2024-07-31-accounts - Besses Boys' Band

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date 11 October 2023

Period end date 31 July 2024

From

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Besses Boys Band Besses Boys Training Band/ Besses Boys Youth Band/Besses Other names charity is known by Band Registered charity number (if any) 1205158

Charity's principal address 26 Parr Fold

Bury Postcode BL9 8JB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	BradleyHirst	Chairman
	David Fox
	David Wilkinson
	Mark EWilkinson
	WendyGray
	Chris Goring
	David Hirst	Treasurer
	Leslie Fielding

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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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March 2012

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

Constitution 2022 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by existing trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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

To promote, develop and maintain public education, and appreciation of the art and science of brass band music in all its aspects by public performance or otherwise ,including the training and education of brass players and by other such was as the band through its trustees shall determine

TAR

March 2012

Stand church concert with Nicola Fox (soprano) St Margarets church with Training band raising funds for Lady Wilton Hall Bury Parish church concert with Fodens (championship) brass band Remembrance concert StPeters church Blackburn March & Hymns for Prestwich Remembers (Prestwich village) Concert Boarshurst Band Club Christmas concert Dukinfield Moravian church Christmas concert Greenmount cricket club Christmas concert Stand church with Affetside choir Christmas concert Sedgley Park RUFC with training band Christmas carolling Simister Village , NOMA Manchester, Slatterys and Summary of the main various public houses in the area activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to Supporting NWABBA contests at Rochdale and regional finals at these objects (include within Blackpool (Areas), Blackburn and Darwen March and Hymn Tune this section the statutory Contest and Whit Friday contest throughout Tameside and Saddleworth. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

All concerts very well received by audience and organisers. Successful joint concerts with other musical groups/singers hopefully to be repeated at future dates. Good contest results with prizes at Scouthead, Bush Inn and Tame Valley (Whit Friday), Blackburn & Darwen March and Hymn Tune contest and 3[rd] prize at the Areas contest thereby qualifying for the National Finals in Cheltenham (Sept 2024).

Continued development and success of Training Band

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March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance Section E Financial review

Any reserves are held to facilitate the continued running of the band as Brief statement of the illustrated in the accounts provided.

charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including 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)

David John Hirst Full name(s) Bradley James Hirst Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman Treasurer etc)

TAR

March 2012

Date 3110712025 TAR Mar¢h 2012

	Charity Name Besses Boys Band 1	Charity Name Besses Boys Band 1	Charity Name Besses Boys Band 1	No (if any) 205158	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date August 1 2023	To	Period end date July 312024

Section A Receipts and payments
to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Concert Income 8,084 Subscriptions 3,313 Donations 14,374 Miscellaneous salae 773 Fund raisingevents 2,457 Prizes 700 Grants received 1,994 - 31,695 - - Sub total- Total receipts 31,695 A3 Payments Musicaldirector 4,020 Room Hire(rent) 3,240 Instrument repair 30 Instrument renewals 657 Insurance 791 Contest expenses 1,198 Treavel expenses 1,315 Merchandise 275 Venues & advertising 965 Subscriptions& registrations 616 Music 1,614 Nationals 24 740 Training Band 922 Other expenses 1,954 Sub total 18,337 - - Sub total - Total payments 18,337 Net of receipts/(payments) 13,358 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 6,735 Cash funds this year end 20,093 Unrestricted funds Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table)		Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 8,084 3,313 14,374 773 2,457 700 1,994 - 31,695 - - - 31,695 4,020 3,240 30 657 791 1,198 1,315 275 965 616 1,614 740 922 1,954 18,337 - - - 18,337 13,358 - 6,735 20,093	Last year to the nearest £
			- - - - - - - - -	8,084	9,422
				3,313	2,378
				14,374	3,088
				773	330
				2,457	1,174
				700	1,245
				1,994	-
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				31,695	17,637

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					4,110
					2,450
					258
					3,810
					803
					560
					1,320
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					1,169
					416 608
			-	18,337	15,504



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			-	18,337	15,504

		-	- - - -	13,358	2,133
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		-		6,735	-
		-		20,093	2,133

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Current Account Training band Details Details Details Details Signature #VALUE! #VALUE! Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 19,877 - 216 - - - 20,093 - OK OK Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name BradleyJames Hirst David John Hirst Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liabilityrelates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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		Date of approval
#VALUE!	BradleyJames Hirst	7/31/2025
#VALUE!	David John Hirst	7/31/2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustsasl memrS of Besses Boys Band On accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 Charity no11205158 (if any) Set out on pages report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 31 July 2024. Rèsponsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {llhe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of th8 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}{bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no GOnm$ and have come across no other matters in connection wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delele the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Datè: 1417125 Name: Phillip Blinkhom Relevant professional qualificationls) or body (rfany): F.C.A Address: 1 Blundell Close Bury B19 8LH

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of tharity accounts" directions and guidance for examiners). Give her8 brief d8tails of any items that the examiner wishes to disclos•.