The City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Brass Band

Brass Band Society which provides brass band training and education for all ages and abilities. Members are provided with an opportunity to participate in musical activities including concerts, contests and community events.The Society comprises of two senior bands (M1 and M2), a youth band (M3), a beginners band (M4) and a Community Band.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Cardiff

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Vale of Glamorgan and Gwent.

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £40,645 and spent £33,015.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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

Up 123%, from £18,259 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £40,645 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 81% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £2,000, awarded in 2023.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

10 trustees run the charity.

• Kieran Daniel RichardsChairAppointed 7 February 2022
• Alexandria Louise JamesAppointed 17 February 2025
• Emma SmithAppointed 18 March 2024
• Gabriela BoyleAppointed 17 February 2025
• Giles BallisatAppointed 19 February 2024
• Hollie HorsellAppointed 9 February 2026
• Jason CaleAppointed 19 February 2024
• Rhiannon JonesAppointed 17 February 2025
• Shirley HockadayAppointed 9 February 2026
• Valerie ShortAppointed 17 February 2025

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1083583

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

22 November 2000

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08/03/2000AS AMENDED ON 04/02/2008AS AMENDED ON 23/02/2010AS AMENDED ON 28/02/2011 as amended on 20 May 2019 as amended on 18 Mar 2024 as amended on 17 Feb 2025 as amended on 09 Feb 2026

Website

www.melingriffith.co.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Cardiff

• 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

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