## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/05/2022 To 30/04/2023** ## **Charity name: Haverhill Silver Band** **Charity registration number:** 1182260 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the education of the public in
the art of brass band music, by the
provision of public performances of brass
band music and the training of persons in
the study and playing of brass band
instruments.| |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|Our activities have demonstrated public
benefit as stated in guidance by the Charity
Commission with Haverhill Silver Band
providing a basis of activities as follows:

Weekly rehearsals for players

Sixteen public performances

Competing at both a local and
national level

An active youth and community
band rehearsing weekly and
carrying out three public
performances

An active Veterans band
These activities benefit the community
through either direct training and education
or indirectly through cultural enrichment of
the community at large. The band has over
60 members encompassing a wide range of
ages, backgrounds, and personal
circumstances. The band is mostly self-
sustaining only requiring government grants
for further representation of the band at a
national level.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Grant making has been used to further the
bands representation at the national level
after qualification for the Brass band
national finals at the Royal Albert Hall, the
included instrument requisition, as well as
travel and transport expense incurred.| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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 Haverhill Silver Band represents three
groups corresponding to a:
Haverhill Silver Band (HSB) – a high quality
traditional British brass band consisting of
26 regular players.
Haverhill Youth and Community Band
(HYAC) – A traditional British brass band
open to players of any age and any
standard offering training, with a focus on
young player education. HYAC consists of
around 30 regular players.
Haverhill Veterans Band – A traditional
British brass band with a focus on older
players rehearsing during the afternoon on
weekdays, offering enrichment for older
players. The veterans band consists of
approximately 20 players.
HSB qualified for the national finals, the
first band originating in Suffolk to ever be
represented at the Royal Albert Hall in the
top-section. HSB also carried performed at
thirteen public performances performing to
approximately 4,000 people.
HYAC welcomed 5 children into the band
this year with a number of children carrying
out Associated Board of Music exams.
HYAC performed in three public concerts
performing to approximately 500 members
of the public.
The Veterans Band welcomed
approximately 20 players this year and
carried out two public performances with
concert takings being split between the
band and Haverhill’s local church roof fund.| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Cash at bank at 30/04/2023 was £12,900 in
unrestricted funds. The band has recovered
well from COVID disruptions and has
successfully navigated an expensive year
due to higher contest costs than usual due
to national finals qualification as well as
equipment purchase coming back from
COVID disruption. Total income was much
higher this year due to grants awarded due
to bands success at national level, it is
expected than in subsequent years this
level of funding will not continue.
The amount held in reserve gives the band
flexibility and security when planning
performances and for future instrument and
equipment purchases for incoming players
into any level of the Haverhill Silver Band
family.| |---|---|---| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable.**| |---|---|---| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Not applicable**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |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|Unincorporated association| |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|Voting at AGM with quorum| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Haverhill Silver Band| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Haverhill Youth and Community Band, Haverhill Veterans
Band| |Registered charity number|1182260| |Charity’s principal address|Correspondence address: 5 Churchill Avenue, Haverhill,
Suffolk, CB90AA
Chairman’s address: 8 Farthing Drive, Letchworth, Herts,
SG6 2TR
Treasurer’s address: Tingewick, Wratting Rd. Haverhill,
