## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31[st] January 2025** ## **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 elected at the AGM on 10[th] April 2024 Jenny Lyons (Health and Safety officer) Elan Paton (Chair) Neil Paton (Treasurer) Caroline Proudlove The trustees below joined the board in June 2024 Jenny Birtwistle Heather Chapman Amanda Moss resigned from the board at the AGM. Neil Paton was elected as Treasurer. 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. ## **Summary of the year’s developments** Musical Director Charlote Danford brings energy, humour, musicianship and inspiration to our rehearsals, which are very well-attended. Healthy number of players Band membership continues to increase. Two groups of absolute beginners began their training this year. ## Playing for the community The band played a busy programme of events in the Macclesfield area throughout the year. These again included events at care homes, the local hospital and in Macclesfield town centre. New events for this year were events to support local charities such as the Food Bank and funding a defibrillator for the Weston community where the band holds rehearsals. MB enjoyed playing on the famous bandstand at Buxton too, as well as taking part in the traditional Well Dressing event at Biddulph Moor. New uniform The band invested in our first set of band jackets since we were founded in 2016. We wore them for the first time at Macclesfield Pride Picnic in Victoria Park in May. Whit Friday Marches We competed again in the Whit Friday Contest at Saddleworth and Tameside. Band website The band launched its website this year, with both public-facing and private members’ areas. Our activities are publicised on the website, and it also facilitates band administration. Financial situation The band continues to actively manage its finances. Members are generous in their donations to the band and we hold fundraising events to supplement this income. Elan Paton Chair, Macclesfield Brass October 2025 ## **Declarations** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature: J. Lyons Signature: J. Birtwistle Date : 13th October 2025 **Macclesfield Brass 1167452 Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/02/2024 31/01/2025 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**5,145**
**718**
**493**
**380**
**-**
**441**
**-**
**-**
**7,177**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,177**
**1,500**
**2,940**
**697**
**757**
**286**
**46**
**251**
**305**
**2**
**-**
**6,784**
**793**
**52**
**360**
**148**
**1,353**
**8,137**
**- 960**
**-**
**5,506**
**4,546**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Member donations|**5,145**|||**5,145**| |Other donations|**718**|||**718**| |Gift Aid|**493**|||**493**| |Performance Income|**380**|||**380**| |Prize Money|**-**|||**-**| |Fundraising|**441**|||**441**| ||**-**|||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**7,177**|||**7,177**| |||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).**||||| |Asset sales|**-**|||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**||||| |||||**7,177**| |||||| |
Rehearsal costs(premises)|**1,500**|||**1,500**| |Musical Director costs|**2,940**|||**2,940**| |Whit Fridaycosts|**697**|||**697**| |Band trainingdaycosts|**757**|||**757**| |Trainingcosts(Trustees and band members)|**286**|||**286**| |Gifts,donations|**46**|||**46**| |Music societysubscriptions and insurance|**251**|||**251**| |Software subscriptions|**305**|||**305**| |Sundry|**2**|||**2**| ||**-**|||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**6,784**|||**6,784**| |||||| |**A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see**
**table)**||||| |Instruments and associated equipment|**793**|||**793**| |Music|**52**|||**52**| |Band uniform|**360**|||**360**| |Software and hardware|**148**|||**148**| |**_Sub total_ **|**1,353**|||**1,353**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||| |||||**8,137**| |||||| ||**- 960**|**-**|**-**|
**- 960**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**5,506**|**-**|**-**|**5,506**| ||**4,546**|**-**|**-**|**4,546**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 07/11/2025 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the
trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own**
**use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
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Signature
E M Paton|**Unrestricted**
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**to nearest £**
**4,456**
**-**
**90**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,546**
**-**
OK
OK
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**to nearest £**
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## **Last year** **to the nearest £ 4,142 886 1,043 640 - - - - 6,711** **6,711** **1,246 2,533 630 592 65 463 248 277 79 - 6,133** **225 337 1,255 604 2,421 8,554 - 1,843 - 7,348 5,505** CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 07/11/2025 3 **Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - -** OK **Endowment funds to nearest £** **-** **Current value (optional) - - - - -** **Current value (optional)** **-** **When due (optional)** Date of approval 07/11/2025 CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 07/11/2025 4