Slaithwaite Brass Band

Analysis

Slaithwaite Brass Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07532611). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Slaithwaite Brass Band reported income of £40k and spending of £42k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £40k to £40k (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Slaithwaite 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 Dreamthinkspeak (£40k), Arts and Crafts Community Centre (£40k) and Girlguiding West Yorkshire South (£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.