Brass Bands England

Analysis

Brass Bands England is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stocks Lane. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08047535). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brass Bands England reported income of £728k and spending of £844k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £526k to £728k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Brass Bands England sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Vocational Ballet School (£727k), The Mowlem Institute (£730k) and International Dendrology Society (£727k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68% and trading 9.4%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £6,267 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.