2025-04-04-accounts - Lochgelly Band

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Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Dates acted if not for whole year Resigned 02/10/2024

Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document	The Lochgelly Band is an unincorporated association consisting of
	approximately 30 members. The management committee of the band
	comprises 4 trustees and 4 ordinary committee members and the
	members of the band elect these from the members of the band on an
	annual basis, with retiring management committee members eligible for
	election.
Trustee recruitment and appointment	The trustees of the band are elected from the membership of the band.
	Only full adult members ofthe band may stand for election to the position
	of trustees (or ordinary committee members) as detailed in the band’s
	constitution.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes	The Lochgelly Band exists to promote the teaching and performance of
	brass band music in a contesting and concert environment. To achieve
	this, the band provides both group and individual education in music and
	musical techniques. With these skills, the band aim to provide a
	community service by the public performance of music both informally at
	local gala day parades and in more formal occasions such as the
	Armistice Parade and other church services, including Christmas Services.
	The band own their own rehearsal facilities within Lochgelly and to further
	support the community, we give free use of the hall to a local group
	providing a social meeting place for people with varying degrees of
	disability.
Summary ofthe main activities	To deliver the tuition, the band meet twice weekly for 2 hours where group
in relation tothese objects	tuition is provided for the more advanced playing members. In addition to
	this there are weekly individual lessons provided by members of the band
	to people of all abilities from complete beginners to more experienced
	players seeking to improve their playing abilities. In the period covered by
	this report, the band appeared at 4 local events, one of which was 40
	Year Anniversary of the Miners Strike Community Parade to Lochore
	Meadows, and 5 major contesting events. In addition to these activities,
	the band has continued to perform at various concerts and fundraising
	events,particularlyaroundChristmas.

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of | This year saw a pause in our bandhall program of refurbishments, with the the charity during the financial period | band being busy with a special new engagement alongside our usual annual community and fundraising concert engagements. Our new community band, which started in March 2024 progressed into bi-weekly rehearsals, culminating in their first public appearance at the Fife Charities Band Association Contest in September 2024, alongside our percussion ensemble group, which also started up early 2024. We are delighted with the progress both groups have made. Essential repairs to the band hall which commenced in 2021-22 took a pause this year, as we awaited the manufacturing of our new windows, with the first one being supplied and installed early 2025. Funding was awarded to help continue the window replacement program, along with exterior doors — much of this will be spent over the next two financial years, which will see us coming to the end of the Bandhall refurbishment program. Funding was also received to expand our range of percussion instruments such as marimba and gong. An ongoing review of our brass instruments resulted in a number of repairs being done, particularly as we start to look towards replacement of our largest instruments, the basses, before they need costly repairs. Alongside all this, we carried out key/regular events & engagements: Lochgelly Gala, Armistice Service, various concerts and events (St Serfs, Fife Council and Lochgelly/Benarty Galas), St Andrews Bandstand. Contests included FBBF Carnegie, FCBA - Challenge Shield - Scottish Championship March 2025. The carolling gigs at Christmas 2024 saw us back at Hopetoun House near Queensferry for a day’s carolling, where we have also been booked again for 2025. A new engagement for the band was a showing of ‘The Snowman’ with the band providing the soundtrack, on home ground, to a new capacity audience at the Lochgelly Centre. This was the highlight of our year as a band. We finished our festivities hosting ‘Carols at oor Bit’ where we invited the local community into the band hall to enjoy an informal Christmas celebration. We are looking forward to 2025-26, where alongside our usual annual commitments, we will be performing at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2025, and following our successful showing of ‘The Snowman’ at the Lochgelly Centre, we will be looking to repeat this success with two shows in December 2025.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy | The band policy is to be a not for profit organisation and do not have a on reserves defined level of reserves. In order to meet our fluctuating cost commitments, we endeavour to have around £2,000 in the bank account. This is purely working capital to be used at any time, and is not classed as held in reserves.

