Pemberton Old Wigan Brass Band

Analysis

Pemberton Old Wigan Brass Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in April 2008, 18 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 March 2025, Pemberton Old Wigan Brass Band reported income of £40k and spending of £63k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £40k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 363%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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, Pemberton Old Wigan Brass Band sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daventry Abbey Townswomens Guild (£40k), Caos Musical Productions (£40k) and Little Witley Parish Hall (£40k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.