Virtuosi Gus Band
Analysis
Virtuosi Gus Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kettering. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Virtuosi Gus Band reported income of £127k and spending of £128k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £50k to £127k (+153%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Virtuosi Gus Band sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Designer Bookbinders (£127k), The Temenos Academy (£128k) and The Rondo Trust for the Performing Arts (£127k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity is a Brass Band, and as such, sets out to entertain and educate the public in the musical arts and in particular the art of brass band playing, and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said art by the performance of concerts and other activities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Designer Bookbinders | Worcestershire | £127k |
| The Temenos Academy | London | £128k |
| The Rondo Trust for the Performing Arts | Bath | £127k |
| Archives of It | Hertford | £128k |