Sovereign Brass 1987

Analysis

Sovereign Brass 1987 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in June 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sovereign Brass 1987 reported income of £20k and spending of £15k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £20k (+97%), an average of +97% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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, Sovereign Brass 1987 sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St Andrew's Ampthill (£20k), Ross on Wye Choral Society (£20k) and The Halifax Orchestral Society (£20k).