Blaina Town Band
What it does
To make music and enhance the pleasure for it's members and the general public and encourage recruitment of members, especially young people. Where possible to maintain a training Band to teach and encourage people of all ages to participate in Brass Band musicianship. To maintain the Band Hall as an amenity and asset for the local community and wider area, to encourage other vocational activities
Its charitable purposes
1.TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF BRASS BAND PLAYING AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TASTE AND APPRECIATION IN THE ART FORM OF BRASS BAND PLAYING.2.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BLAINA TOWN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Recreation
- 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
- Provides services
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £882 and spent £1,457.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £882 | £1,457 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,769 | £1,388 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,323 | £2,007 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,282 | £957 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £10,000 | £6,196 | 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
- Down 91%, from £10,000 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £882 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 165% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 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 2021 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Reginald John JonesChair
- Deborah Jane Lukins
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 27 January 2026, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 20 January 2025, 11 days early | Received 20 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 29 January 2024, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 28 January 2023, 3 days early | Received 28 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 26 January 2022, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1184717
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 1 August 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Aug 2019
- 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.