Askam Town Silver Band

Analysis

Askam Town Silver Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Askam in Furness. It was registered in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Askam Town Silver Band reported income of £13k and spending of £9,928, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £22k to £13k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 55% 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, Askam Town Silver Band sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Project Genesis Trust (£13k), The Gaskell Society (£13k) and The Astrological Lodge of London (£13k).