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Registered charity · Cardiff

The City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Brass Band

The City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Brass Band is a registered charity (number 1083583) based in Cardiff, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Kieran Daniel Richards since 2022. Latest income £41k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £41k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
Where
Cardiff
Website
www.melingriffith.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2000

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£41k£33k
  • 2024£30k£28k
  • 2023£32k£34k
Earlier years
  • 2022£28k£35k
  • 2021£18k£25k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION SHALL BE TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE AND DEVELOP PUBLIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR, BRASS BAND PLAYING, BY PERFORMANCES AT BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENGAGEMENTS; AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Grants received

1 grant · £2,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Postcode Community Trust · £2,000

Most recent

  • Postcode Community Trust £2,0002023-04-03
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

10 trustees on the board

1.4y median 1y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (2)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 10Arts/culture/heritage/science 9General Charitable Purposes 9Disability 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£41k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1083583
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08/03/2000AS AMENDED ON 04/02/2008AS AMENDED ON 23/02/2010AS AMENDED ON 28/02/2011 as amended on 20 May 2019 as amended on 18 Mar 2024 as amended on 17 Feb 2025 as amended on 09 Feb 2026
Contact on the register
01446 773950 · hello@melingriffith.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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