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Registered charity · No. 1168332 · DidcotiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Cholsey Silver Band (aka CSB)

Income
£7k
▲ 61.1% on 2024
Expenditure
£6k
▼ 15.5% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
9
9.3y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Small charityi
How am I connected?

Overview

Cholsey Silver Band's network

9 people1 organisationi9 listed on the board. 1 organisation shares a board member with this charity.The large node is Cholsey Silver Band. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

9 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Karen TaylorChair2017
9 yrs
Dr Clare StephensonTrustee2017
9 yrs
Howard BrettTrustee2017
9 yrs
Jennie CostelloTrustee2017
9 yrs
Joan BrettTrustee2017
9 yrs
Judith AtkinsTrustee2017
9 yrs
Mike WalkerTrustee2017
9 yrs
Paul JenkinsTrustee2017
9 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 9 →

Board

The board

9 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Karen TaylorChair2017
9 yrs
Dr Clare StephensonTrustee2017
9 yrs
Howard BrettTrustee2017
9 yrs
Jennie CostelloTrustee2017
9 yrs
Joan BrettTrustee2017
9 yrs
Judith AtkinsTrustee2017
9 yrs
Mike WalkerTrustee2017
9 yrs
Paul JenkinsTrustee2017
9 yrs
Tony AndrewsTrustee2017
9 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
9y
median 9y
Longest tenure
9y
since 2017
Years in governance
12.1y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
2
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 9 on the board

9 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Education/training 9

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 1Education 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Cholsey Silver Band. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£2.5k£5k£7.5k£10k£12.5k202520242023202220212020£7.47k£5.58k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Cholsey Silver Band has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202020212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£3.39k£2.36k£6.39k£10.22k£4.64k£7.47k
Total expenditure£2.95k£2.94k£5.09k£6.54k£6.60k£5.58k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 4 October 2026.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Cholsey Silver Band has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

On time for the last 3 years. 1 earlier year arrived late.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 December 202531 October 20266 October 2026Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202431 October 202514 October 2025Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202331 October 202414 October 2024Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202231 October 202313 February 2024105 days lateNot requiredLate by 105 daysNone online
31 December 202131 October 202223 August 2022Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202031 October 202120 September 2021Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

PROMOTE THE PLAYING OF BRASS INSTRUMENTS AND THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, AND ESPECIALLY BRASS BAND MUSIC, WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY:

  • A)

    PROVIDING AFFORDABLE EDUCATION, PLAYING AND MUSICAL DIRECTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BOTH YOUNG AND OLD AND OF ANY GENDER, WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PLAYING A BRASS INSTRUMENT;

  • B)

    PROVIDING MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT MAKE UP THE AUDIENCES BY THE PLAYING OF BRASS BAND MUSIC ON SUITABLE OCCASIONS, WHETHER PAID OR FREE-OF-CHARGE;

  • C)

    PROVIDING, AS PART OF ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, A RANGE OF INSTRUMENTS TO BE PLAYED WITH THE BAND, FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS WITHOUT THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides services
Where it operates
Local authorities: West Berkshire, Reading, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22 FEB 2016AS AMENDED ON 12 JUL 2016 as filed
Register history
  • 20 July 2016Registered
Working name
CSB

Policies the charity says it has

  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.cholseysilverband.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2016

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