THE GAVIOLI ORGAN TRUST

Registered charity 1132798 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The acquisition, preservation and restoration of historic fairground organs for the benefit of the public.

Objects

"TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM OF GAVIOLI FAIRGROUND ORGANS AND THEIR ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF SUCH ORGANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £1,591,199 to £1,818,371, driven by a net income of £43,441 against charitable expenditure of £20,512. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £1,818,371, which the trustees note are maintained to ensure sufficient funds in the event donations fall. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the preparation of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ADAM TYLER-MOOREchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kevin Graham Meayers · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicholas Jackson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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