## ## |||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---| |Summary
ofthe purposes|of||Toadvance the education ofmembers| |the charity as set oui in its
governing
document|||and ofthe public in the art
and science ofmusic by means ofthe| ||||rehearsal
and presentation
ofconcerts.| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those
purposes
for the public
benefit,
in particular,
the||Para 1.17and
1.19|Barnstaple Concert Band has continued
to play in Barnstaple
and the local area
at various concerts and events. The| |activities, projects or|||training
band is continuing
to encourage| |services identified
in the|||and educate playing ofmusical| |accounts.|||instruments
to promote the aim ofthe| ||||band.| ||||(SeeAchievements
and Performance| ||||Section).| |Statement
confirming
whether the trustees
have
had regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit||Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm that they have had
due regard to the guidance issued by The
Charity Commission
on public benefit.
They continue to follow this in the
planning
and undertaking
ofthe bands
activities| ## ||||SORP reference| |---|---|---|---| ||||Para 1.38| |Policy on|grant making||| ||||Para 1.38| |Policy on|social investment||| |including|program|related|| |investment|||| |Contribution|Contribution|Contribution|made|by|Para 1.38||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |volunteers|||||||| |Other|||||||| |chieve|m|e|nts|and Performance|||| ||||||SORP reference||| |||||||The band has been able to play several|| |||||||concerts and events this year which has been|| |Summary
of
achievements|||the main
ofthe charity,||Para 1.20|good for us all, as it has been difficult
in the
previous few years due to Covid.|| |identifying||the difference the|||||| |charity's|work has|||made to|||| |the circumstances||||of its|||| |beneficiaries|||and any wider|||We are very pleased that the number of|| |benefits to||society||as a||players has increased
in both the senior and|| |whole.||||||training
band across most sections and both|| |||||||bands are continuing
to thrive.|| |||||||In June we played
in the Ilfracombe
Bandstand|| |||||||during Victorian week. It was a wonderful|day| |||||||and there were many people listening
and|| |||||||enjoying the music. We were told that the|| |||||||band added to the whole experience of|| |||||||Victorian week and people were very|| |||||||appreciative.|| |||||||The band played some Carols in the Barnstaple|| |||||||High Street (subject to the correct licence|from| |||||||North Devon District Council) and this was|| |||||||enjoyed
by shoppers
and members ofthe|| |||||||public for bringing some Christmas
cheer into|| |||||||the town.|| |||||||Barnstaple
Concert Band was invited to play at|| |||||||the Grosvenor
Church Carol Concert which|is| |||||||always very well attended.
It was a lovely|| |||||||festive occasion and the carols and Christmas|| |||||||music was wonderful
and loved by all those|| |||||||that were at the concert.|| |||||||In September,
in order to enhance the full|and| |||||||rounded
sound ofthe band we purchased|a| |||||||Bass Clarinet. This has made an incredible|| |||||||difference to the balance ofthe band and|is| |||||||helping out the bass section which has been|| |||||||lacking
in numbers
recently. We have been|| |||||||fortunate to have new clarinet members
join|| ## |the senior band to enable a player to go over| |---| |to play the Bass Clarinet.| |The band has also invested
in new music this| |year, to further enhance our repertoire of| |music we play. This is both good for the| |audience to hear a wide-ranging
variety of| |music at concerts and also challenging
and| |more interesting
for our players| |The Training
band is for all abilities of playing| |and includes both children
and adults. Various| |styles ofmusic are played
and enjoyed| |together to improve their musical standards| |and have the experience ofplaying
in a band.| |In March 2023, after contact with the North| |Devon Hospice and The Barnstaple
Ladies| |Choir, we held ajoint concert in Newport| |Church, Barnstaple. The concert was well| |advertised
and the church was full for the| |evening.
