the cooperation band the ration Accounts Trustees Report 2024 Scottish Charity No: SC040648 Cooperation Band Financial Statements For the Period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 Scottish Chari No: SC040648 Cooperatlon Band. Scottlsh Charfty Re8 No: SC040 Statement of Recelpts & Payments. Flnandal Perfod l January 2024. 31 December 2024 Recelpts Oonations Subserfptlons Cha￿table Inwme Gfant Incw Funds 2024 Funds 2024 Totsl 2024 Total Z023 10.880 10,th1 £ 34.771 9.216 9.216 6,8(kry £ Raffle In¢ome Chrf5tmas Carollln8 DOna￿Orn Royaltles Prlze Money Concert Incn brass ensemble on a rewrdir and performarKe of new musk by the Scotlish C(*mposerJay Capperaukl, to ffluth Kclaim. Other hI8￿profile tontrrt and en8a8ements of note induded, a COn￿rt of Jame5 Bond muslc whe two of the member5 reoived their 50 Year membership meda15 from the Scottish Brdss Barnl Assoclation. celebrati￿1 their brass baThd musical pumeys fnHn school and thrcwgh adult1￿1. And. conortsgiven as partofthe Edinburgh knternational Festival and 0ftheSt￿c*thedral9{r) Festival. [￿rin8 the summer the band partidpated In 8ala thys at Whitburn, Bathtye and St Philomena's Church In Glasgow. help1￿ to continuecommunity relaloonships and providir¥ much needed income for the barKI. Trustees Annual Report for Perfod Endlr¥ 31° December 2024 Other key e￿nts invofving band members durfng the y was partiap3￿ In Rcording se55ions for two totslly different TV programme4 a serious drama c(V•*fifVa the Lo(*erbie tknster of 1988 and December was once again an extremely busy and enjoyable mnth with the band particlpatlrE in remembrance services organised by Scotmid Funeralcare in Edinburgh and Broxburn and carol con￿rtS in Glas8ow and Grd￿￿￿th aknwirsthe ba￿1 to communicate with audiences in a relaxed seasonal settin& One of the Decemberhvdhlightsforthe band, was a cOn￿rt In Glasgow Cathedral alongwith choristers and with the composer Rory Boyle presenL to gi¥e a perfomiance of his "Mine Hosf composition. Additionalty. several 8roups from the band were out and about orolliry and plawry Chrlstmas musk IA venues at Livingston aThJ to help rdise ba￿1 fund& On the contest staBe the band were winners of the Scottlsh Charnplonshlps In March. ensurlng qualification for the National Championship in London later in the year. The band retslned thelr entertainment champions pO￿tIOn In WiMin8 the Hfe contest again from a large field of bands. Very good perfOrn￿￿es at both the British Open in Birnilngham SymplK>ny Hall and Natlonal Championships finals in the Royal Albert Hall also helped to maintain the hi8h profile of the band. In No¥ember the band partldpated In tt* Brass in cOn￿rt ChampK•nships. presenting an Intrlcate programme of music, Ilghtlng and choreo8raphy wh￿h was ttrK)rowahly enjoyable to work on and present. The contestiTra ￿ar erKled with partkipation the Scottish Open Chamixonship5 in Perth Concert Hall. 3. Collaljoratlve Everts: Collaboration with the Wallace Collectlon w0￿rVa on recordln8 and perfoThance sesslons developed well during 2024 and this will continue into 2025 Perforniing joint concerts with other Scottbh bands contlnues to see the fosterh¥ of baNI c(*nmunity lie5 and the exparsknn of outrthxh to these other organlsatrons. Early in the year, the Youth Partnership scheme with Campbeltown Brass continued to develop and saw opportunities for their your* players to join Us in some of our cOn￿rt events. This benefits these talented young players from a geOgraph￿IlY Temote part of Scotland with opportunities to en8a8e with and absorb leamirg thro￿ perforni1￿ opportunities with our band. We have around a dozen conseTvatolre trained playing rnernbers in the band, many of whom are brass and muslc teachers and in addition to their day jobs. they continue to 8ive their time to foster youn8 bra55 and percussion playlng tslenL A key step foTh*ard for the band or8anisallon duri￿ 2024 was the fonnatlon of the Co Youth Band following a successfvl bKI for fundi￿ The Youth band meets on a monthly ba￿% Is Indusi¥e