Cwmbran Brass
What it does
To give the opportunity to playbrass music for the entertainment of both participants and the public. to provide training for young people in music and in particular brass instrumentation . We play concerts, some for charitable purposes and also enter contests throughout the year.
Its charitable purposes
TO 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 SIMILAR ACTIVITIES. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION).
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 staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
- Newport City
- Torfaen
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £4,286 and spent £4,545.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £4,286 | £4,545 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £6,433 | £3,037 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,983 | £8,971 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,983 | £8,972 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £24,625 | £16,186 | Not reported | 2 |
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 83%, from £24,625 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £4,286 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 106% 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 2021: £23,000 from 6 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Amanda Elizabeth Challenger
- Debbie Norman
- Joy Price
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 21 October 2025, 102 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 2 October 2024, 121 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 2 October 2024, 245 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 20 January 2023, 11 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 18 April 2022, 77 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 513944
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 June 1983
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 APRIL 1977, AS AMENDED 29 APRIL 1983 AND 12 APRIL 2006.
- Website
- www.cwmbranbrass.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Torfaen
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.