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The Cooperation Band

SC040648Registered charity from 08 July 2009
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
Previous Charity name Co-operative Funeralcare Band from 08 July 2009 to 03 December 2020.
Charity Information:
Address 30 Jamieson Road
Darvel
Ayrshire
Postcode KA17 0BT
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website www.thecooperationband.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
(1) 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 members of the Co-operative Movement. (2) To promote the education and training of people of all ages, in the playing of brass instruments and their appreciation of brass band music.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
the cooperation band is a community brass band, based in Glasgow city centre. Originally formed in 1918 by the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society at their SCWS factories in Glasgow. Various name changes over the years have reflected changes in Co-operative sponsoring organisations. The band is the most successful Scottish contesting brass band with 37 Scottish Champions titles and 2 Champions of Great Britain titles plus many Scottish Band of the Year awards. Rehearsals are held twice weekly and members come from many backgrounds including a dozen conservatoire trained music graduates. The band members have a key common goal - presenting high class music and performances to as wide and inclusive an audience as possible. From gala days, to cathedral concerts, to contesting in the best UK concert halls, the band seeks to entertain and excel in every rehearsal and performance. There is a continuous drive and dedication to foster and grow community and youth music development.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Other
Constitutional Form Date: 08 Jul 2009
Main Operating Location: Glasgow City
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £16,761 £9,815 30 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £36,945 £51,337 26 Mar 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £46,465 £43,333 27 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £58,033 £55,015 29 Sept 2025 Yes Download
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Keith Johnston
Iain Chisholm
Ewan Millar
Alan Douglas
Matthew Fuller
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