Royal Buckley Town Band
What it does
To learn, practice and improve on the art of playing a brass instrument.To perform for the edification and enjoyment of the public and to raise funds.The band enters 2-3 competitions per year to obtain impartial criticism and to maintain/improve the standard of performance.To ensure that the traditions of a brass band are maintained for future generations.
Its charitable purposes
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £19,715 and spent £22,829.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £19,715 | £22,829 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2023 | £14,031 | £18,714 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2022 | £15,133 | £17,393 | Not reported | 36 |
| 31 December 2021 | £10,411 | £9,638 | Not reported | 44 |
| 31 December 2020 | £15,157 | £10,756 | Not reported | 45 |
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 30%, from £15,157 in the year to 31 December 2020 to £19,715 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 116% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 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 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £441 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2020 | £3,960 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Douglas Alan Hayter
- Emily Birkett
- Jack Cameron Hewitt
- Karen Fox
- Lucy Hewitt
- Martin Stephen Bassett-Rhodes
- Megan Rose Bassett-Rhodes
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 10 January 2026 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 1 October 2024, 30 days early | Received 1 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 5 October 2023, 26 days early | Received 5 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 12 August 2022, 80 days early | Received 12 August 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | Received 14 October 2021, 17 days early | Received 14 October 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1183262
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 May 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 07 May 2019
- Website
- www.royalbuckleytownband.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
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.