A representative
from the North| |Devon Hospice spoke about their work and the| |total that was donated to them as a result of| |this concert was an amazing f861.96.| |More concerts are now being planned
with| |other local choirs and groups and we are| |looking forward to the future.| ## |Achievements
against|Para 1.41| |---|---| |objectives set|| |Performance
offundraising|| |activities against objectives|Para 1.41| |set|| |Investment
performance|Para 1.41| |against objectives|| ## |Financial
Review|||| |---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's||Para 1.21|Following the receipt ofa legacy during| |financial
position at the end|||the year, the Charity is in astrong| |ofthe
eriod|||financial
osition.| |Statement
explaining
the||Para 1.22|The funds will be invested to generate| |policy for holding
reserves|||further income to support the charities| |statin
wh
the
are held|||on oin
work.| |Amount
of reserves
held||Para 1.22|At 31 March 2023 the cash at bank| ||||totalled R7,610.| |Reasons for holding zero||Para 1.22|| |reserves|||| |Details offund materially|in|Para 1.24|| |deficit|||| |Explanation
ofany||Para 1.23|| |uncertainties
about the|||| |charity continuing
as a going|||| |concern|||| |Additional
information|(optional)|(optional)||| |---|---|---|---|---| |You ma
choose to include further statements|||where relevant|about:| |The charity's
principal||||| |sources offunds (including||Para 1.47||| |any fundraising)||||| |Investment
policy and
objectives including
any||Para 1.46||| |social investment
policy||||| |adopted||||| |A description
ofthe principal||Para 1.46||| |risks facing the charity||||| |Other||||| ## |Description
ofcharity's|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |trusts:|||||||| |Type ofgoverning
document|Para 1.25|Constitution||adopted S Nlarch 2021|||| |How is the charity|Para 1.25||||||| |constituted?||Charitable|Incorporated
Organisation||||| |Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|The first trustees were appointed||||for a 2|| |including
details ofany||year term|ending 31 March||2023.||| |constitutional
provisions e.g.|||||||| |election to post or name of||Additional|or|replacement|Trustees||will| |any person or body entitled||be appointed||by resolution|at a properly||| |to appoint one or more||convened|meeting ofthe trustees||||| |trustees|||||||| ## |Additiona|l
information
(optional)|l
information
(optional)|l
information
(optional)||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |You ma|choose to include further statements|||where relevant|about:| |Policies|and|procedures|||| |adopted|for the induction||Para 1.51||| |and training||oftrustees|||| |The charity's||organisational|||| |structure|and any wider||Para 1.51||| |network|with|which the|||| |charity works|||||| |Relationship||with any related|Para 1.51||| |parties|||||| |Other|||||| ## |Charit
name||Barnsta|le Concert Band| |---|---|---|---| |Other name the charit
uses|||| |Re istered charit|number|1194185|| |Charity's
principal|address||| |Na|mes ofthe charity t|mes ofthe charity t|rustees
vilho manag|e the charity|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Trustee name||Office (ifany)|Dates acted ifnot for whole
year|Name ofperson (orbody)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
an| |1|Lyndon White||||| |2|Joanne Williams||||| |3|Catherine|Nlcolls|||| |4|||||| |5|||||| |6|||||| |7|||||| |8|||||| |9|||||| |10|||||| |11|||||| |12|||||| |13|||||| |14|||||| |15|||||| |16|||||| |17|||||| |18|||||| |19|||||| |20|||||| ## |Funds held as cust|odi| |---|---| |Description
ofthe assets|| |held
in this capacity|| |Name and objects ofthe|| |charity on whose behalf|the| |assets are held and how|this| |falls within the custodian|| |charity's
objects|| |Details of arrangements|for| |safe custody and|| |segregation
ofsuch assets|| |from the charity's
own|| |assets|| ## |Type of|Name|Address|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |adviser|||||| |Accounta|Stevens 8 Willey|Grenville|House, 9 Boutport|Street, Barnstaple.|| |nt|||||| |Name of|chief executive or names ofsenior staff members|||(Optional|information)| ## ## ## ## |||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---| |Summary
ofthe purposes|of||Toadvance the education ofmembers| |the charity as set oui in its
governing
document|||and ofthe public in the art
and science ofmusic by means ofthe| ||||rehearsal
and presentation
ofconcerts.| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those
purposes
for the public
benefit,
in particular,
the||Para 1.17and
1.19|Barnstaple Concert Band has continued
to play in Barnstaple
and the local area
at various concerts and events. The| |activities, projects or|||training
band is continuing
to encourage| |services identified
in the|||and educate playing ofmusical| |accounts.|||instruments
to promote the aim ofthe| ||||band.| ||||(SeeAchievements
and Performance| ||||Section).| |Statement
confirming
whether the trustees
have
had regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit||Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm that they have had
due regard to the guidance issued by The
Charity Commission
on public benefit.
