The Hook Norton Brass Band

Analysis

The Hook Norton Brass Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hook Norton Brass Band reported income of £21k and spending of £19k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,688 to £21k (+270%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 208%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, The Hook Norton 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 Northallerton U3a (£21k), Elsted and Treyford Village Hall (£21k) and Lawshall Village Hall (£21k).