Suffolk, CB90DE| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||David Stevens|Chair||| ||Tomos Morgan|Treasurer|01/05/2023 onwards|| ||Matthew Waterson|Secretary||| ||Jennifer Raffe|Treasurer|01/05/2022-31/04/2023|| |||||| |||||| Chairman's Report.. rt's been a pleastsre and a privilege to have been asked to take on the role of band chaSr after Tom did such a great job lor the band. l am certainly still leaming the role. but I do get to see the incredibly hard work that thè committÈè puts in to kèep the band running. I would like to thank them for everything they do. but also of course everyone else in the band who contributes to making HS8 such an amazing organisation to be a part of. The music has always been Fmportant but equally so the people in the band. The senior band is fortunate in h3￿n8 somè of thè leading principal players in the region. but wè also havè dedicated and committed player5 throu8hovt Ihe band as well a5 a highly experienced MD in Paul who works so hard to provide the musical leadership we need, As well as the senior band, the HYACB is also $0 importarnt in providing an environment where young pltyers can come through and gain experlence of brass banding and develop as players. Thank you of course especially to Di. but also everyone else who does so much with these youn8 land of course much older) players. It is great to see the obvious enjoyrnent that $0 many get from being involved in musi¢. but it has also been a real pleasure of course to see so many of these young players who have sat in with the Senior band in recent months on occasion to gain experience of playing at a higher and I hope they all 80 on to make music an important part of thèir futures. As in any year for any band we have had some players leaving and we thank Steve Rinaldi and Davids Minthin. Mcclintock and Aves for ÈVÈNhin8 thèy h3vÈ done for the band arnd also PÈtÈ Mackley who has stood down from Flugel but is still around and will 8ue5t for us when the opportunity arises. l am delighted to welcome Gary back to the band and to have Kate and Guyioin us In recent weeks, all players who will bring so much to the band. The obvious highlight for the band has been our appearance at the Royal Albert Hall in the Brass Band Championship of Great Britain against some of the finest bands in the world - something I personally never (Jrearned I would Èver do. A truty momentOU5 and I believe well deserved opportunity for the band after our performance at the regional contest last year based on Paul's musical direction, some incredible prize- winning soloists. and the support of every player in the band who raised their own personal game on that day. Thè result in the finals was obviously disappointin& but wè still put on a creditablè pèrformancè to bring real pride to the town of Haverhill. l am sure that Paul will touch on the contest results since then at this yearfs area and Blackpool. Maybe we were a little unlucky in both. but the results were disappointing and rnany feel did ntst do justice to what we are capable of. It has become clear that as a band we do need to spend some time to consider what our objettives are and what we collertively want out of all aspetts of bandin8. We worked hard to achieve championship status and WÈ have shown rèpeatedly over thè years that WÈ arè Bood Ènough to compète at that level especially in our area. It's not a right to be a championship sectlon band and it'5 something we have to really want and work for if we do want to be there. The comrnittee will be taking some time over the next few weeks to debate where we believe the band wants to go and we will clearly need to give every member of the band an opportunity to input tnto thls. Plèase do enga8e positive￿ and respectfully as we do this. Finally. l am sure we can all look forward to enjoylng our muslc maklng for the rest of the year. For example, St Ives is always 3 lantastic event.. the Bolsover contest should be an enjoyable challenge and we always receive an incredible welcome at Thaxted. David MD'S Report: FSrstly. thank you to all the ff￿mbers of HSB for thelr continuSn8 SUPPOrt. l am fully aware of the demands on personal time that rehearsals, concerts and contests makes, and l apologise il occasionally l appear indifferent to these situations, but it is only the progress an(J performance of the band that makes this happen. Good bands do not just materialise as If by magic,. of course. the standard of players and the conductor helps. but generally a lot of very hard work is required to make progress. Conversely, standards can slip very quickly and in my experience, this can occur with very little effort requiredl When I started tondutting HSB batk in 20171 stated that appearing at the RAH in the finals should be a realistic goal and we then added to this an ambition to play at the Spring Festival. A highef profile for the band in the wider brass band world w35 also an aim. l am therefore of course deli8hted we achieved these but am disappointed that we didn't perform as well as we all hoped. Even after more than 50 years of playing in bands and conducting bands l flnd there are still many things to learn and mistakes to avoid.. the lessons of 2022 and from the beginnin8 of 2023 will equip me better for the futurè and l expert the same goes for all the band. This wll help us to develop our preparation an(J training methods,. after all, as they sav, if you keep doing the same things you will only achieve the same results. The change5 do not need