## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Valley Brass (Haydock) **Other names charity is known by** Valley Brass Band, Valley Brass **Registered charity number (if any)** 1054549 **Charity's principal address** The Richard Evans Centre, West End Road, Haydock, St Helens. WA11 0AH **Postcode** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||AnthonyGrimshaw|Chair||Executive committee| |||Christian Teesdale|Committee member||Executive committee| |||Suzanne Sutcliffe|Safeguardingofficer||Executive committee| |||Michael Rollinson|Minutes Secretary||Executive committee| |||Ben Ramsey|Committee member||Executive committee| |||Christopher Whittle|Committee member||Executive committee| |||Carl Anthony
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**charity set out in its governing**
**document**
**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)**|To advance the education of brass band playing and to further
the development in the said art by the presentation of concerts
and similar activities while also promote the advancement of
citizenship, community development and to alleviate
disadvantage where possible| |---|---| ||Valley Brass Main Band
The highest musical group within our charity. Containing 29
musicians with 8 over the age of 25 and the rest under this age
with the majority being under 20 years. This is the main
fundraising ensemble and therefore provides nearly 100% of the
fnancial support for the groups listed below. The group rehearses
twice a week and appears at 3 festivals/competitions each year.
They also perform at approximately 20 concerts and
marches/carnivals/walking days as well as undertaking 30
Christmas Carol collections throughout December. The group also
provide some extra concert performances for charities in
Merseyside (free of charge) including the BBC Radio Merseyside
Carol Concert at either Cathedral in Liverpool in aid of Children In
Need.
Music Education Programmes
Our Musical Director presents workshops to Primary Schools
around the St.Helens Borough. These workshops allow children to
learn about the musical heritage of their area and to show them
the instruments of the Brass Band in the hope of re-educating the
St.Helens public in the history and importance of Brass Bands.
Learner Group (Saturday Music School)
The group meet each Saturday and are taught by our volunteer
tutors. They also have regular days out and break times to
promote social activities and keep things fun. They would
normally perform with our training band at community fetes and
three concerts organised by Vallley Brass. In an area of low-
income families this group provides enrichment for children who
would have limited access to music and a positive social
experience which is afordable.
Adult Learners/Training Band
This group combines the improving learners with adults who are
learning to play a musical instrument from scratch (aged up to 80
years of age). As previously mentioned, they would normally
perform at community fetes and at three Valley Brass Concerts –
our Christmas Concert, Summer Concert and Halloween Concert.
School Brass Bands/Groups
Valley Brass support two high school bands – St Augustines and
St Cuthberts and two primary schools – Lyme Primary and Legh
Vale, with provision of instruments for their brass bands. We also
provide instruments for brass tuition for new year seven pupils as
part of their class lessons at St.Cuthberts High School. Our
musical director provides this tuition and this is part of our
support of our local community and is evidence of our outreach
work into the local community.
