us. Unfortunately, in May it was announced that the Hall would be closing in July 2022. As a result, the band moved to rehearse at Beech Hall School on a temporary basis until a new venue could be found.
Towards the end of this reporting year arrangements were made to rehearse permanently at St John’s Church, Macclesfield starting in February 2023.
Resignation of MD and recruitment of new MD
In October our MD Liz Hudson announced her intention to move away from the area, after making a huge contribution to the creation of the band and it’s successful development since 2016. The Trustees launched a thorough and careful recruitment campaign. The happy outcome was that we now have a new MD, Charlotte Danford..
Charlotte worked alongside Liz during a transition period in January and took over as MD after Liz’s departure in February 2023.
I would like to take this opportunity to put on record our gratitude to Liz for all she has done for the band since our inception. We wish her well and look forward to catching up with her later in 2023.
Elan Paton
Chair, Macclesfield Brass July 2023
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature : Jenny Lyons Trustee
Signature : Amanda Moss Treasurer Date July 13[th] 2023
Macclesfield Brass 1167452 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 2/1/2022 1/31/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Receipts Subscriptions 4,432 Gift Aid 888 Donations 2,676 Performance Income 100 Refunds 40 Prize Money 30 - - 8,166 Asset sales 261 - Sub total 261 Total receipts 8,427 A3 Payments Premises and meetingcosts 1,843 TrainingDay 238 Gifts, donations 1,423 Subscriptions 115 Insurance 99 Muzodo 44 Whit Friday 620 Travel Expenses - Harness - Sub total 4,382 Instruments and Equipment 1,645 Music 289 Sub total 1,934 Total payments 6,316 Net of receipts/(payments) 2,111 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 5,236 Cash funds this year end 7,347 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 4,432 888 2,676 100 40 30 - - 8,166 261 - 261 8,427 1,843 238 1,423 115 99 44 620 - - 4,382 1,645 289 1,934 6,316 2,111 - 5,236 7,347 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
| - - - - - - - - - |
4,432 | 1,513 | ||
| 888 | 110 | |||
| 2,676 | 33 | |||
| 100 | 100 | |||
| 40 | - | |||
| 30 | - | |||
| - | - | |||
| - | - | |||
| 8,166 | 1,756 | |||
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261 | |||
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| 261 | - | |||
| - | 8,427 | 1,756 | ||
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1,843 | 1,423 | ||
| 238 | - | |||
| 1,423 | 401 | |||
| 115 | 144 | |||
| 99 | 95 | |||
| 44 | 38 | |||
| 620 | - | |||
| - | 13 | |||
| - | 58 | |||
| 4,382 | 2,172 | |||
| - - - |
1,645 | 180 | ||
| 289 | 188 | |||
| 1,934 | 368 | |||
| - | 6,316 | 2,540 | ||
| - | - - - - |
2,111 | - 784 | |
| - | - | - | ||
| - | 5,236 | 6,020 | ||
| - | 7,347 | 5,236 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - 7,347 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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