# HITCHIN BAND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188221
- **Other names:** HITCHIN BRASS BAND, HITCHIN TOWN BAND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 27, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1188221


## Contact

- **Address:** 33 CROWLAND ROAD, LUTON
- **Postcode:** LU2 8EH
- **Phone:** 07941972894
- **Email:** chair@hitchinband.co.uk
- **Website:** www.hitchinband.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ART OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BRASS BAND MUSIC, IN HITCHIN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) OFFERING TRAINING AND COACHING TO MUSICIANS OF ALL AGES TO ENABLE THEM TO PLAY TO A STANDARD READY FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND TO DEVELOP THEIR MUSICAL ABILITIES;(B) PERFORMING PUBLIC CONCERTS OF VARIED AND INFORMATIVE PROGRAMMES;(C) COLLABORATING WITH OTHER GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS TO ENHANCE THE OFFERING TO AUDIENCES.

**Activities:** Advancing the art of music in Hitchin and surrounding area for public benefit by: Offering training and coaching to brass musicians of all ages to enable them to play to a standard ready for public performance and to develop their musical abilities; Performing public concerts of varied and informative programmes; Collaborating with other groups and individuals to enhance the offering to audiences.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Germany
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £26164 | £30518 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £25007 | £30740 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £34131 | £36567 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £20384 | £25213 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £59204 | £13821 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dinah Margaret Birch** (Chair) — appointed April 29, 2021
- Adam Ilott — appointed April 29, 2021
- Allan Paul Hooker — appointed April 29, 2021
- Andrew Richard Grady — appointed Feb. 27, 2020
- Hannah Landsman — appointed April 29, 2021
- Keith Andrew Birch — appointed April 29, 2021
- Robert Bush — appointed April 29, 2021