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Lerwick Brass Band

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC010471
Status
Active
Registered
Nov. 21, 1983
Legal form
Unincorporated association

Address

Address
66 Breiwick Road
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0DB

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Lerwick Brass Band provides a service to the community by providing music at local events when requested to do so by local organisations. We welcome school-aged members, who benefit from playing in an adult band.

Objectives: (a) To provide or assist in the provision of concerts, recitals and other appearances in public, and for the benefit, enjoyment and education of the public, of the Band or other bands, societies or groups whose aims and objects are the presentation and stimulation for the benefit of the public of the art of Brass Band and Brass Instrument Playing. (b) To provide or assist in the provision of the education of musicians by means of the practical experience of working with, playing with or receiving tuition from the Band or any of the members thereof for the time being. (c) After a reasonable reserve for the continuing and future purposes of the Band has been made, to donate the free proceeds of any performances of the Band to such organisations charitable in law as the members in General Meeting shall determine. To do all other things which are lawful to promote the foregoing objects.

Geography

Main operating location
Shetland Islands
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £4,487 £3,142
Dec. 31, 2023 £2,189 £2,265
Dec. 31, 2022 £168 £1,645
Dec. 31, 2021 £2,434 £2,678
Dec. 31, 2020 £1,313 £1,248