They continue to follow this in the
planning
and undertaking
ofthe bands
activities| ## ||||SORP reference| |---|---|---|---| ||||Para 1.38| |Policy on|grant making||| ||||Para 1.38| |Policy on|social investment||| |including|program|related|| |investment|||| |Contribution|Contribution|Contribution|made|by|Para 1.38||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |volunteers|||||||| |Other|||||||| |chieve|m|e|nts|and Performance|||| ||||||SORP reference||| |||||||The band has been able to play several|| |||||||concerts and events this year which has been|| |Summary
of
achievements|||the main
ofthe charity,||Para 1.20|good for us all, as it has been difficult
in the
previous few years due to Covid.|| |identifying||the difference the|||||| |charity's|work has|||made to|||| |the circumstances||||of its|||| |beneficiaries|||and any wider|||We are very pleased that the number of|| |benefits to||society||as a||players has increased
in both the senior and|| |whole.||||||training
band across most sections and both|| |||||||bands are continuing
to thrive.|| |||||||In June we played
in the Ilfracombe
Bandstand|| |||||||during Victorian week. It was a wonderful|day| |||||||and there were many people listening
and|| |||||||enjoying the music. We were told that the|| |||||||band added to the whole experience of|| |||||||Victorian week and people were very|| |||||||appreciative.|| |||||||The band played some Carols in the Barnstaple|| |||||||High Street (subject to the correct licence|from| |||||||North Devon District Council) and this was|| |||||||enjoyed
by shoppers
and members ofthe|| |||||||public for bringing some Christmas
cheer into|| |||||||the town.|| |||||||Barnstaple
Concert Band was invited to play at|| |||||||the Grosvenor
Church Carol Concert which|is| |||||||always very well attended.
It was a lovely|| |||||||festive occasion and the carols and Christmas|| |||||||music was wonderful
and loved by all those|| |||||||that were at the concert.|| |||||||In September,
in order to enhance the full|and| |||||||rounded
sound ofthe band we purchased|a| |||||||Bass Clarinet. This has made an incredible|| |||||||difference to the balance ofthe band and|is| |||||||helping out the bass section which has been|| |||||||lacking
in numbers
recently. We have been|| |||||||fortunate to have new clarinet members
join|| ## |the senior band to enable a player to go over| |---| |to play the Bass Clarinet.| |The band has also invested
in new music this| |year, to further enhance our repertoire of| |music we play. This is both good for the| |audience to hear a wide-ranging
variety of| |music at concerts and also challenging
and| |more interesting
for our players| |The Training
band is for all abilities of playing| |and includes both children
and adults. Various| |styles ofmusic are played
and enjoyed| |together to improve their musical standards| |and have the experience ofplaying
in a band.| |In March 2023, after contact with the North| |Devon Hospice and The Barnstaple
Ladies| |Choir, we held ajoint concert in Newport| |Church, Barnstaple. The concert was well| |advertised
and the church was full for the| |evening.
