# THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_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





## Trustees

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


