The Cinema Organ Society

Registered charity 1189263 CIO Registered since 2020

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.6y median 7y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.9y

average years in governance

10 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 13Education/training 13

Commercial experience

Other services 1

Gaps to watch

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

Boards that share trustees

The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
Beds & Herts Organists' Association 1 shared trustee
The Sussex Theatre Organ Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
The Sussex Theatre Organ Trust 1 shared trustee
Beds & Herts Organists' Association 1 shared trustee
The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
Malone Society Similar size; both Arts and culture
Zephaniah Music Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture

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Contact

Website	www.cinema-organs.org.uk
Email	malcolm.phillips@cinema-organs.org.uk
Phone	01529306737
Address	7 LARCH WAY, SLEAFORD, NG34 7UG

Finances

£79,025 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£9,894	£4,907
2021	£26,451	£27,242
2022	£218,509	£57,863
2023	£52,418	£54,477
2024	£79,025	£89,052

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Services

Charitable objects

ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS BY THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEATRE/CINEMA ORGAN MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BY:(A)ACQUIRING, MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING THEATRE ORGANS;(B)BUILDING, MAINTAINING AND MAKING AVAILABLE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AN ARCHIVE OF PRINTED AND RECORDED MATERIAL ON THE HISTORY OF THE THEATRE ORGAN, ITS TECHNICAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, AND ITS MUSIC; (C)HOLDING CONCERTS, SILENT FILM PRESENTATIONS, CONVENTIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND TALKS FOCUSING ON THE HISTORY, MUSICAL USE, AND PLAYING OF THE THEATRE ORGAN; AND(D)PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 25 OR LESS WISHING TO ATTEND A CONVENTION OR WORKSHOP WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO DO SO, BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE COST OF REGISTRATION AND/OR TRAVEL.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Apr 2020

Trustees (13)

13trustees

74median age

1aged 70+

David Warner since 2017
David Ian Lowe since 2018
David John Schuster since 2024
Gordon Leslie Whitehouse since 2021
John Leeming since 2019
Malcolm Phillips since 2018
Michael Carter since 2025
Nigel John Laflin since 2019
Richard Stephenson since 2018
Robert Pearsall since 2017
Simon Gledhill since 2018
Stephen Nicholsonage 74 since 2019
Simon Roderick Field since 2019

Connected charities (4)

The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
Beds & Herts Organists' Association 1 shared trustee
The Sussex Theatre Organ Trust 1 shared trustee
The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee

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