Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

BEDS & HERTS ORGANISTS' ASSOCIATION

Local organists Association that work as a body to encourage interest in church organ music across the county.We host annual organ recitals with celebrities. Members of the association also hold an annual composite recital in various locations. We also visit churches with interesting organs where members are invited to play if they so wish. We also host workshops and lectures of interest.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£6£4£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£2£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£5£2£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09*£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

www.bedfordshireorganists.org

jwaters004@gmail.com

01234 823368

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

  • MR WARNER WARNER
  • THE REVEREND KEITH JOHN BROWN (Chair), Occupation: Minister Of Religion Ret
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/07/1979, number: 277930
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR09: 23 days late, AR06: 8 days late,
Main office

15A OAKLEY ROAD
BROMHAM
BEDFORD
MK43 8HY

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF MUSIC WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LITURGICAL AND ORGAN MUSIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BEDFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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