Ebbw Valley Brass
What it does
The band provides musical entertainment at a range of events throughout its local community. Tuition is also provided to individuals of all ages.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE MUSICAL ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF INSTRUMENTAL SILVER BAND PLAYING
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Practice Gwent
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £31,843 and spent £34,175.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £31,843 | £34,175 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2024 | £31,004 | £36,731 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2023 | £19,063 | £25,729 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2022 | £18,823 | £26,923 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2021 | £53,245 | £21,937 | Not reported | 110 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 40%, from £53,245 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £31,843 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 107% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £3,108 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £24,200 from 6 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
4 October 2023, Blaenau Gwent
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
Grants to Organisations
30 March 2023, Blaenau Gwent
Named in an agenda item or minute of Ordinary Meeting of the Council
Presiding Member's Announcements
1 March 2023, Blaenau Gwent
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
Grants to Organisations
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Donna Hardman
- Ellen Waite
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 10 January 2026, 21 days early | Received 25 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 24 January 2023, 7 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 4 December 2021, 58 days early | Received 4 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1004260
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 26 September 1991
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 FEB 1991AS AMENDED ON 10 FEB 2016AS AMENDED ON 13 JUN 2016
- Website
- www.ebbwvalleybrass.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Blaenau Gwent
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.