# THE CINEMA ORGAN SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1189263
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 29, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1189263


## Contact

- **Address:** 7 LARCH WAY, SLEAFORD
- **Postcode:** NG34 7UG
- **Phone:** 01529306737
- **Email:** malcolm.phillips@cinema-organs.org.uk
- **Website:** www.cinema-organs.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS BY THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEATRE/CINEMA ORGAN MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BY:(A)ACQUIRING, MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING THEATRE ORGANS;(B)BUILDING, MAINTAINING AND MAKING AVAILABLE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AN ARCHIVE OF PRINTED AND RECORDED MATERIAL ON THE HISTORY OF THE THEATRE ORGAN, ITS TECHNICAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, AND ITS MUSIC; (C)HOLDING CONCERTS, SILENT FILM PRESENTATIONS, CONVENTIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND TALKS FOCUSING ON THE HISTORY, MUSICAL USE, AND PLAYING OF THE THEATRE ORGAN; AND(D)PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 25 OR LESS WISHING TO ATTEND A CONVENTION OR WORKSHOP WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO DO SO, BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE COST OF REGISTRATION AND/OR TRAVEL.

**Activities:** The charity acquires, maintains and enhances theatre organs;  holds concerts, silent film presentations, conventions, workshops, and talks; builds, maintains and makes available an archive of printed and recorded material; provides financial assistance towards registration and/or travel for people aged 25 or less to attend a convention or workshop.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £79025 | £89052 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £52418 | £54477 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £218509 | £57863 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £26451 | £27242 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £9894 | £4907 | — | — |



## Trustees

- DAVID WARNER — appointed Nov. 18, 2017
- David Ian Lowe — appointed Nov. 24, 2018
- David John Schuster — appointed Sept. 14, 2024
- Gordon Leslie Whitehouse — appointed Aug. 14, 2021
- JOHN LEEMING — appointed Nov. 9, 2019
- MALCOLM PHILLIPS — appointed Nov. 24, 2018
- Michael Carter — appointed Feb. 1, 2025
- Nigel John Laflin — appointed Nov. 9, 2019
- RICHARD STEPHENSON — appointed Nov. 14, 2018
- Robert Pearsall — appointed Nov. 18, 2017
- SIMON GLEDHILL — appointed Nov. 24, 2018
- STEPHEN NICHOLSON — appointed Nov. 9, 2019
- Simon Roderick Field — appointed Nov. 9, 2019