The Shaftesbury Town Silver Band

Analysis

The Shaftesbury Town Silver Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shaftesbury. It was registered in December 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Shaftesbury Town Silver Band reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £23k to £12k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Shaftesbury Town Silver Band sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Potters Bar Benevolent Fund (£12k), Brundall County Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£12k) and Society for Co-Operation in Russian and Soviet Studies (£12k).