The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain

Analysis

The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain reported income of £451k and spending of £378k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £134k to £451k (+237%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 142%. 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 National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Duffryn Community Link (£450k), Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme (£451k) and Renaissance Publishing (£450k).