Rye Wurlitzer Academy Rye College The Grove RYE East Sussex TN37 7NQ Registered Chanty No. 11416AÈ 01424 444 058 Email richard@ryewurlitzer.co.uk RYE COLLEGE RYE WURLITZER ACADEMY Part of the Aquir*sT¥ust CHAIRMANS REpoRf FOR PERIOD I- SEvfEM8ER 2024 to 31- AUGusf 2025 Our year sL4rted wtth a very successtul arKI enjoyable Rye Pr(xns even( whith aparS to be part of the local social cdendar now. All of our fund-ratsing evenings Wre Prafftab and very enjoyable for those who attended. The highlight event was our Vknrfilzer Centenary Concert on April 6 . which was attended by over 2(x) people. including two coaches and the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex as our guest of honour. We are still rM)t seeiro numbers through as did pre£ovid-19, wh#th means the days of having Brass Bands, Big &ants and Male Voice Choirs are not a consideration at this wesent time. as they will not bring in the extra people necessary to fund the extra expense. We CtinUe to endeavour to create enjoyable evening5 whilst gniing good value for money. It bvety to see our students not onty playing at some of the events but tsking an aLXr4e part in helpiNJ. Since we sLgrted in 2009, we have created a family wrthin RWA and it is pl&tsirNJ to hear from scAne of onginal SttKlents how they are prooressirKJ through life. We were fcftunate to receive a donation from the Theatre Organ Club of Great Britian of £500 to supwrt the costs of our running some concerts on Sunday arn1, with this in place. tty all made a small profft. were highty enjoyable and attracted dttterent people from our eveniNJ events. with some old faS returning. Four concerts were arranged but (lY three took place, as organist our Febnjary cOnrt had a bad fall just a few days beforehand and a SulLe deputy c¥Id not be found at short noti. The Sussex Keyboard and Organ Club were unable to rfrot ftkniNJ the Covi&19 pemIC and following discussions, it was agreed that they Vak1 pass us ail of their remaining funds, some £20,CrfJO, on the undersLqnding that around half of il should go to support likeminded projects and dubs across the county who were keen tt) contnue but stnjggling financialty. Organists Michael Wocldridge and Chris Stanbury w(Kluced a list of groups they felt would really IRnefft frorn, sornetimes, qutte modest support and, foltowng discussions wtth Ihe organisations, funds have ten distributed as follows Scottish Cinema Organ Trust £1, Sleaford & Scunthorpe. Mu%c4Y £1,500 Horsham & Bognor Me1CTiMeS £i,IiO to date Burntwood Organ Club £71yJ Colchester Keyboard Concerts £5CK) Cambridge Keyboard Concert5 £5CN) Nene Valley Organ Club A portion of these funds is still nr[eled reaty foi further support in the coming year. as foll¢)ws". Leamiwon spa rekqunch at Fentham Hall £7(M) to snSor Iwo corKerts dunrrfJ 2026 Horsham & Bognor Me1cTImeS £1,} We are a]so tyanning a concert on the Worth¥u Wjrlilzer. otmated by the Sussex Theatre Organ TrusL Vth our to be to work wtth this low-esLqblished Trust on an event to the benefft of young Wurlitzer Flayers, including RWA and TPOPS sbjdents, plus the reKJning UK Young Theatre Organist of the Year. £i,o(K) has been set asKle to cover extra running costs army hire lor this very special aftemoon at one of the UK'S most prethgious theatre organ venues, though we the final cost may not l quite so high. rf we work to promote the event to maximise the audtence income.
