## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date 11 October 2023 Period end date 31 July 2024 **To** **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
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**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** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **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)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - 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** 2 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)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 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 **TAR** March **2012** 4 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)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - 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** 5 Date 3110712025 TAR Mar¢h 2012 ||Charity Name

Besses Boys Band
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Besses Boys Band
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Besses Boys Band
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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
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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
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Other expenses
1,954
Sub total 18,337
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Total payments 18,337
Net of receipts/(payments) 13,358
A5 Transfers between funds
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A6 Cash funds last year end
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Cash funds this year end 20,093
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Current Account
Training band
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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 mem￿rS 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 GOn￿m$ 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•.