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2024-12-31-accounts

Marching Band Association UK

Receipts & Payments Accounts For the Year Ending 31[st] December 2024

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Marching Band Association UK

For the Year Ending 31[st] December 2024

Index

Trustees’ Report Page 3-7
Independent Examiners Report Page 8-9
Receipts and Payments Accounts Page 10
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Page 11

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From Period start date To Period end date
01 01 2024 31 12 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Marching Band Association UK

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1184553

Charity's principal address Club Steward House, New Brancepeth Club, Brandon Road, Durham New Brancepeth Club, Brandon Road Durham Postcode DH7 7HZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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13		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if any)
Sharon Rank Chairperson 15/03/2025
John Speed Trustee 15/03/2025
Anthony Debono -
Hodgson		 Trustee
Susan Metcalf Trustee 15/03/2025

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

How the charity is constituted

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by) Nominated by members and appointment via vote

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Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where

Bands affiliate to the charity but also form part of Leagues/Associations in their own local regions, who are also responsible for the management of their affiliated bands.

relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The Marching Band Association UK is a voluntary run organisation who teaches both adults and children of all ages the skill of playing a musical instrument and competing in competitions throughout the UK.

To advance the musical education of the public and in particular those who are members of marching bands by: a) helping to train in marching and the playing of marching band instruments; and b) holding concerts and exhibitions to promote high standards of musical ability.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Our biggest achievement this season was the success of our main event championships held at Newton Aycliffe over August Bank Holiday which saw our bands from the North-East, Midlands and Wales attend. We have also had a successful holiday weekend for the organisation which is becoming a bigger event each year. This season saw our numbers double following the dissolution of another similar charity (UKFJB) and having had the bands affiliate via our charity (MBAUK).

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s

policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Sharon Rank Full name(s) Anthony Debono-Hodgson Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee Chair etc) Date 21/10/2025

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages		 Charity Name
Marching Band Association UK		 Charity Name
Marching Band Association UK		 Charity Name
Marching Band Association UK
31/12/2024 Charity no
(if any)		 1184553
10-11
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity
(“the Trust”) for the year ended31 / 12 / 2024.

As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the Responsibilities and basis of accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the report Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

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Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 30/10/2025 Signed: Name: Nicola Appleby Relevant professional ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 174A High Newham Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8NT

Section B Disclosure

[Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, ] Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any N/A items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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