Community Centre
In 2013ValleyBrasstooka20-year lease on theformer Richard| March **2012** **TAR** 3 Evans School to use as a rehearsal centre and provide facilities for the local community. This is on West End Rd in Haydock. We currently have a number of groups who use the building as well as the Valley Brass Main Band, Our Centre is a base for a number of community groups with large memberships as well as Valley Brass. Adult Learners Group - promoting music and instrumental performance to adults who have never played before - and Childrens Group. The Crochet club is called Untangled - set up to support mental wellbeing - they are renowned for public displays throughout Haydock. The NW Veterans Corp of Drums is a new group - set up to promote traditional military Fife and Drums and help with Veterans mental health. We have supported these groups at certain times by providing very low room rentals when they have been financially challenged. This can only be done by the fundraising activities of Valley Brass. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance Chairman’s Report -12 months without covid - back to competing and **Summary of the main** finishing 7th at Blackpool in the 2nd section. Best set of results ever at **achievements of the charity** Whit Friday, want to push on at Saddleworth area this year because of **during the year** half-term. Learner band has grown, 50% increase in the younger members and older. Main band retained and grew members. Keith is in good health which is a huge positive. Adverse weather at the end of the year has caused significant damage to the building - thanks to Liam for sorting the pipes and the water heater. Heating is now a priority to get sorted. Whit walks and Christmas collections very positive - still counting exact total. Push on for 2023 and hope we continue to improve under Dave’s guidance - a good performance at Blackpool being the start. Musical Director’s Report - Address bands in three - main, training, and learner. Learners are coming on well. Built to get 15 children in the band from a catastrophic loss after covid. Split between Learner & Training. Recruitment drive through schools - Dave in Leigh Vale until Easter 2023, want to do more workshops in schools after then. All generally is going well. Want to introduce more structure in Learner band - retain “club” feel with a push for potential. Introducing certificates to help them aim for improvement; measured/not too much. Need to continue with events and invest in socials to keep members interested and excited about coming to band. Training band has had a few joiners & leavers, maintaining its level - JA still advertising monthly. Would like to take them to a contest - want to get them doing a bit more but don’t know what. CD recording is a good opportunity as it includes everyone. Main band, contests are as mentioned by chairman. Good performance at Blackpool last year - impressed one adjudicator. Whit Friday was good but not perfect - still room to improve recognised by everyone. Concerts are coming back, with a decent number of bookings - would be good to do more “social” concerts like Bierkeller, area to target expansion. Christmas was maybe too busy. May look to drop concerts and reevaluate our workload - felt a lack of enthusiasm from the band. Supermarket carolling is where the money is and need to think around this for 2023. Planning for a CD, 2024 trip to Normandy, 2026 trip to Chalon. 2026 trip is more definite as lots of groups with connections looking to book concerts. 2024 still needs more planning - small group going over in May 23 to scope hotels and build on the plan with opportunities. Proposing to tour Easter weekend. Christmas will be how we best subsidise costs to members. Had Parr band in the building and excited to help and continue helping them. Crochet, Ju-Jitsu, and NW Corp of Drums using the building. Lots of maintenance to be done - issues with getting heating and carpeting with delays from trades. Disabled WC had window ordered, to be fitted. 11k is needed for roof, then the next job is the main hall. The flat roof is a mess because 15 years ago, before the band first took on the building, someone stole the lead and the council’s repairs that were done at the time are now proven to have been temporary only and inadequate. Cannot challenge this unfortunately. 11k in grants for repairs received but will need c.21k more to cover everything off - DC working on managing proposals for this. Generally okay but room for improvement. ## **Section E Financial review** March **2012** **TAR** 5 No reserves ## **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in deficit** N/A ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** Source of funds: Membership subs Donations Performance fees Grants You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal Grants sources of funds (including Room hires to community groups - any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **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) Full name(s)** Amanda Chadwick **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Safeguarding Lead **etc) Date** 10?02/2024 March **2012** **TAR** 6 ## Wellbeing Plus accounts from outset to April 2022 Money In 3500 Funding Money Out 400.96 CEO Materials, equipment and expenses accumula 439.81 Director Equipment and expenses accumulated prior t 77.71 Storage 129.6 Website 206.34 Insurance 70 Admin 9.59 Materials 41.49 Storage 175.25 Refreshments 264.32 Crafting Materials 137.21 Cardstock 126 Advertising 76.96 Games 242.35 Tools 307.8 Fuel 2705.39 Total expenses 794.61 Total income minus expenses ated prior to the release of funds to the release of funds ## Wellbeing Plus accounts from April 2022 to April 2023 Money carried forward ## **794.61** Money In **300.00** Asda foundation **1094.61** Total income for the year commenc Money Out 10.80 Website 10.80 Website 12.60 Website 78.66 CEO, Materials and equipment 68.62 CEO, Materials and equipment 108.00 Website 37.80 Materials 212.15 Insurance 72.25 Xmas materials 30.80 Xmas materials 43.95 Xmas materials 30.00 CRB 240.00 Travel - York Trip 339.00 Shelving 68.48 Materials 146.00 Materials 381.97 Craft Items **1891.88** Total expenses **-797.27** Total income/loss minus expenses ing April 2022 - April 2023