Financial Accounts
COMBER BRASS
1st January 2025 – 31st December 2025
NIC No. 108370 Principal Address: Gospel Hall, 2A Cherryvalley Drive, Comber, Co. Down. N. Ireland. BT23 5BS
COMBER BRASS - NIC 108370
Statement of Receipts & Payments for the year ending 31st December 2025
| Consolidated Accounts Receipts Musical Services CSB Membership Subscriptions Youth Band Membership Subscriptions Personal Donations Grants / Funding Awards Easy Fundraising Corporate Donations Gift Aid Receipts Whit Friday 2024 Member receipts Interest Received |
Consolidated Accounts Receipts Musical Services CSB Membership Subscriptions Youth Band Membership Subscriptions Personal Donations Grants / Funding Awards Easy Fundraising Corporate Donations Gift Aid Receipts Whit Friday 2024 Member receipts Interest Received |
2025 £8,435 £3,516 £840 £8,023 £7,830 £104 £500 £1,621 £0 £205 |
2024 £5,835 £3,432 £780 £6,458 £10,000 £142 £0 £321 £3,304 £139 |
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| Total Receipts | £31,074 | £30,412 | |
| Payments | |||
| Instrument Purchases | £786 | £15,704 | |
| Gifts / donations made | £612 | £371 | |
| Whit Friday 2024 Expenditure | £0 | £7,267 | |
| Whit Friday 2025 Expenditure | £0 | £150 | |
| Hiring Charges | £345 | £200 | |
| Conducting fees | £5,255 | £3,660 | |
| Youth Workshop | £733 | £0 | |
| Insurance | £507 | £247 | |
| Contesting & Registration Fees | £495 | £229 | |
| Miscellaneous | £0 | £167 | |
| Instrument Maintenance | £0 | £40 | |
| Office & Stationary | £5,177 | £181 | |
| Rent | £1,200 | £1,350 | |
| Sheet Music | £212 | £927 | |
| Uniforms | £1,939 | £476 | |
| Web Hosting / Muzodo | £132 | £132 | |
| Bank/Finance Charges | £1 | £1 | |
| Total Payments | £17,393 | £31,101 |
Net Receipts/Payments
£13,681
-£690
COMBER BRASS - NIC 108370
Combined Account Reconcilliation for the year ending 31st December 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Balances | |||
| Current A/C | £2,197 | £4,975 | |
| Old Current A/C | £6 | £6 | |
| Reserve A/C | £10,278 | £5,154 | |
| Special Fund A/C (Whit Friday 2026) | £443 | £3,479 | |
| Cash & cheques on hand | £0 | £0 | |
| Total | £12,924 | £13,614 | |
| Closing Balances | |||
| Current A/C | £4,544 | £2,197 | |
| Old Current A/C | £6 | £6 | |
| Reserve A/C | £18,208 | £10,278 | |
| Special Fund A/C (Whit Friday 2026) | £3,848 | £443 | |
| Cash & cheques on hand | £0 | £0 | |
| Total | £26,605 | £12,924 | |
| Net Total balances | Net Total balances | £13,681 | -£690 |
| Net Receipts/Payments | £13,681 | -£690 | |
| Accounting variance | Accounting variance | £0 | £0 |
COMBER BRASS - NIC 108370
Statement of Assets & Liabilities for the year ending 31st December 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank & Cash Deposits | |||
| Current A/C | £4,544 | £2,197 | |
| Old Current A/C | £6 | £6 | |
| Reserve A/C | £18,208 | £10,278 | |
| Special Fund A/C (Whit Friday Marches) | £3,848 | £443 | |
| Total | £26,605 | £12,924 | |
| Property | |||
| Instrument inventory | £53,700 | £56,000 | |
| Music library | £5,400 | £5,300 | |
| Office equipment | £5,000 | £150 | |
| Miscellaneous | £1,200 | £1,350 | |
| Total | £65,300 | £62,800 | |
| Other Assets | |||
| Cash & cheques on hand | £0 | £0 | |
| Invoices outstanding | £2,500 | £5,000 | |
| Total | £2,500 | £5,000 | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Invoices yet to be paid | £0 | £0 | |
| Total | £0 | £0 |
Approved Approved by the trustees on 5th January 2026 and signed on their behalf. by tne trustees on dtn sant -and signed on their behalf.
____ _____ Lawrence Baalham Iavuranca Raalham ~ Maurice Baalham Maurice Baalham Chairperson Treasurer
COMBER BRASS - NIC 108370
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2025
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1 All band funds are unrestricted, no endowment or restricted funds are held.
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2 The Reserve A/C and Special A/C are deposit only savings accounts.
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3 Gift Aid receipts is in respect of qualifying donations that were made in the year ending 31st December 2024.
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4 Receipts of Grants / Funding Awards amounts to 3 awards from the ACNI, £2270 under their 'Small Capital Grant Programme', £2400 under their 'New Small Grants Programme'and £3778 under their 'Travel Awards for Bands Programme'
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5 Expenditure on Office and Stationary includes 3 x iPpad Pro tablets funded by a personal donation, together with a laptop, audio and video recording equipment grant funded by ACNI.
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6 Uniform expenditure largely relates to new outdoor weatherproof branded jackets purchased for both senior and youth band members.
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7 The instrument inventory valuation is based on the current RRP of comparable instruments and a 'sum of years' depreciation calculation.
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8 Outstanding invoices refer to musical services provided by the band over the Christmas 2025 period but which were not settled in this reporting period.