2026-03-31-accounts

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	Period start date	Period start date	Period start date		Period end date	Period end date	Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	1	April	2025	To	31	March	2026

Scottish Charity Regulator

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name Aberdeen Concert Band Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC036864 Charity’s principal address 44 Westfield Park Stonehaven

Postcode AB39 2EF

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

Joanne Cranswick	Chair		Members at AGM
Raymond Penny	Treasurer
Sean Cooper	Secretary
Michelle Wright
Hannah Morrison
Katherine Parker
Karen Stewart
Colin Hunter	Musical Director

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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)

Name	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment
	Aberdeen Concert Band (The Association) is an unincorporated association governed by its constitution
	By nomination at AGM
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects
	The objective of the association as stated in the constitution is to advance the education of the people of Aberdeen and surrounding areas by promoting and encouraging their participation in music.
	The band meets weekly during the school term to practice and play together. The band also provides tuition and coaching free to band members and at a subsidised rate to non-members. (Non-members generally are working up to the level where they can join the band for performance)

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Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period

The past year has been a very busy one in terms of both preparing new pieces to play and supporting new causes. We continued to support various churches and sheltered housing complexes by visiting them with both the entire band for carol concerts and small ensembles for sheltered housing complexes. We took part in the Scottish Concert Band Festival both at local level and Nationally at the Concert Hall in Perth. The band achieved a Gold Level Award at both events. We also played in the Arts Centre in Aberdeen where we did a fundraising concert in aid of their funds. The Arts Centre had lost their local authority funding and needed assistance to maintain their place in the community where they provide a venue for many amateur dramatic, dance and musical groups to perform and meet. To mark our 25thyear we also commissioned a piece of music by Alan Fernie called Granite

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any)	The reserves are used for buying and maintaining musical instruments which are the ownership of the association. The reserves are also used to buy musical scores for the band to play in performance at charitable events in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. These reserves are also used to subsidise musical tuition
	This year the band had several large purchases and events which were unusual and would be rarely repeated together. Commission of piece of Music(Granite) by Allan Fernie to commemorate our 25thyear. £1790 SCBF transport and entry £1130 Banners for Music Stands £1932 Music Scores £1200
	See above

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Other optional information

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Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) OSCR will accept digital or typed signatures Full name(s) Position (e.g. Chair) Date	Joanne Cranswick	Raymond Penny
		Raymond George Penny
	Chair	Treasurer
	1/4/2026	1/4/2026

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