Cockerton Prize Silver Band

Analysis

Cockerton Prize Silver Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Cockerton Prize Silver Band reported income of £14k and spending of £11k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £24k to £14k (-42%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 69% 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, Cockerton Prize Silver Band sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neasham Reading Room (£14k), Taunton Concert Band (£14k) and Hopwood Foundation for Heritage, Arts, Education & Inspiration (£14k).