Gosport Solent Brass
Analysis
Gosport Solent Brass is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gosport. It was registered in February 2009, 17 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 and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Gosport Solent Brass reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,095 to £12k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 190% 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, Gosport Solent Brass sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wick and Monknash Village Hall (£12k), The Friends of Blake Museum (£12k) and The Cranham Village Hall (£12k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. To advance public education and awareness of Brass Band Music in Hampshire, through the public performance of Brass Band music.2.To encourage muscial education by the provision of tuition and training, particularly through the administration of a Training Band.3. To promote any other charitable activity considered by the Band's Executive Committee to be advantageous to their aims.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wick and Monknash Village Hall | Cowbridge | £12k |
| The Friends of Blake Museum | Bridgwater | £12k |
| The Cranham Village Hall | Gloucester | £12k |
| The Iran Society | London | £12k |