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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 August 2024 31 July 2025
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1205158
Besses Boys’ Band
Besses Boys ’Training Band/Besses youth Band/ Besses Band
Charity's principal address
26 Parr fold
Bury Postcode BL9 8JB
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| BradleyHirst | Chairman | |||
| David Fox | ||||
| David Wilkinson | ||||
| Mark Wilkinson | ||||
| 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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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution 2022
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
CIO How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by members 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;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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 Summary of the objects of the players and by other such ways as the band through its trustees shall charity set out in its determine. governing document
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Competing in National Brass Band Finals in Cheltenham Stand Church Concert with Nicola Fox (soprano) St. Margarets church concert with Training Band (fund raising for lady Wilton Hall and St. Margarets Church) March and Hymns for Prestwich Remembers (Prestwich Village) Christmas Concert at Stand Church with Affetside Choir Christmas concert at Dukinfield Moravian Church Christmas concert at Greenmount cricket Club Christmas concert at Sedgley Park RUFC with Training Band Christmas carolling Simister Village, Slatterys and public houses in local Summary of the main area. activities undertaken for the Summer Concert at Derby High School with Training band public benefit in relation to Boarshurst Band Club concert these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have Supporting NWABBA contests at Buxton and Regional Finals at had regard to the guidance Blackpool (Areas),Blackburn & Darwen March and Hymn Tune Contest issued by the Charity and Whit Friday contest throughout Tameside and Saddleworth Commission on public benefit) Supporting Brass Bands England Youth Championships in Hull ( March 2025)
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Section D Achievements and performance
All concerts were very well received by both audiences and organisers. Summary of the main achievements of the charity Successful joint concert with other musical groups and singers hopefully during the year to be repeated at future dates. Continued good contest results :- National Finals 2024 3[rd] prize in 2[nd] Section Buxton Contest 2[nd] prize Blackburn& Darwen 2[nd] Prize Whit Friday at Droylesden Continued development and success of the Training band playing their own concert (Tea & Tunes) as well as supporting the main band at various concerts and performing again at BBE Youth Championships in Birmingham (March 2026). Receiving the Kings Award for Voluntary Service in November 2024.
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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
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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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)
Date 29.05.2026
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Charity Name No (if any) Besses Boys Band 1205158 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1-Aug-24 31-Jul-25
Section A Receipts and payments
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||||
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| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||||
| Concert Income | 7,813 | - | - | 7,813 | 8,084 | ||||||||
| Subscriptions | 4,163 | - | - | 4,163 | 3,313 | ||||||||
| Donations | 1,257 | - | - | 1,257 | 14,374 | ||||||||
| Miscellaneous sales | 52 | - | - | 52 | 773 | ||||||||
| Fund Raising | 1,515 | - | - | 1,515 | 2,458 | ||||||||
| Prize monies | 950 | - | - | 950 | 700 | ||||||||
| From TrainingBand | 215 | - | - | 215 | 643 | ||||||||
| Grants | - | - | 1,994 | ||||||||||
| Petty cash | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Bank Interest | 50 | 50 | |||||||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 16,022 | - | - | 16,022 | 32,339 | ||||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||||||||||
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| **Total receipts ** | 16,022 | - | - | 16,022 | 32,339 | ||||||||
| A3 Payments | |||||||||||||
| Musical Directors | 5,350 | - | - | 5,350 | 4,260 | ||||||||
| Rent | 3,000 | - | - | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||
| Instrument Repairs | 30 | - | - | 30 | 30 | ||||||||
| Renewals | 442 | - | - | 442 | 657 | ||||||||
| Insurance | 700 | - | - | 700 | 791 | ||||||||
| Contest expenses | 636 | - | - | 636 | 1,198 | ||||||||
| Travel expenses | 1,790 | - | - | 1,790 | 1,315 | ||||||||
| Merchandise | - | - | - | - | 275 | ||||||||
| Other /Misc expenses | 1,908 | - | - | 1,908 | 1,954 | ||||||||
| venues/advertising | 1,003 | - | - | 1,003 | 965 | ||||||||
| Subs/Registration | 521 | - | - | 521 | 616 | ||||||||
| Music | 355 | - | - | 355 | 1,614 | ||||||||
| Trainingband | 359 | - | - | 359 | 922 | ||||||||
| Nationals 24 | 6,662 | - | - | 6,662 | 740 | ||||||||
| **Sub total ** | 22,756 | - | - | 22,756 | 18,337 | ||||||||
| A4 Asset and investment | |||||||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| **Total payments ** | 22,756 | - | - | 22,756 | 18,337 | ||||||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | - | 6,734 | - | - | - 6,734 | 14,002 | |||||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| **Cash funds this year end ** | - | 6,734 | - | - | - 6,734 | 14,002 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Details Current account Premium account (TB) Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ 3,318 10,051 - 13,369 Agreement Error to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates |
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature
Date of Print Name approval