The Bristol and District Organists' Association
Registered charity 274829 Registered since 1978
Operates: Wiltshire, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City
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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.
5 trustees on the board
- MR TIM Forder Chair
- Adrian Sawyer since 2011
- Andrew John Marsh since 2021
- Eric Tyson since 2013
- Malcolm Gibbs
11y median 13y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Adrian Sawyer since 2011
- Eric Tyson since 2013
11.9y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- MR TIM Forder Chair
- Adrian Sawyer since 2011
- Andrew John Marsh since 2021
- Malcolm Gibbs
Portfolio (1)
- Eric Tyson since 2013
1
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 5Education/training 5Religious Activities 5
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 1Tech and media 1
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£9k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
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.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The on Organ Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ALL Saints With ST John Clifton 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Idle and Thackley Theatre Group Similar size; both Arts and culture
- The Minsterley and District Eisteddfod Festival Association Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Ridiculusmus Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Mansfield Music and Drama Festival Association Similar size; both Arts and culture
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.bdoa.org.uk |
| treasurerbdoa@gmail.com | |
| Phone | 07903305306 |
| Address | 118 Reedley Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, BS9 1BE |
Finances
£9,074 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £5,969 | £1,265 |
| 2022 | £4,406 | £7,812 |
| 2023 | £5,222 | £3,774 |
| 2024 | £6,233 | £5,340 |
| 2025 | £9,074 | £5,994 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF THE ART OF MUSIC WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LITURGICAL AND ORGAN MUSIC.
Governing document: RULES AND CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26TH NOVEMBER 1977
Trustees (5)
5trustees
65median age
0aged 70+
- MR TIM Forder Chair
- Adrian Sawyer since 2011
- Andrew John Marsh since 2021
- Eric Tysonage band 65-69 since 2013
- Malcolm Gibbs
Connected charities (2)
- The on Organ Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ALL Saints With ST John Clifton 1 shared trustee
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