The City of Chester (Blue Coat) Band

Analysis

The City of Chester (Blue Coat) Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Deeside. It was registered in April 1979, 47 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 provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The City of Chester (Blue Coat) Band reported income of £13k and spending of £13k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,865 to £13k (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 125% 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 City of Chester (Blue Coat) Band sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oldcotes Village Hall (£13k), Tuxedo Junction Barbershop Harmony Club (£13k) and Porthleven Womens Institute (£13k).

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.