The Brook Street Band Trust
Analysis
The Brook Street Band Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06335156). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Brook Street Band Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £34k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £22k to £31k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 170%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Brook Street Band Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Marines Historical Society (£31k), Woodbridge Choral Society (£31k) and Syresham Village Hall (£31k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP, IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE OF LIVE CLASSICAL SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY MUSIC AND RELATED TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY MUSICAL COMMISSIONS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE WORKS OF GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL, THROUGH EDUCATION PROJECTS, MASTER-CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND COURSES
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Marines Historical Society | Hampshire | £31k |
| Woodbridge Choral Society | Suffolk | £31k |
| Syresham Village Hall | Brackley | £31k |
| Patina (Parents and Teachers in the Arts). | East Sussex | £31k |