A representative
from the North| |Devon Hospice spoke about their work and the| |total that was donated to them as a result of| |this concert was an amazing f861.96.| |More concerts are now being planned
with| |other local choirs and groups and we are| |looking forward to the future.| ## |Achievements
against|Para 1.41| |---|---| |objectives set|| |Performance
offundraising|| |activities against objectives|Para 1.41| |set|| |Investment
performance|Para 1.41| |against objectives|| ## |Financial
Review|||| |---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's||Para 1.21|Following the receipt ofa legacy during| |financial
position at the end|||the year, the Charity is in astrong| |ofthe
eriod|||financial
osition.| |Statement
explaining
the||Para 1.22|The funds will be invested to generate| |policy for holding
reserves|||further income to support the charities| |statin
wh
the
are held|||on oin
work.| |Amount
of reserves
held||Para 1.22|At 31 March 2023 the cash at bank| ||||totalled R7,610.| |Reasons for holding zero||Para 1.22|| |reserves|||| |Details offund materially|in|Para 1.24|| |deficit|||| |Explanation
ofany||Para 1.23|| |uncertainties
about the|||| |charity continuing
as a going|||| |concern|||| |Additional
information|(optional)|(optional)||| |---|---|---|---|---| |You ma
choose to include further statements|||where relevant|about:| |The charity's
principal||||| |sources offunds (including||Para 1.47||| |any fundraising)||||| |Investment
policy and
objectives including
any||Para 1.46||| |social investment
policy||||| |adopted||||| |A description
ofthe principal||Para 1.46||| |risks facing the charity||||| |Other||||| ## |Description
ofcharity's|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |trusts:|||||||| |Type ofgoverning
document||Constitution||adopted S Nlarch 2021|||| |How is the charity|Para 1.25||||||| |constituted?||Charitable|Incorporated
Organisation||||| |Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|The first trustees were appointed||||for a 2|| |including
details ofany||year term|ending 31 March||2023.||| |constitutional
provisions e.g.|||||||| |election to post or name of||Additional|or|replacement|Trustees||will| |any person or body entitled||be appointed||by resolution|at a properly||| |to appoint one or more||convened|meeting ofthe trustees||||| |trustees|||||||| ## |Additiona|l
information
(optional)|l
information
(optional)|l
information
(optional)||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |You ma|choose to include further statements|||where relevant|about:| |Policies|and|procedures|||| |adopted|for the induction||Para 1.51||| |and training||oftrustees|||| |The charity's||organisational|||| |structure|and any wider||Para 1.51||| |network|with|which the|||| |charity works|||||| |Relationship||with any related|Para 1.51||| |parties|||||| |Other|||||| ## |Charit
name||Barnsta|le Concert Band| |---|---|---|---| |Other name the charit
uses|||| |Re istered charit|number|1194185|| |Charity's
principal|address||| |Na|mes ofthe charity t|mes ofthe charity t|rustees
vilho manag|e the charity|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Trustee name||Office (ifany)|Dates acted ifnot for whole
year|Name ofperson (orbody)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
an| |1|Lyndon White||||| |2|Joanne Williams||||| |3|Catherine|Nlcolls|||| |4|||||| |5|||||| |6|||||| |7|||||| |8|||||| |9|||||| |10|||||| |11|||||| |12|||||| |13|||||| |14|||||| |15|||||| |16|||||| |17|||||| |18|||||| |19|||||| |20|||||| ## |Funds held as cust|odi| |---|---| |Description
ofthe assets|| |held
in this capacity|| |Name and objects ofthe|| |charity on whose behalf|the| |assets are held and how|this| |falls within the custodian|| |charity's
objects|| |Details of arrangements|for| |safe custody and|| |segregation
ofsuch assets|| |from the charity's
own|| |assets|| ## |Type of|Name|Address|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |adviser|||||| |Accounta|Stevens 8 Willey|Grenville|House, 9 Boutport|Street, Barnstaple.|| |nt|||||| |Name of|chief executive or names ofsenior staff members|||(Optional|information)| ## ## |Signed|on behalf ofthe|chari|ty's trustees| |---|---|---|---| ||Signature(s)||| ||Full name(s)|I|| |Position|(eg Secretary,||| ||Chair, etc)||| ||Date||Q.-G -M1&|