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Registered charity (CIO) · Wells

Wells City Band

Wells City Band is a registered charity (number 1206500) based in Wells, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Benjamin Matthew Collins since 2024. Latest income £17k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £17k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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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
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Somerset
Website
wellscityband.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2024

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£17k£14k
  • 2024£16k£20k

Income trend, 2024 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE3.1 TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF MUSIC, ESPECIALLY BRASS BAND MUSIC, IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF WELLS (IN SOMERSET), AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM MORE GENERALLY BY:A) OPERATING AN AMATEUR BRASS BAND OPEN TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE MEMBERSHIP;B) FACILITATING THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF BAND MEMBERS OF ALL ABILITIES; C) PRESENTING PERFORMANCES IN PUBLIC, INCLUDING FOR CIVIC OCCASIONS;D) ENTERING INTO AFFILIATION, ASSOCIATION OR COLLABORATION WITH ORGANISATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF MUSICAL EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE, AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.3.2 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 DONATIONS.

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.

8 trustees on the board

2y median 2y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 8

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across 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 2 years.
2024
2025
incomespending£17k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1206500
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Jan 2024
Contact on the register
07932078748 · wellscitybandba5@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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