MARTLESHAM BRASS

Charity number: 1100922
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are a Brass Band with members ranging from 6 to 70+ years with no upper age limit. We have a beginners group and players can then progress through our Preliminary and Intermediate bands to our Main band. We practice every week and provide instruments and training. We do at least four concerts a year and play at fetes and other similar events.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £16,907
Total expenditure: £18,976

Total income includes £474 from 1 government grant(s)

People

15 Trustee(s)

16 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 November 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Matthew Colin Aldous Chair 06 March 2015
None on record
Elizabeth Jones Trustee 08 March 2024
None on record
Elizabeth Mary Benyon Trustee 14 November 2023
None on record
Emma Benyon Trustee 10 March 2023
None on record
Sean Neil Marner Trustee 04 March 2022
None on record
Suzanne Mary Lovie Trustee 06 October 2020
None on record
Melissa Katherine Hawkins Trustee 06 October 2020
None on record
Tamsin Tate Trustee 08 March 2019
None on record
CHRISTOPHER DEREK HOWARD Trustee 10 March 2017
None on record
Geraldine Susan Armes Trustee 06 March 2015
None on record
PAUL ROBERT BENYON BSC MIEE Trustee 06 March 2015
None on record
MARK CHALKLEN Trustee 06 March 2015
None on record
MARY ANN ALDOUS Trustee 06 March 2015
None on record
ADAM THOMAS CABLE Trustee 06 March 2015
None on record
MRS E M HOWARD Trustee 06 March 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £10.79k £9.47k £11.60k £13.17k £16.91k
Total expenditure £9.55k £9.98k £13.12k £13.99k £18.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £500 N/A N/A N/A £474

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 09 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 03 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19 SEPTEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED 13 FEBRUARY 2004, 11 FEBRUARY 2005, 2 FEBRUARY 2007, 06 MARCH 2009 AND 5 MARCH 2010 as amended on 08 Mar 2024

Charitable objects

I) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, IN THE PLAYING OF BRASS INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR APPRECIATION OF BRASS BAND MUSIC II) TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF BRASS BAND MUSIC AND TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN THE ART OF BRASS BAND PLAYING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND ESPECIALLY; 1 )IN THE MARTLESHAM AND KESGRAVE AREAS, AND 2) IN LOCALITIES AND TO AUDIENCES WHERE ACCESS TO BRASS BAND MUSIC WOULD NORMALLY BE PRECLUDED

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

SUFFOLK COASTAL

Contact information

Address:
3 PARK CLOSE
MARTLESHAM HEATH
IPSWICH
IP5 3UJ
Phone:
01473625617
Email:
c.d.howard@talk21.com
Website:

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