# THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 312847
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 7, 1966
- **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=312847


## Contact

- **Address:** PO Box 7328, New Milton, Hampshire
- **Postcode:** BH25 9DU
- **Phone:** 02038656998
- **Email:** admin@rco.org.uk
- **Website:** www.rco.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE ART OF ORGAN-PLAYING AND CHOIR-TRAINING, TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE MUSICAL EDUCATION BY MEANS OF LECTURES, RECITALS MASTER-CLASSES AND MEETINGS IN LONDON AND ELSEWHERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

**Activities:** To promote and advance the arts and practice of organ playing and choral directing and related activities to the highest standards of competence and artistry; To set and maintain proper standards in such arts for the benefit of the public;To educate musicians in such arts and practices;To promote study and research in such arts and practices

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £523065 | £742149 | £3202815 | 5 |
| June 30, 2024 | £562774 | £707824 | £3366428 | 6 |
| June 30, 2023 | £472514 | £657418 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £426148 | £554775 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £670972 | £501126 | £3852810 | 5 |



## Trustees

- Andrew Nethsingha — appointed July 1, 2025
- Carl Anthony Jackson — appointed July 1, 2021
- Charles Thomas Winpenny — appointed May 3, 2018
- Christopher Julian Morris — appointed July 1, 2020
- Christopher Wood — appointed July 1, 2024
- Ghislaine Reece-Trapp — appointed July 1, 2022
- Katherine Francis Maria Dienes-Williams — appointed July 6, 2017
- PHILIP JOHN MOORE BMUS — appointed July 1, 2014
- Paul Gobey — appointed Nov. 6, 2025
- Peter Wright — appointed Nov. 1, 2020
- Richard Tanner — appointed July 1, 2025
- STEPHEN KING — appointed July 3, 2013
- Sara Elizabeth Benbow — appointed July 1, 2020
- Sarah MacDonald — appointed July 1, 2024
- The Lord Lisvane Robert James Rogers — appointed July 1, 2020