Details of any deficit

Donated facilities and services (if any)

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APPENDIX 1 Other optional information

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Position (e.g. Chair)

Treasurer

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Date 02 January 2026

Enter SC No. below

APPENDIX 2

Enter charity name below

SC17800

Lochgelly Public Brass Band

Lochgelly Public Brass Band	Lochgelly Public Brass Band	Lochgelly Public Brass Band	Lochgelly Public Brass Band	Lochgelly Public Brass Band	Lochgelly Public Brass Band	Lochgelly Public Brass Band	Lochgelly Public Brass Band
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period from	Period start date			to	Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
	05	04	2024		04	04	2025

Section A Statement of receipts and payments

	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Expendable endowment funds	Permanent endowment funds	Total funds current period	Total funds last period	Total funds last
	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations	3,428				3,428	3,407
Legacies					-	-	-
Grants	11,500	40,961			52,461	40,150
Receipts from fundraisingactivities	4,869				4,869	2,121
Gross tradingreceipts					-	-	-
Income from investments other than
land and buildings					-	-	-
Rents from land & buildings					-	-	-
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities	250				250	-	-
					-	-	-
*A1 Sub total*	A1 Sub total 20,047	40,961	-	-	61,008	45,678
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments A2 Sub total - - - Total receipts 20,047 40,961 - ~~—~~				- -	- - - 61,008	- 45,678
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities	2,807	25			2,832	420	420
Gross trading payments					-	-	-
Investment management costs					-	-	-
Payments relating directly to charitable	Payments relating directly to charitable
activities	15,237	13,227			28,464	43,435
Grants and donations	145				145	196	196
Governance costs:
					-	-	-
Audit / independent examination					-	-	-
Preparation of annual accounts					-	-	-
Legal costs					-	-	-
Other	Other
					-	-	-
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**A3 Sub total **	18,189	13,252	-	-	31,441	44,051
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments A4 Sub total - - - Total payments 18,189 13,252 - ~~————~~				- -	- - - 31,441	- 44,051
*Net receipts / (payments)* A5 Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	1,858 27,709 - - 29,567 1,627 - 1,858 27,709 - - 29,567 1,627 ~~——————~~

APPENDIX 3 ’ Independent examiner s report on the accounts V2

Charity name

Report to the trustees/members of

trustees/members of	Lochgelly Public Brass Band
Registered charity	SC017800
number
On the accounts of the	Period start date Period end date
charity for the period	Day Month Year Day Month Year
	to
	05 04 2024 04 04 2025
Set out on pages	(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner	The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees
	consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations
	does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section
	44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement	My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
	charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes
	consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks
	explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken
	do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do
	not express an audit opinion on the viewgiven bythe accounts.
Independent examiner’s statement	In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:	Date: 02/01/2026
Name:
Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):	Chartered Accountant (ICAS)
Address:

*Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.

APPENDIX 3

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose

Not applicable

Lochgelly Public Brass Band Charity Number : SC017800 Receipts and Payments Accounts For the Year ending 4[th] April 2025

2025 2025 Total Total £ £ Unrestricted Restricted 4,499 250 370 2,820 11,500 40,961 608	2025 Total £ 4,499 250 370 2,820 52,461 608	2024 Total £ 1,989 0 132 3,270 40,150 137
20,047 40,961 5,400 3,459 500 868 564 2,423 0 345 608 602 88 215 7,269 220 2,664 2,482 448 85 28 199 145 2,807 25	61,008 5,400 3,959 868 2,987 0 345 608 690 7,484 2,884 2,482 533 227 145 2,832	45,678 6,435 2,788 340 3,585 0 202 625 0 9,759 16,478 1,048 310 1,868 196 420
18,189 13,252	31,441	44,051
1,858 27,709	29,567	1,627

Lochgelly Public Brass band BALANCE SHEET

As at 4 April 2025

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |2025|2024| |Total|Total| |£|£| |Current|Assets| |Bank|35,845|5,354| |Cash|in|hand|623|1,547| |Net Assets|36,468|6,901|

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Represented by:

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Reserves| |Funds|brought|forward|6,901|5,274| |Net|surplus/(Deficit)|For the|year|29,567|1,627| |36,468|6,901|

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| confirm that the above accounts are correctly stated in accordance with the books and vouchers of the band.

Signed ; | Date 02/01/2026