THEATRE PIPE ORGAN PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Registered charity 1160194 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of theatre pipe organ music.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THEATRE PIPE ORGAN MUSIC BY INTER ALIA:(A) THE ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF ORGANS AND(B) THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF YOUNG MUSICIANS WHO WISH TO LEARN THE SKILLS OF PLAYING THEATRE PIPE ORGANS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,449 for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by increased donations and ticket sales. Unrestricted reserves increased to £15,141, which the trustees consider reasonable given the charity's objectives and risks. The charity remains solvent with total funds of £265,621, comprising unrestricted funds and endowment assets.

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 3 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

• DEBORAH SUSAN JENKINS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael James Wooldridge · trustee of 1 other charity
• WANDA BAKER

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• DEBORAH SUSAN JENKINS — trustee here and at MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.