## **Trustees and charity information** **Name of Charity:** Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Band **Charity Registration Number:** 501879 **Address:** 8 Silver Well Drive, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3LR **Year covered by report:** 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 Governance: **Charity Trustees** : Simone Smith (Chairperson) Julie Oldale Joe Roberts Beverley Smith Jean Spencer Paul Trucsott ## **Management Team:** Name (Chair) Faith Whatley Name : (Secretary) Anthony Fawbert Name: (Treasurer) Bronwen Buttery Name: (Website/Media) Tobias Bradley ## **Aims, objects and activities:** To educate the public in the arts and sciences of music with particular reference to music presented by brass bands by means of concerts and other activities to which members of the public shall have access. To provide opportunities for those persons wishing to learn to play a brass band instrument. To promote the education of brass band music to any interested person, regardless of age, gender, ethnic origin or physical ability, to maintain the tradition of brass banding into the future. We take our organisation out to perform to the public as often as practical to entertain and keep them aware of our existence. The band is run by a team of dedicated unpaid volunteer members, except for the musical director who reveives expenses. Each playing member pays a subscription each month to contribute to the running costs of the band but they are provided with instruments free of charge. The trustees recognise the contribution of all these volunteers, without whom the charity would not function ## **Band Activities** **Competitions** Shortly before the 2024 contest season the band lost their musical director and as a result of the Regionals Contest were unfortunately relegated to the 4[th] section for the 2025 contest season. With a new Musical Director appointed the band have turned a corner and were awarded 1[st] place at the NEMBBA own choice contest in November of 2024 and were credited with other placements throughout the year. ## **Concerts and Rehearsals** Practices have continued to be well attended with almost all seats filled but we are still on the lookout for an additional Bb Bass player. The band have a series of regular concerts throughout the year with the highlight being Festive Brass at the Crooked Spire in Chesterfield. ## **Support and Fundraising** The band suffered a devastating loss as a result of Storm Babet back in October of 2023 when the bandroom was flooded causing severe damage to instruments and the destruction of the majority of the music library. Some of the cost of this has been recovered through insurance which is documented in the accounts along with fundraising efforts with additional concerts and donations from supporters of the band. ## **Development Activities** Three members of the band have undergone safeguard training by attendance at an online training session run by Brass Bands England. ## **Summary and Plans 2025** Fortunately, the band were able to recover enough to be able to continue in the aftermath of Storm Babet, we are now back in our band room and continue to build on our performances for both contests and concerts throughout the year in 2025. **Accounts:** please see next page IRELAND COLLIERYCHESTERFIELD BAND RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTSACCOUNt 12 MONTH PERIOD I JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 202d RECEIPTS Subscriptions Grants and Donations Concerts&Ticket Sales Contest winnin Accommodation Receipts (Use ofBand Room) Insurance Claim Sale ofCDs Interest on DepositAccount Easy Fundr35ing (Arnazon Smile)ICrowdfunder Receiptsfromcash 1.721. 1.750.tM) 6.866.43 34.595.13 10.00 63.11 2.160.(K) 47215.67 PAYMENTS Contests EntryFees Subscriptions & Registrations AccommodationlEntry Passes Music Room Hire EquikYDent Repairs New Equiprnent Conductors. expenses Advertisinwwebsite Bank Charges PRS CharEes (Crooked Spire) Deps Expenses Uniform Transport Printing Insurance Gifts Transferto Deposit 3ccounUc3sh into bank Room Hire f rom Flood 625. 9.714.98 21.&89.52 4,161.50 1.920.86 4,927.50 1.455.00 144.53 2,160.fY) 339.15 49.232.34 Balance Sheet Surplus Blffrom previousyear Surpiug (-) Deficit inyear Surplus carried foTh¥ard 10224.98 -2.016.67 8.208.31 Bank BaLance 31.12.2024 Cash In hand 31.12.2024 6.163.55 2.t144.E6 8.208.31 Independent Auditor's Reportto the Trustees of Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Brass Band Opinion We have audited the financial statements of Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Brass Band for the year ended 31.12.2024, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities In my opinion, the financial statements: give a true and fairview of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31.12.2024 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and axpenditure, for the yearthen ended. have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. have been prepared in accord8nce with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. Ba818 for Opinion I conducted the audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS IUKI} and applicable law. The responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities section of our report. l am independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements relevant to our audit and have fulf illed our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. Concluslons Relatingto Golng Concern In auditingthe financial statements, I have concLuded that the trustees, use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. B8sed on the work I have performed. I h8ve not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's abilityto continue as a going concern. Other Informatlon The trustees are responsible for the other Information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees, Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Responslbllltlas of Trustees As explained more fully in the Trustees, Responsibilities Statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give 8 true and fair view. Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements My objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe financial statements as a whole are free from materi81 misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to Issue an auditor's reportthat includes our opinion. A full description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website: www.fr¢.org.uk/8udito.rs_responsibilities Use of Our Report This report is made solely to the charity's trustees as a body, in 8ccordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011. My auditwork has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. Slgned: 31110125 Llbby Iyavls Bsc Flnance .CIMA. Auditor ## **Declaration** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. 30th December 2025 **Chair of Trustees:** **Date:**