The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

The Incorporated Association of Organists

Registered charity 269986 Registered since 1975

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

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

10 trustees on the board

7y median 7y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (5)

9
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 10Education/training 10General Charitable Purposes 2Religious Activities 2The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 10Tech and media 4Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£42k latest income

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Related organisations

Connected through a shared trustee

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Contact

Websitehttps://iao.org.uk
Emailsecretary@iao.org.uk
Phone07565335758
Address2 Gillity Avenue, WALSALL, WS5 3PH

Finances

£42,438 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£23,412£17,265
2021£17,647£19,389
2022£34,094£19,607
2023£21,896£19,311
2024£42,438£43,644

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

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

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/10/1929AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/06/1974AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/07/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/07/2014

Trustees (10)

10trustees
70median age
6aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Incorporated Association of Organists(the) · 00242823 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 07/10/1929

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (7)

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