and Trustees Annual Report for Period End1￿ 31° December 2024 cOnse￿ato1re ts3ined staff and m￿lC tead*rs from Tmthin the cooperation band. The ethos is al)out providin8 an opportunity for youn8 people to meeton a regular basis to be provided with training and mentorin8 in baml mustcianship away from their own bands and 5chool& The youth barml members are able to make new frfendsh4>s and participate together in Maki￿ musiL This has got off to a huge success with 30 plus players meetlng up regulafty and has fantastic support forni their parents and carers. The intention is to growth the band in 2025 with the possibilityof developi￿a and Introduci￿¥8 furthertlerfor beginners. The band contlnued to 8row and develop its y)cial medla preserte to help publldse the band and our events and reach out and engage a a￿llenCe. Preseft￿ acr055 FacebooK IIWM and TikTok has been grown and enhanced. Flnancw: l. Fundratsln8 Inltlallves: The band continues to Increase the number and diversity of con￿rtS and events perfomed throughout the year helping to fvndraise. tt Is IMI￿ant to balan￿ a bw calendar around the personal and work lives of band members. 8i¥en the band is an amateur or8antsatlon wfth K+lunteer members- all withln an organi5ation with a professional M￿1(al ¥ision. Concert income and recording fee income along wlth donatlons was supplemented by carollln8 sesslons and raffles during December. Sales of ba￿1 merchandise was inltlated to help support Income. I l>onatlon5 and Granl&' We contlnued to seek opportunits to 9)uro fund1￿ to help malntrln the finantlal future of the band with plans to intnxluce a "sponsor a seaf initiative in 2025 in addition to seeking out grant applicatlon and charltsble income sour￿. Band member5 continue to personalty contrlbute and donate towards the cost of attendin8 contests and bearfr* the costs of all travel lo ￿hearsalS and event& 3. Expense All0¢atk￿. Transparentty allocated to htre of band hall aNI venue expenses, professKJnal musical dirertion and concert & contest cost& An annual IndepeThlent Examination of accounts is carried out to prepare for submlsslon to OSCR. The Cooperation Bartd is proud to report another successful yearof events and finandal stsbility. This has allowed us to continue our m¥ssK>n of twi￿1￿ music to dlverse communities, educating and advancing musical culture and supporting charitsble ause& We've had the opportunity to perfonn In new areas including With professlonal brdss ensembles, choirs and in TV recordin8. We exp￿$$ our 8ratitude to our supporters, sponsors donors and the community for maklng this possible and thank them for their continued supporL Trustees Amual Report for Period Endin8 31° December 2024 During 2024 a n￿nber of new fuftdraisi￿ Kti¥itr8 I￿￿1￿8 participat•)n in some dherse events, and submission of wccessfil grart awJi(7tion5 I￿re pr(¥re55ed to help contlnue the growth of the band and seekout avenue5 of fundirq and we am to expi(xe this fwther in years ahead. Trustees Renwneratlon aml ExpThs The charity reser￿ are currentty É7.K13 dwity does rnt hwe a reserves pollw as onsoins co>t> •re met from income. Tl*s position will contiliue to be fflonllofed by t1￿ ExeL'uil¥e. Surplus l Delldt Last year the charlty slx>wed a sury)lus of £3,131 ￿ thls ￿, there Is a surF4us of £3,018 showing a stsbility in Income and Ou￿Oing5 during the year. Financlal Loan A payment of £7￿￿ for contest holel accoMnxx￿￿n In London for the 14atk)nal ChamplDnshlps In October 2023 was made on behalf ol the band as a loan on an interest free bJsi5. The trustees commEtted to rewlngthls loan In lull or ty in5talment as swn as funds became avamable In 2024 or subsequent years. The loan amount tras been carrEd forwaré In full from 2024 to 2025 and It Is conllfmed that fiAI loan amount repaKI in 2025. Membershlp The￿ is no change to ow memEtr5hip fees vknlth remakn at zero. However, m(xrthty sth¢rlptlon donatkJn5 ale made by band members to ass1￿ wlth fundln8 the runnlng of the band. Approved by the Trustees and signed on their beHIfr.