to be drastic, but changes there will be. I wrote yesterday a notè to the band outlining changes to personnel. I do not pmpose to go over thèse again, but I must say thank you to all those that have played in the band who for a variety of reasons have moved on in the past year and a very warm welcome to our new additions. l am very much looking forward to workin8 Wlth the nÈw'bods' and taking the band on to the next stage in our devèlopment. Whilst mentioning the future, following the Spring Festival the tommtttee and I had in-depth discussions and I made it clear that it is vital the short- and medium-term development of the band is considered, consulted on. and that this Mslon Is shared wtth everyone. The Concerts we have given in 2022 and this year have all gone well. It is incredible how widely varied and extensive our pieformin8 repertoire is. A bit like a broken record though- I still think the band needs to be busier in the concert arena. Being on stage more often is where a band develops performance standards. I expèrt this may be highlighted in the forthcoming band devÈlopmÈnt plan. Having said that, I know Di puts in a lot of work trying to secure concert Bigs. All members of the band should be 3s5isting her with this work by putting out feelers and making proposals to potential concert promoters. As usual. I want to thank the committee, under David Stevens chalrrnanship, for their guidance and work. Ajso. 3 vote of thanks to the'dep flxers,, this Is not an easy task. Paul Filby Declarations The trustees declare that thoy have approved the trust¢e$' roport above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trust8e$ Slgnaturelsl Full namelsl Position leg Secr8tsry, Chair, etcl Trea￿4￿ Date Lik 2oL Matthew Waterson Secretary HAVERHILL SILVER BAND INCOME & EXPENDrruRE ACCOUNT FOR THE 12 MopifH5 ENDED 30 APRIL 2023 YEAR TO APftII 2022 YEAR TO APRIL 2023 INCOME Subscriptions HSB Subscriptions HYAC8 Swnsorship & Grants HSB Contest Priie Mo Eryagernents I C(#xerts HSB Net Income Eryagements I Ccffttns HYACB Met IrKome Carol Playing HSB Carol Playing HYAC3 Friends of HSB/ Donotion5 Easy Funfralsfjry IAmèionSmile cDSa￿s Interest Savlw knnt £2,082 £708 £2,278 £775 £12.71 £0 £200 £2,748 £1.198 £471 £0 £1,411 £0 É20 £1 £7,183 £1.098 £350 £1,843 £59 £0 £27 £9239 £27.153 ExPEPID￿uRE Rent Music HS8 / KIACB Equipment HS8 £2,085 £703 £65 £934 £1,923 £7.723 £791 £368 £5,079 £375 £369 £589 72 £1,954 £1,921 £682 £7 £4,240 £901 £294 £603 DonatiorLS l Gifts HWHYACB CorKluctors Fees Guest Play￿5 & V£mber5 &pe Instrun*nt ReFOirs HSB InswarKe Bank Charges Depreciation E26 £1,989 £13,516 177 4.277 £3,976 HAVERHILL SILVER 8AND BALANCE SHEEr AS AT 30 APRIL 2023 APRII 2021 APRIL X123 £17205 FIXED A$5Ef5 Isee •&xes) £ffi,140 £21K) £1,080 £0 Area winThry West Road CcrfKert Hall hire Hall rental ort 23 for recordire ¢veFoid Aprll Arts Centre corKert Income Ols Net Black4KxJl expenditure re May 23 wepaid £0 £169 £843 £0 £520 £2.141 ,315 .063 E93 £7.589 £5.1 £220 Savir4s Accojnt £12.594 £15.7J9 -£95 -£2,056 -£395 -£250 Audlt Fee payment OIS Receipts re May 22 West Road concert Condurtorsfees l& guest player expenses) r• Ayil 23 Ols Rènt Aprfl 23 0 HYACB Split concert proceeds to saffr￿ Waldon YB 015 TOTAI -£1 £0 .£250 .£250 £0 -£2.796 £9.7 £14,839 £27ff￿3 TOTAIASSErs REPRESENTED ￿. £31,280 Balar￿• at Previo￿* Year £27,tsJ3 -£4.277 Exvss In¢•yne for wiod £3,976 TOTAIASSETS IIAVERHILL SILVER BAND YEAR TO APRIL 2022 YEAR TO APRIL 2023 Inslruments £16.399 Net Book Value at beginning of year £2,ICM) Additions -£1,850 Depreciation for year 110% ILB) £16,649 Net 8ook Value £16.649 £0 -£1.665 £14.984 Unlfomis £454 Net 8cM)k Value at beginniw of year £0 Additions (Jackets) -£91 Depr￿latIon for year {20% ILB £363 Net Book Value £363 £889 -£250 £l.IXI2 Stands ￿nnerS & Mutes £241 Net Bookvalue atbeginniryof year £0 Additions .£48 Depre¢￿tIOn for year120% KB) £193 Net Bcx)k Value £193 £0 -£39 £154 £17.205 TOTALVALUE FIXED ASS £16,140 HAVERHILL SILVER OAND NOTESTO AccouKrs FOR THE YEAR ENDE D 30 APRIL 2023 (CONllNUED) EncOmpas￿d wthn these Ha*rhill sI￿r Barnl accounts are those of the Ha%whlll Youth & Commumty B•h4. combine all direct i1￿orne & exwdittye relatir¥to the Youth & Community B•rMI >wr. YEAR TO APRIL 2022 YEAR TO APRIL 2023 lficome £708 Subscript￿5 receibtd £1,417 Enrdgement I Corttrt Net irKyNne [bef￿e d(w4txYs) £0 Carol Playlr £2LKI Grants & Oonation received £775 £1,098 £350 £0 £232S Total £219 Concert ¢osts l DoD*ions £202 Music £136 Instrument repairs £40 Equipmerit £2 £76 £0 £0 97 Total £276 £1,728 £1.947 AUDIT REPORT X122123 I have examined the books & recNds of the Haverhill Silver Band avKI ((Xbfinn that in my opiftM)n shcvw true & fair record of the stste (rfaffaiis for the yeai ended 30 April 2023 Karen Chwbery F.LCA AUDIT REPORT 2022123 I have examined the books & records of the Ha¥erhill Silver Band and QNbfirm that in my opifi￿n they show true & fair record of the stste of affairs for the year ended 30April 2023 t)ate 3 Karen Chinery F.CCA.