Plymouth City Brass

Analysis

Plymouth City Brass is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in July 2018, 8 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Plymouth City Brass reported income of £16k and spending of £20k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £30k to £16k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Plymouth City Brass sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include William Mackrell (The Elder and Younger) (£16k), D&s Productions (£16k) and Southend Bach Choir (£16k).