Desford Organisation Comprising of Desford Colliery Band, Desford Band, and Desford Brass Band Club
Analysis
Desford Organisation Comprising of Desford Colliery Band, Desford Band, and Desford Brass Band Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coalville. It was registered in August 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Desford Organisation Comprising of Desford Colliery Band, Desford Band, and Desford Brass Band Club reported income of £136k and spending of £134k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £88k to £136k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Desford Organisation Comprising of Desford Colliery Band, Desford Band, and Desford Brass Band Club sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home Live Art Limited (£136k), Saffron Walden Museum Society Limited (£136k) and Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust (£136k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are a Brass Band organisation and have a Championship Brass Band who perform worldwide, a B Band who perform locally and our Academy where we provide brass and percussion tuition and instruments to children in the locality who wish to learn music.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Home Live Art Limited | East Sussex | £136k |
| Saffron Walden Museum Society Limited | Saffron Walden | £136k |
| Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust | Norwich | £136k |
| Epic Kidz | Wigan | £136k |