01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 22 November 2012
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08256267
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £915,692
- Latest expenditure
- £865,214
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 65a Oxford Road, Wokingham, RG41 2YH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.brassforafrica.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Brass for Africa uses music and music education to empower, support and uplift disadvantaged young people and struggling communities. Operating in Uganda and Liberia
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £915,692
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £865,214
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £922,706
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £870,435
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £503,036
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £560,824
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £366,702
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £406,583
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £567,590
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £315,117
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 18 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £915,692
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £865,214
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 17
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £922,706
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £870,435
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £503,036
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £560,824
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £366,702
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £406,583
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 8 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £567,590
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £315,117
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 18 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 895879
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 19628
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 185
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 915692
- Income Legacies
- 5000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £142,505
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £722,709
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 865214
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 51309
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 149376
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 15841
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 6683
- Reserves
- £72,983
- Assets Total Fixed
- 45305
- Assets Own Use
- 45305
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £334,849
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £16,134
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £364,020
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 16134
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £289,803
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 118288
- Funds Restricted
- 245732
- Funds Total
- 364020
- Count Employees
- 45
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 867178
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 51472
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 92
- Income Other
- 3964
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 922706
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £129,227
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £741,208
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 870435
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 56486
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 184659
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18221
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -7672
- Reserves
- £65,394
- Assets Total Fixed
- 55711
- Assets Own Use
- 55711
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £262,964
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £11,816
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £306,859
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 11816
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £237,398
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 121105
- Funds Restricted
- 185754
- Funds Total
- 306859
- Count Employees
- 49
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 468084
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 34952
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 503036
- Income Legacies
- 2000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £53,269
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £507,555
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 560824
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 44198
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 36487
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7842
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 7842
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £164,370
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7842
- Assets Own Use
- 7842
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £268,899
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £34,288
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £242,453
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 34288
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £196,738
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 164370
- Funds Restricted
- 78083
- Funds Total
- 242453
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 8 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 565778
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1812
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 567590
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £80,788
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £234,329
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 315117
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25306
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 34468
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2435
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £224,081
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4923
- Assets Own Use
- 4923
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £341,689
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,491
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £340,121
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6491
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £312,671
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 224081
- Funds Restricted
- 116040
- Funds Total
- 340121
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Liberia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRASS FOR AFRICA
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2012-11-22T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 OCT 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20/11/2012
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY’S OBJECT ARE TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE SUBJECT OF MUSIC BY SUPPORTING PROJECTS AND WORK AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD HOME AND THE BETHLEHEM ORPHANGE IN KAMPALA AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, WITH A VIEW TO SUPPORTING THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.
- Area Of Benefit
- UGANDA
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries