Blaenafon Concert Band
What it does
THE MAIN OBJECT OF OUR MOVEMENT IS TO GIVE TUITION ON THE READING OF MUSIC AND THE ART OF PLAYING A BRASS BAND INSTRUMENT THE AIM THEN IS TO TAKE PART IN BRASS BAND CONTESTS IN OUR AREA, ALSO SUPPLY MUSIC FOR OUTDOOR CONCERTS IN PARKS AND ATTEND FETES, CARNIVALS AND PLAY CHRISTMAS CAROLS IN OUR TOWN.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS; AND FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Torfaen
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice Torfaen
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £2,330 and spent £2,150.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £2,330 | £2,150 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £1,433 | £1,298 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,170 | £1,890 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,347 | £1,969 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,240 | £1,645 | Not reported | Not reported |
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
- Up 88%, from £1,240 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £2,330 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 92% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- Jonathan Waite
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 15 October 2026, 108 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 19 December 2025, 43 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 6 October 2024, 117 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 14 May 2024, 104 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 8 January 2023, 23 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1093248
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 1 August 2002
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 MAY 2002
- 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.