## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] May 2024 To 30[th] April 2025**
## **Charity name: Emley Brass Band**
## **Charity registration number: 1169209**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|a) To advance, improve, develop and maintain
public education in, and appreciation of, the
art and science of music in all its aspects with a
focus on Brass Band music, by any means the
trustees see fit, including through the
presentation of public concerts and recitals.
b) To further such charitable purpose or
purposes for the public benefit as are
exclusively charitable according to the laws of
England and Wales as the trustees in their
absolute discretion shall think fit.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Performance of a number of public
concerts throughout the year, including
open rehearsals, a free summer / autumn
concert, Remembrance events and
Christmas concerts / carols for the village
of Emley and other locations.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|||
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|Policy on social investment
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investment|||
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|A number of Emley Brass Band volunteers
provide on-going teaching and training to
other members of the band to aid and
improve their musical skills and knowledge.
Volunteers also provide supporting notes /
commentary on the music being performed
by the band to enhance music performance
and public knowledge.
Volunteers from the band also staff our
main fundraising event, the Emley Real Ale
Festival.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
difference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The band gave a number of performances
throughout the year at various types of
events, organised by both the band and third
parties, to large public audiences. This
includes events with a long-running history
in the community such as Emley Show,
annual Remembrance events in Clayton
West, Emley, and Cleckheaton, and the
annual carol service at St Michael’s Church,
Emley, which sold out within 5 days. The
band continues to be in high demand for
events throughout the year, especially in the
Christmas period.
On the contest stage the band attended the
National Brass Band Championships of
Great Britain in Cheltenham in September
2024, the first time the band had qualified in
12 years. We also achieved a placing of 4th
in the 2ndSection at the Yorkshire Areas;
this result was high enough to give us
promotion to the 1stSection for the first time
in our history.
Our main fundraising event, Emley Real Ale
Festival, was extremely successful and well-
attended throughout the weekend, building
the band’s connection with the local
community and contributing to our financial
reserves.
The band continues to offer an environment
in which its members can enjoy the hobby of|
brass banding, with the commensurate positive effects on their wellbeing (for detailed research on the positive wellbeing benefits of playing in brass bands see e.g. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01176).
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity maintains a healthy financial
position, with income rising significantly in
2024/25 compared to the previous period
(£20,462 vs. £15,638), driven primarily by
an increase in sponsorships/donations
received, as well as more income through
membership contributions and concert fees.
Combined with a return to normal
expenditure levels following significant
bandroom maintenance costs incurred in
2023/24, the band saw a surplus of
£2638.51 over the accounting period.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Emley Brass Band has some obligations as
a result of, for example, owning the band
room, which would need to be covered if it
was wound up. A minimum level of
reserves of £1,500 has been agreed to
cover these costs. Significant reserves are
kept to cover any significant maintenance
costs to the bandroom should they arise.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£29837.57 (as of end of 2024-25**
**accounts)**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Principal source of funds in this reported
period:
Member donations
Concert Income
Fundraising activities, such as Emley Real
Ale Festival
Grants from various organisations|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|Other||**How expenditure supports key**
**objectives:**|
|•|**Insurance and utilities –**|
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||**maintaining and caring for assets**|
||**of the organisation**|
|•|**MD Expenses – provides musical**|
||**education to members of the**|
||**band and public**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**The following roles, for the time being**
**(“the office holder”), shall automatically,**
**by virtue of holding that office (“ex**
**officio”), be charity trustee:**
**Chairperson, Vice Chairperson,**
**Treasurer, Secretary, Band Sergeant,**
**Contest Secretary.**
**These office holders are elected at an**
**AGM or EGM.**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|Other||**N/A**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Emley Brass Band|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|1169209|
|Charity’s principal address|9 Beaumont Street, Emley, West Yorkshire, HD8 9RJ|
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||Laura Murphy|Vice Chair|||
||FelicityClewes|Treasurer|||
||Jennifer Turner|Secretary|||
||KirstyChapple|Contest Secretary|||
||Adam Clewes|Band Sergeant|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
Declarations
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|||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||||||**CC16a**|
||**For the period**
**from**
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|Period start date
**01/05/2024**
~~a~~||**To**
~~ee~~||Period end date
**30/04/2025**|||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||
|||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**|
|||**to the nearest**
**£**|**to the nearest**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|
|**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||
|||**20 462**||**-**||**-**||**20 462**||**15 638**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
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**20 462**||**-**||**-**||**20 462**||**15 638**|
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**_Sub total_ -**
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**_Total receipts_ 20 462**
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**-**
**20 462**
**15 638**
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|**A3 Payments**|||||||||||
|||**17 824**||**-**||**-**||**17 824**||**21 481**|
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|**_Sub total_ **||**17 824**||**-**||**-**||**17 824**||**21 481**|
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
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**-**
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**_Total payments_**
**17 824**
**-**
**-**
**17 824**
**21 481**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**2 638**
**-**
**- 2 638**
**- 5 843**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**27 199**
**- -**
**27 199**
**33 041**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**29 837**
**-**
**- 29 837**
**27 198**
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