The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Incorporated Association of Organists Benevolent Fund

Registered charity 216533 Registered since 1963

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Isle Of Man, Scotland

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Board DNA

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9
trustees on the board
7.9y median 7y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
6
trustees past 6 years
7.9y
average years in governance
4 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 2General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Education 3Tech and media 3Arts and leisure 1

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Contact

Websitewww.iaobf.com
Emailrichard.m.allen@btinternet.com
Phone01 225 42 11 54
Address2 Winifreds Dale, Cavendish Road, BATH, BA1 2UD

Finances

£19,628 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£11,419£14,682
2021£9,239£10,872
2022£9,120£9,495
2023£12,719£9,424
2024£19,628£9,044

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To Individuals

Charitable objects

TO ASSIST ORGANISTS, WHETHER ACTIVE OR RETIRED, OR THEIR WIVES, WIDOWS, CHILDREN OR DEPENDANTS, WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED. TO QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE, THE ORGANIST MUST HAVE BEEN AT LEAST FOR AN AGGREGATE OF TWO YEARS A SUBSCRIBING MEMBER OF ONE OF THE ORGANISTS’ ASSOCIATION OR SOCIETIES AFFILIATED TO THE INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OF ORGANISTS (‘THE IAO’). THE ASSISTANCE MAY BE IN THE FORM OF A SINGLE OR REGULAR PAYMENTS AND/OR BONUSES OF AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES OR, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES, OF GRANTS TOWARDS THE COST OF ORGAN TUITION AND/OR EXAMINATION FEE FOR DEPENDANTS WHO, AT THE TIME OF THE AWARD HAVE NOT PASSED THEIR TWENTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 16 JAN 1930AS AMENDED ON 05 MAY 2012AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 13 MAY 2017

Trustees (9)

9trustees
77median age
2aged 70+

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