Crosskeys Silver Band
What it does
As well as competing at both local and national levels in brass band competitions, we provide music for the local community together with music tuition for all ages especially disadvantaged youngsters as well as providing historical information to heritage groups, keeping alive the tradition of colliery bands. We provide concerts for other charities, veteran and senior citizen groups.
Its charitable purposes
- TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE MUSICAL ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF BRASS BAND PLAYING AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ART BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES- TO HELP SECURE THE HERITAGE OF THE COLLIERY BRASS BAND TRADITION AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLIERY BANDS IN THE DELIVERY OF MUSIC APPRECIATION TO THE PUBLIC IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES- TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND TUITION IN THE PLAYING OF BRASS BAND INSTRUMENTS IN SOUTH EAST WALES ESPECIALLY WHERE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE PERSONS' ABILITY TO UNDERTAKE SUCH ACTIVITIES
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
- Blaenau Gwent
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Monmouthshire
- Newport City
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Torfaen
Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice, Local.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £9,533 and spent £14,432.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £9,533 | £14,432 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £6,651 | £7,892 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £7,175 | £13,927 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,738 | £12,259 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £64,662 | £27,756 | Not reported | 40 |
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 85%, from £64,662 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £9,533 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 151% 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 2021: £31,708 from 7 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Cllr DAVID MICHAEL GRAY
- Deborah Norris
- Janet Bowden
- Tomos Rogers
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 26 July 2025, 189 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 23 September 2024, 130 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 14 October 2023, 109 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 21 June 2022, 224 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 7 February 2022, 7 days late | Received 7 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1139417
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 December 2010
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 OCTOBER 2010
- Website
- www.crosskeysband.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Caerphilly
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.