Brass for Africa

Analysis

Brass for Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wokingham. It was registered in November 2012, 14 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 08256267). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Brass for Africa reported income of £998k and spending of £844k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £367k to £998k (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 for Africa sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Design West (£998k), Phoenix Dance Theatre (£998k) and David Parr House & Gallery (£997k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and trading 1.2%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £334k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.