WOODBRIDGE EXCELSIOR BAND

Charity number: 1193770
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Woodbridge Excelsior Band is a Brass Band established in 1846. The Band provides an opportunity for anyone who is interested in playing music within the setting of a traditional Brass Band. The Band performs traditional favourites, modern pop music and contemporary music. It can be hired for concerts, local fetes, civic parades, carol services or private functions, throughout the entire year.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income: £9,466
Total expenditure: £8,935

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 March 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
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
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Louise Anne Weeden Liddell Chair 16 September 2021
None on record
Sarah Jane Skilton Trustee 16 September 2021
None on record
Jennifer Dawn Lynch Trustee 16 September 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £4.11k £8.29k £9.69k £9.47k
Total expenditure £4.13k £5.95k £8.65k £8.94k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 28 February 2025 10 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 10 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2024 17 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 17 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 19 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 19 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 21 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 21 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 Mar 2021

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF MUSIC, PARTICULARLY BRASS BAND MUSIC, IN AND AROUND WOODBRIDGE AND THE UK MORE GENERALLY, THROUGH: A) THE OPERATION OF AN AMATEUR BRASS BAND; B) FACILITATING THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF BAND MEMBERS; C) THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES; D) ENTERING INTO AFFILIATION, ASSOCIATION OR MEMBERSHIP WITH ORGANISATIONS FOR THE PROMOTION OF BRASS BAND MUSIC AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE. (2) TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

Contact information

Address:
Kentmere
The Street
Bredfield
WOODBRIDGE
Suffolk
IP13 6AZ
Phone:
07933641885
Email:
secretary.excelsiorband@gmail.com
Website:

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