Test Valley Brass
Analysis
Test Valley Brass is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Andover. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Test Valley Brass reported income of £13k and spending of £11k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £18k to £13k (-28%), an average of -8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Test Valley Brass sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% 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 Gosberton Farm Trust (£13k), S D C (Societas Doctrinae Christianae) (£13k) and Clitheroe Progressive Spiritualist Church (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The advancement of the education of the public in the study, practice and appreciation of music and the allied arts.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Gosberton Farm Trust | Lincolnshire | £13k |
| S D C (Societas Doctrinae Christianae) | London | £13k |
| Clitheroe Progressive Spiritualist Church | Lancashire | £13k |
| Llanddewi Rhydderch Baptist Chapel | Sir Fynwy | £13k |