From our share of the fvnds received. with the RWA nthv rest11e ICY the mntenance and repar of the Rye Wurlitzer Sin the Friends of the Rye Wurlitzer were disba, £3,100 will be used for the re- leathering of the shutters, much needed wort which took F4a¢e during August 2025. Nthv that the Airlitzer is 100 years old. it seems to give us regular and oThJoirrfJ issues that require specialist repair and this is shown in our financial TeporL wth the vrtyk being done to a h¥Jh sLgndard. we hope it WAI last for the next 100 years! RWA were approached by the Rye Methodists. as ttw blish to support the project over a 4 year period to the value of £5,(M and the first year instalment has been received. We were a150 granted £1,000 from the Charity Fund of HastirwJs Direct, a new SUWM)rter and funds we were very pleased to receive, We are most grateful to those who corn1 gJPWt wr a Student Scheme. We are also delighted wtth the continued sU[rt of local ethte Agents Rush VAtt V4fjlson for continuing to sponsor the hire of the hall. A private loan of £2.OW fr(Kn prevK)us year h&$ been hajf repaid with the other half being repad in January 2026. We continued to enjoy g¢x1 relations throughout the year wilh the Aquinas TnJsL who run Rye College, and rnuch apkyeciate the continuing support of Principal Mr Dom and the Senior Leadership Team. It is anticipated that our°rnrrnaf recruttinent presenta.ons will continue in the college year We are pleased that we no k)nger have storage costs with stam Storage, amwh our teaching room is a little crarnped at the present time. Once again. the project cOd Mt be the success it is wittnrt the continued professionalism and commitment ot Principal Tutor Michael Wooklndge. who gr*$ muth of his personal time to support the whole project and vtho, in his professonal capacty. has continued to Vrk wonders with the students in their lessons. Our e-newsletters continued during the year, when we had sufficient news to tell. To conclude 2024125 will be remembered as a year in we survp4ed and thrived thanks to some unexpected support and donats'ons, together with doing whal Y do best in bringing high qualty leaming to our students together with sLMne memorable fund-rai5iThJ even Richard Moore Chairnian & Founder
TREASURER'S REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 31sr AUGUSf 2025 RYE WURLITZER ACADEMY ReRtstered Charlty No: 1161821 Revlew of Year to 31" August 2025 Thls year has seen a substantial increase in both income and expenditure on the previous year. A large donation from The Sussex Keyboard & Organ Fund alon8 With a student bursary from Rye Methodist Church has increased income, atthough thi5 has been partially off-set by increased tuition costs and the Sussex Keyboard & Organ Fund giving {see more below) . Income and Expenditure Income for the year totslled £42.7k cofflpared to £14.5k the previous year. This represents 193% Increase in income. Thls is mainly due to a £20.6k donation from the Sussex Keyboard & Organ Fund, arran8ed through the kindness of their President Michael Wooldridge and son of the Chair, Chris Stanbury. Thls was given with the restriction that £9.4k will be given in support of other organ groups. The balance o f £11.2k is to cover immedlate work required on the RWA Wurlitier, plus ongoing tuition costs. This is in progress. The first payment of a bursary to support 5tudÈnt tuition has been received of £1.3K, from Rye Methodist Church. Income from events was £11.9k. up by £3.8k, largely due to the extra Centenary event held in April 2025. Expenditure for the year totalled £28.Ik compared to £14.4k in 2023124. The main increase was due to the Sussex Organ Fund givin& mentioned above of £4.7k in this year. There is also an increase in tuition costs due to an increase in the number of students taking lessons and also events costs in relation to the increase In income. Additional costs have been incrurred by the refurbishment of the ceilin8 tiles in the hall to benefft the sound of the Wurlitzer. The loan received last year of £2.Ok has been partially repaid and now stands at £lk owln& due to be paid In January 2026. Summary With an income of £42.7k and expenditure of £28.11 there is an increase in the end of year Bank Balance of £14.6k, resulting in a year end balance of £15.2k.
RYE WURLITZER ACADEMY FOR YEAR ENDED INCOME Donations Rye Mayoe5 Fund Donations Sponsor-A-Student Student Bursary Show- DoorAdmisslons Raffle Catering Donations Other Donation5 Gift Atd Reclaim Sale of Instruments Loan Other TOTAL INCOML 27.897.33 1.024.LKI 1.368.iKJ 10.555.20 L195.75 o.f I.(KI 4).57 42,648.85 EXPENDMJRE Tuition Artists Fees Hall Hlre SOF Glving Printingjstationery Organ Removals/Purthaseststora8e Organ Repairs C4tering Music Books Repairs & Refurbishmert Loan Repayment Other TOTAL EXPENDrruRE: 12.350.CM) 3.625.(M) 375. 4,685. 247.65 1,204.(KI 850.80 2,129.iX) 1,469.25 i.LX)O.00 135.84 28,071.54 Opening Balance: OV0912023 Plus Income Le55 Expenditure aosing Balan. 311W2024 s1.?2 42,648.85 15.168.03 Barclay5 Bank Balance: 3V(W2024 Uncleared Cheques Funds Available: 31ffi12024 15,168.03 15.168.03
Declaratlons The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee< report above. Signed on behalf of the chariVs trustees Signature Full Name Mr Richard Moore Position {eg• Secretary. Chair. etc.) Date CHAIRMAN 27.011.25