## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] January 2025 To December 31[st] 2025**
**Charity name: Ampthill Town Band**
## **Charity registration number: 1206280**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the education of its playing
members and the public at large in the art
and science of brass band music in
particular but not exclusively through the
provision of public performances and
training in brass music skills including work
with local schools.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|The Band provides education and training
in musicianship for all ages under the
direction of qualified and experienced
brass tutors.
The Band provides music services to
Ampthill and surrounding communities,
notably for town and village festivals,
Armistice Parades, Christmas services and
carol events, church and club events, and
other special occasions. It performs in
Ampthill’s public parks and spaces, and
gives seasonal concerts, sometimes shared
with school and senior choirs and other
music organisations.
During 2025 the band gave 31 public
performances, for Ampthill Town Council,
Ampthill-based Community Organisations ,
the Band’s own concert events, community
events, village fetes etc, in neighbouring
areas. The Christmas period is particularly
busy.
During 2025, with external grant aid, the
Band continued its collaboration with
Inspiring Music, Central Bedfordshire
District Council’s Music Service,topromote|
|||brass musicianship in the local Middle
Schools , including tuition and joint
performances**.**Particularly exiting is the
preparation for a new Learner Band that
the band plans to start in January 2026**.**
The revenues and expenditures shown in
the accounts fully represent these
activities.|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In fulfilling their obligations, the Band’s
trustees have ensured that the activities
carried out, and the commitment of
resources under their control, are entirely
consistent with the purposes of the charity
and the benefits to the public, as playing
members and as recipients of the services
of the Band.|
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|Policy on grant making.|Para 1.38|The Band is not a grant maker. It is a
recipient of grants in support of its
activities, mainly from Ampthill Town
Council and from Trust Funds or Corporate
donors.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment.|Para 1.38|The Band invests in the development of
knowledge and skills in brass musicianship,
under the guidance of trained and
experienced specialist music tutors.
The Band helps young players, and older
players returning to music, to acquire and
further develop competencies in the
understanding, playing and performance of
music individually and in ensemble.
The Band has invested its resources (and
volunteering effort) on developing brass
musicianship among school age children in
collaboration with the Local Government
Music Service (as referred to above).
The Band performs for and collaborates
with other local organisations to mutual
benefit, including those engaged in civic
and caring services.|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The trustees and playing members of the
Band give freely of their time, including the
planning and delivery of its extensive
performance schedule,as well as its|
|||collaborative training and educational
activities.|
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|Other||Ampthill Town Band, established more
than 120 years ago, is an important cultural
organisation that is a unique part of the
Town’s heritage, identity and sense of
place. Its long and continued existence,
and the support it receives from the local
community, demonstrates the resilience of
the Band, and its contribution and worth to
thepublic wellbeing.|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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reference||
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference
the charity’s work has made
to the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|There are two main groups of
beneficiaries: (i) Band players and their
families About 30 existing members,
covering a range of ages and backgrounds,
benefit through improved knowledge and
skills, and a developed sense of community
belonging and contribution.
(ii) Band public audiences: the Band
typically performs on about
30 occasions per year, mostly in public
places, to audiences that range from 80
people to 2,000 (Summer ‘Proms’ type
events in the Park). The Band leads the
Armistice Parades in Ampthill and Flitwick
which are each attended by about 1,000
people. Christmas Carolling probably
serves over 2,500 people. About 10,000
people probably hear or 'listen' to the Band
in any year. We also play at seasonal
village fetes that support local businesses
and traders.|
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Achievements against objectives set. Para 1.41 Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set. Investment performance against objectives Para 1.41 Other
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|With total revenue of £15,437 and
expenditure of £10,727, the surplus for the
year ending December 2025 was £4710.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|A minimum target reserve of £3,000 to
£4,000 is considered appropriate to cover
emergency instrument repairs and
variations of in-year cash flow.
Other than this, no reserves are kept for
specific purposes, however Cash at Bank
and in hand can peak at approximately
£14,000 during the year.
Ampthill Band does not own or operate any
other funds.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£14,543|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not Applicable|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There are no uncertainties regarding the
Ampthill Band’s ability to continue as a
going concern. The band has no debts or
other financial arrangements which would
put it at risk of going into debt.|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The trustees consider the principal risks to
be loss of rehearsal space, and fluctuations
in grant funding. These are mitigated
through reserves, and strong relationships
with local partners|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||Ampthill Town Band is a charity and as a
CIO is its own legal entity. No other trusts
are manged by Ampthill Town Band.|
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Ampthill Town Band is a Charitable
Incorporated Organisation (CIO)|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are invited, or offer themselves, to
stand for office with the support of at least
two members. Elections for trustees and
other band Committee positions (between
3 and 4), are held at the Annual General
Meeting (usually in February), decided by
the majority vote of members. Normal
period of service for a Trustee is three
years.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|**Ampthill Town Band**|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|**1206280**|
|Charity’s principal address|16A Chandos Road
Ampthill,
Beds,
MK45 2LD|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Joseph Morris|Committee Member|||
||Paul Ian Miller|Band Manager|||
||Gary St. John
Wood|Treasurer|||
||James Ian Mallams|Secretary|||
||Louis Aloysius
Sherry|Committee Member|||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**Not applicable**
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Gary Wood||
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Treasurer||
||01/FEB/26||
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## **AMPTHILL TOWN BAND CHARITY NUMBER 1206280**
## **Income and Expenditure account for the year ended 31 December 2025**
|**£ current**||||**2026 Notes**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**INCOME**||**2025**
**£**|**2024**
**% of total**
**£**||
|Engagements||2,170|**14%**
3,749||
|Subscriptions||1,404|**9%**
1,472||
|Grants||6,555|**42%**
5,740||
|Concerts & Carols||4,111|**27%**
1,525||
|Gift Aid||889|**6%**
0||
|Sundry Items||308|**2%**
0||
|**EXPENDITURE**|**TOTAL**|**15,437**|**100%**
12,486||
|Hall Rental||871|**8%**
1,295||
|Music, Instruments & Equipment|Repair|815|**8%**
529||
|Conductor's Expenses||2,845|**27%**
2,585||
|General Expenses||2,832|**26%**
1,019||
|Projects||3,365|**31%**
4,414||
|Transaction Charges + adjustment||0|120||
||||**0%**
0||
||**TOTAL**|**10,728**|**100%**
9,962||
|Surplus for year (% of income)||4,709|**31%**
2,524||
|Surplus brought forward||9,834|7,510||
|Surplus carried forward||14,543|10,034||
|**STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES**|||||
|Bank Current Account - Dec statement||14,510|9,800||
|Cash in Hand||33|34||
||**TOTAL**|**14,543**|9,834||
Compiled by G. Wood: 16 Feb 2026 Independently Examined by J. Morris: 16 Feb 2026
## **Gary Wood, Treasurer, 17th February 2026**