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Registered charity · Reigate

The British Institute of Organ Studies

The British Institute of Organ Studies is a registered charity (number 283936) based in Reigate, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Dr William Richard Mcvicker since 2024. Latest income £210k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

Also known as B I O S, Bios (Charity Commission)

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £210k (2025)
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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
www.bios.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1982

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£210k£96k
  • 2024£39k£41k
  • 2023£44k£39k
Earlier years
  • 2022£42k£31k
  • 2021£39k£28k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN AND PROMOTE THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGAN AND ITS MUSIC IN ALL ASPECTS AND, IN PARTICULAR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGAN AND ITS MUSIC IN BRITAIN AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ANY RESEARCH. TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF HISTORIC ORGANS IN BRITAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY.

Grants received

1 grant · £50,000 total

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Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £50,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £50,0002004-05-18
Board analysis

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.

6.7y median 3y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
7.3y
average years in governance
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 12Education/training 12Environment/conservation/heritage 11General Charitable Purposes 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.

Other services 2Health and social care 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.
2020
2021
2022
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incomespending£39k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
283936
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30TH JULY 1981 AS AMENDED 29TH SEPTEMBER 1984
Contact on the register
01737241355 · secretary@bios.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
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