Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 1[st] 04 2024 31 03 2025
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Anchormen Drum & Bugle Corps Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 516209 Charity's principal address The Savage Centre Eastgate, Elland Halifax HX5 9DQ ~~——~~ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Name of person (or Dates acted if not for whole body) entitled to Trustee name Office (if any) year appoint trustee (if any) 1 Malcolm Wragg President Corps Director 2 Philip Howe Vice President President 3 Tony Lees Corps Director President 4 Peter Kemp Trustee President 5 ~~aaa~~ Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year Malcolm Wragg Phillip Howe Peter Kemp Tony Lees ~~—_—~~ 1
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
(e.g. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Trust
(e.g. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Elected
(e.g. 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 organisation is a member of Winter Guard United Kingdom. UK registered charity number 328541.
The Anchormen has its own Safeguarding Policy, Child Protection Policy Code of Conduct for members and staff and an Online and Social Media Policy.
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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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.
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Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The objective of the organisation is to give dance and musical education to young children and adults within the local community. Training its members in the playing of musical instruments and teaching its members in the art of movement and dance, both for competition and public display.
The main activities of the organisation in 2024/25 were to provide dance classes to children aged between 8 and 13 years old.
To learn to work as a team to gain a higher level of skill and learn what it’s like to be in competition. Members learn how to win with pride and to lose with dignity.
The organisation competes in National competitions and regularly performs in local gala’s parades and displays.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory 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:
The organisation is funded by member’s subscriptions. Also by fundraising and receiving grants.
All staff and trustees are volunteers and do not take any financial reward, salary or expenses.
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policy on grant making;
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policy programme related investment;
Our volunteers have the various skills and experience to teach the required activities. All are volunteers and do not take and financial rewards, salary or expenses.
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The organisation had a Cadet dance team. They competed in the national winter competitions run by Winter Guard United Kingdom (WGUK).
We hosted our own competition in Leeds. Which was a great success raising money towards the running of the dance teams and our building.
The dance teams attended local gala’s and events to promote and recruit new members.
Funding grants were accepted and helped with the ongoing maintenance and repairs of our building. Such as repairing leaks in the church roof.
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Section E Financial review
We endeavour to always have reserves for any emergency by having Brief statement of the effective budgeting and controlled spending. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) Funding comes from; You may choose to include additional information, where Member subscriptions relevant about: Hire of premises • the charity’s principal Grants sources of funds (including Donations any fundraising); • how expenditure has Improvements to premises by grants and donations. supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Ongoing repairs and refurbishing of our premises. Increase membership and create new projects to offer to the local community.
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Julie Milton Signature(s) Tony Lees Julie Milton Full name(s) Tony Lees Position (e.g. Secretary, Corps Director Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 21/01/2026
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ANCHORMEN DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 516209
CONTENTS
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1 Independent Examiner's Report
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2 Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st March 2025 Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2025
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ANCHORMEN DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Anchormen Drum and Bugle Corps (the Trust) for the year ended 31st March 2025, which are set out on page 2.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trustee's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent Examiners' Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
(2) the accounts do not accord with those records.
(3) the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mr John Richard Hall Walter Dawson & Son Chartered Accountants 1st Floor, Unit A4 Old Power Way Lowfields Business Park Elland West Yorkshire HX5 9DE
27 January 2026
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ANCHORMEN DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS.
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
| Receipts Cash at Bank 01/04/24 Cash for Fundraising 01/04/24 Winterguard Income & Fundraising Member Income AJO Subscriptions Rent Contributions to Gas Contributions to Electric Contributions to Water Contributions to Insurance Interest Received |
£ 19,911.80 - 13,201.64 7,143.63 - 6,434.94 1,080.00 810.00 157.50 - 237.35 48,976.86 |
Payments Winterguard Expenditure & Fundraising Member Expenses Gas Electric Water Insurance Building Transport Sundry Cash at Bank 31/03/25 Cash for Fundraising 31/03/25 |
£ 15,557.72 1,066.59 1,578.98 4,048.17 553.87 4,834.57 4,417.32 - 25.08 16,894.56 - 48,976.86 |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31ST MARCH 2024
Assets
| Building at Cost Yorkshire Bank Current Account Liabilities Creditors |
15,000.00 16,894.56 31,894.56 - |
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Signed on behalf of the Trustees on 27 January 2026:
Tony Lees (Acting Corps Director)
Julie Milton (Treasurer)
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ANCHORMEN DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 516209
CONTENTS
Page
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1 Independent Examiner's Report
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2 Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st March 2025 Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2025
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ANCHORMEN DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Anchormen Drum and Bugle Corps (the Trust) for the year ended 31st March 2025, which are set out on page 2.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trustee's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent Examiners' Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
(2) the accounts do not accord with those records.
(3) the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mr John Richard Hall Walter Dawson & Son Chartered Accountants 1st Floor, Unit A4 Old Power Way Lowfields Business Park Elland West Yorkshire HX5 9DE
27 January 2026
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ANCHORMEN DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS.
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
| Receipts Cash at Bank 01/04/24 Cash for Fundraising 01/04/24 Winterguard Income & Fundraising Member Income AJO Subscriptions Rent Contributions to Gas Contributions to Electric Contributions to Water Contributions to Insurance Interest Received |
£ 19,911.80 - 13,201.64 7,143.63 - 6,434.94 1,080.00 810.00 157.50 - 237.35 48,976.86 |
Payments Winterguard Expenditure & Fundraising Member Expenses Gas Electric Water Insurance Building Transport Sundry Cash at Bank 31/03/25 Cash for Fundraising 31/03/25 |
£ 15,557.72 1,066.59 1,578.98 4,048.17 553.87 4,834.57 4,417.32 - 25.08 16,894.56 - 48,976.86 |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31ST MARCH 2024
Assets
| Building at Cost Yorkshire Bank Current Account Liabilities Creditors |
15,000.00 16,894.56 31,894.56 - |
|---|---|
Signed on behalf of the Trustees on 27 January 2026:
Tony Lees (Acting Corps Director)
Julie Milton (Treasurer)
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