## **Castleton Silver Band Trustees Report for the year to 30 September 2021** 

The Trustees of Castleton Silver Band (the ‘Band’) submit their report and the financial statements of the Band for the year ended 30th September 2021. 

## **Structure** 

The Band was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 15[th] March 2019. The charity number is 1182481.  The trustees are  Mrs Cath Batley, Mr Philip Cresswick, Mr Don Hoggarth, Mr John Whitfield.  All band members and parents of training band members are eligible to be members of the CIO. 

At the 2022 AGM new trustees will be appointed to take over from Don Hoggarth and Cath Batley who have retired after many years of service to the Band. 

## **Activities** 

The activities of the band – rehearsing and performing – restarted slowly after their suspension in March 2020 because of the pandemic.  In October 2020 members of the Training Band began meeting on Zoom (imperfect, but important). Small groups from the band played pop-up Christmas carols around the villages, focussing on Caroline Court and other areas of old people’s housing. 

Rehearsals started at the end of May 2021, organised to be Covid-safe - full social distancing, using bell covers when playing inside, and using the airy Castleton Methodist Church as the practice room. The main events were the Castleton Village day and the band being featured on Escape to the Country, broadcast in Autumn 2021. 

Since the year end, six members have graduated from the Training Band to the senior band, and most of the traditional Christmas activities (including the Peak Cavern concert) and spring engagements (Palm Sunday in Castleton and St Georges parade in Parwich) have taken place. 

Thanks are due to the many who help with the band, including Leo Copley who is the de facto leader of the Training Band 

## **Financial Review** 

The net surplus for the year to 30[th] September 2021 was £832 ( £1,142 for the year to 30[th] September 2020).  The main income in the year was a payment from NatWest – an incentive for moving to another bank.  Apart from normal running expenses, the major spend was the bell covers. 

## **Risk management** 

As a member of Brass Bands England, the Band benefits from advice and training to help the band better understand and guard against safeguarding issues. All members have received a copy of the policy and procedures; members who give lessons to the training band have had DBS checks.  Other risks are covered by insurance and licenses. 

## **Small company** 

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small charities. 

ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES John Whitfield   25 July 2022 



## **Castleton Silver Band Financial Statements to 30 September 2021** 

|**Category**|**Year to**|**Year to**||**Year**|**to**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**30 Sep**|**2021**||**30 Sep**|**2020**|
||**£**|||**£**||
|**Income**||||||
|Income from Band events (both fees and donations)|||117||1,617|
|Grants(note 3)|||-||500|
|Donations from individuals|||80||-|
|Funds collected at concerts for charity|||-||285|
|Bonus paid to the Band for moving the Bank Account||1,250||||
|Interest|||-||5|
|**TOTAL INCOME**||**£ 1,447**|||**£ 2,407**|
|**Expenditure**||||||
|Instruments and related equipment|||152||285|
|Donations to charity from fund raising(note 4)|||.||285|
|Music|||73||274|
|Annual running expenses incl. insurance|||390||421|
|Other|||-||-|
|**TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE**||**£**|**615**||**£ 1,265**|
|**SURPLUS/(SHORTFALL) OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE**||**£**|**832**||**£ 1,142**|
|**IN THE PERIOD**||||||
|Opening balance at bank|£ 16,446|||£ 15,304||
|Closing balance at bank|**£ 17,278**|||**£ 16,446**||



1. These accounts are drawn up on a cash basis. 

2. The only assets recognised are the bank accounts.  Instruments are not capitalised. 

3. The Grant was from Derbyshire County Council. 

4. In the year to 30 September 2020, a band concert raised £285 for Jessops hospital in Sheffield.