Lewis Merthyr Brass Band

Analysis

Lewis Merthyr Brass Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pontyclun. It was registered in October 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lewis Merthyr Brass Band reported income of £21k and spending of £23k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £42k to £21k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lewis Merthyr Brass Band sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Victory Hall (£21k), The Langley Band (£21k) and The Zemel Choir (£21k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.