Derwent Valley Wind Band

Analysis

Derwent Valley Wind Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in August 1988, 38 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 trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Derwent Valley Wind Band reported income of £13k and spending of £11k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £784 to £13k (+1603%), an average of +103% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 627%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Derwent Valley Wind Band sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% 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 Tockwith Village Hall (£13k), Philomusica of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire (£13k) and Buxton Film (£13k).