Registered charity · Darwen
Association of Blind Piano Tuners
Association of Blind Piano Tuners is a registered charity (number 294885) based in Darwen, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Richard Foster. Latest income £4k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £4k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.piano-tuners.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1986
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£4k£6k
- 2024£17k£25k
- 2023£9k£6k
Earlier years
- 2022£4k£6k
- 2021£7k£10k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY-SIGHTED.
Grants received
1 grant · £9,860 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,860
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Richard Foster Chair
- Amanda Foster Secretary since 2019
- Barrie Heaton
Trustees past 6 years
- Amanda Foster Secretary since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Richard Foster Chair
- Amanda Foster Secretary since 2019
- Barrie Heaton
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 294885
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19TH APRIL 1986 AS AMENDED 25TH APRIL 2008
- Contact on the register
- 0844 736 1976 · abpt@piano-tuners.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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