The Woburn Sands Band

Analysis

The Woburn Sands Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in December 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Woburn Sands Band reported income of £21k and spending of £21k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £39k to £21k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, The Woburn Sands Band 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 The Burgon Society (£21k), Lancaster Community Music Trust (£21k) and Haydon Bridge and Haydon Parish Development Trust (£21k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.